According to the theories of Maria Montessori and Jean Piaget young children are happiest and learn best when they are participants in the learning process. ViceVersaVision involves a concept of participatory television viewing by which young children actively take part in the television programs that they watch. (Author/RK)

The evaluation of effectiveness was conceived with three college communities in mind. Surveys of students, faculty, and recent alumni produced data showing patterns of use and support. This approach recognizes that the career planning office's existence is also tied to the support of faculty and administration. (Author)

This article describes an effective method for evaluating counseling efforts. It applies a modification of goal-attainment scaling to the school counseling setting. (Author)

Describes a program, Cultural and Technological Studies, created to develop an interdisciplinary, undergraduate curriculum exploring the relationships between technology and culture. (Author/RK)

This study examines three critical aspects of the school-visitation programs of art museums in the United States and Europe: the prevalence of volunteer guides and how museum personnel are training them, the ways various museums are involving classroom teachers in the school-visitation programs, and how these programs are evaluated. (Author/RK)

In New Haven, parents and students join with teachers and administrators in examining options to traditional education and deciding what may work best for them. (Editor)

Includes descriptions of 16 of the participating schools written by administrators of those schools. (IRT)

Reports on one evaluation method used by counselors to assess the effectiveness of a "Women and Work" unit-a unit designed to expand possibilities for career opportunities that junior high school girls might consider. (HMV)

Presents a study that describes the development and assesses the effectiveness of a federally funded arts-in-education project undertaken by the Homer (New York) Central Schools. Concludes that the stated goal of integrating arts experiences regularly into the total school program was not being met and makes suggestions for effective…

Describes and evaluates a Head Start project, Bringing Out Head Start Talents, designed to train staff, parents, and volunteers to identify and develop appropriate programming for funtionally or potentially gifted children, and to develop procedures to ensure smooth transitions and appropriate programming in public schools. (BB)

Adversarial relationships existing among medical students, nurses, and hospital staff members were recognized at Hermann Hospital, a private, nonprofit teaching hospital in Houston, Texas, to be potentially detrimental to patient care. A joint communications committee identified ways to improve relations between medical students and hospital…

Reports from 10 institutions that took part in the Preservice Teacher Education Improvement Project are presented. Each university or college lists and discusses goals and programs developed due to the Improvement Project. (DF)

A review of literature on attitudes toward alcoholism, measurement of increased knowledge about alcoholism, the status of training in alcoholism, descriptions of alcoholism training programs, and methodological approaches to assessing such programs is presented. The focus of training, it is argued, should be on experiential/clinical approaches.…

The practice of comprehensive or total patient care at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry student clinics is described. In response to current reviews the system is preparing for innovations designed to enhance the delivery of care and maximize the student educational experience. (MLW)