Describes activities in the development of the project, Home-based Employment to Accomplish Rehabilitation (HEAR). This description is intended to serve as a guideline for replicating similar programs with any group of homebound individuals. Project objectives, effect of home-based employment, guidelines, and enhancing professionalism are topics…

Also presents guidelines for library technician programs. (KP)

Describes the energy management program developed by the Carleton Board of Education in Ottawa, Ontario, and presents suggested energy conservation guidelines for school administrators. (JG)

Described Indiana University's new Division of Teacher Education. (RK)

Discusses the critical issue emerging in the implementation of change strategies designed to improve the effectiveness of human service delivery systems. Describes the process by which change was introduced and implemented in a human service organization. Suggestions, theoretical guidelines, and a model are provided for future interventions.…

Focusing on the use of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) funds in vocational agriculture, this article presents suggestions for obtaining CETA funds for a local vocational agriculture program. In addition, the article describes how CETA funds were used in an Illinois high school and the advantages realized from their use. (LRA)

Describes an adolescent outpatient pretherapy training and orientation program considered to have speeded group cohesion; increased expression of positive expectations; reduced time-wasting discussion; decreased concerns over confidentiality; and facilitated verbal feedback skills. (Author/DB)

The article presents guidelines for a preservice internship in the field of gifted education. A hypothetical timeline displays the scope and sequence of a comprehensive internship program. Rationale is given for the four basic program components: surveying local programs, matching intern placements, supervising interns, and providing an internship…

Provides an example of guidelines for establishing an energy conservation program in schools. (Author/CM)

Typing special material of interest to high school students but on a third or fourth grade reading level is a way of instructing reading comprehension to slow learners at Bayside (New York) High School. A STAR (Students' Typing and Reading) lesson is described. (MF)

A creative approach to mainstreaming deaf and hard of hearing children. (Editor)

Presents guidelines for dealing with staff and the community, for setting up a "kick-off" learning center program, and for selecting a reading program. (Author/IRT)

As principals and other administrators increasingly find themselves being held accountable for various school performance measures, they must recognize the deleterious effects of poorly performing teachers and learn to evaluate all teachers more truthfully. Documentation will be effective only if it is honest, straightforward, and complete.…

Out-of-school educational settings and activities should involve varied learning modes deviating from the narrow skills and tasks of schooling. As a Los Angeles after-school program shows, students learn better when instruction builds on what they already know, helps them express their ideas, and develops activities related to their interests.…

Quality leadership is a critical variable in the effort to promote school improvement. Professional development programs for experienced and prospective school principals represent a powerful strategy that links leaders with the ultimate objective of student achievement. To be more effective, the training of school administrators must revolve…