Implications of Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for trade-technical education. (SB)

Joint planning by school and community is necessary for delivery of effective services. The school system must provide a healthful environment, an adequate school health service, and a comprehensive health education program. (Author/CJ)

By comparing supply and demand data for each of 142 occupational categories, Pennsylvania program planners can spot critical shortages in any of the Commonwealth's major labor markets. (Editor)

Reports the outcome of a Rehabilitation Services Administration meeting of several organizations for the deaf. The organizations intend to improve services for the deaf through mutual action. (RW)

Describes current attitudes toward staff development through inservice education, the need to coordinate staff evaluation and inservice programs, and the leadership required of administrators and committees. Particular attention is paid to basing inservice programs on needs expressed by teachers. The program followed in Fort Lee (New Jersey) is…

A State University of New York program is described in order to illustrate how self-assessment can serve two purposes: accreditation and sound institutional growth. In order to establish systems of self-assessment that support growth, the institution must identify and understand the obstacles it faces. (Author/MLW)

Reviews four different approaches to evaluation--decision-oriented, applied research, value-oriented, and systems-oriented--and suggests how each may be applied to the evaluation of instructional programs. Nine references are listed. (Author/CHC)

A survey of parents, foster parents, and guardians whose children were group home residents indicated the need for programs with different levels of parent involvement. Written contracts between houseparents and children's parents are recommended. (Author/DB)

Discusses five program elements that are believed to be essential for developing quality programs for gifted education. Elements discussed are leadership training, continuous inservice training, research and development, demonstration programs, and state leadership. (Author/RH)

Recommendations useful to individuals considering or planning the development of a computer based instruction project in higher education are given. Covers a variety of planning aspects, ranging from types of staff needed, on-the-job training, and the need for a funded planning and recruitment phase. (RAO)

In a clinical experience program, each nursing student was to select one school-age client with a chronic impairment and develop a nursing care plan. Both the teaching staff and nursing students found the program to be beneficial. (JN)

Examines several elements of developing a school career resource center: assessment of school's career development activities and materials; administrative support; plan of action; location; interest sections; information on education, careers, self-assessment, special interests; selecting and gathering materials; advisory committees; public…

Needs assessment is seen as a viable tool to assist administrators and faculty members concerned about meeting client and community needs for programs. The identification and assessment of instructional program needs is discussed. A definition of need is provided. (Author/MLW)

Maintains that managing change will be the foremost characteristic of college administration in the 1980s. Presents nine issues to be confronted by community colleges in the coming decade. Emphasizes the need to foster innovation and creative thinking in programs and services. (CAM)

Gathering information is futile without implementation of programs based on the findings. Data from a single needs assessment study can provide useful information to decision makers at several levels. Studies of a general population of adults provide data for state, regional, and local continuing education practitioners. (CT)