One requirement of The California Children and Families First Act (Proposition 10) is "to facilitate the creation and implementation of an integrated, comprehensive, and collaborative system of information and services to enhance optimal early childhood development." This report provides policymakers and others with working information…

In 1994, the Carnegie Corporation released "Starting Points: Meeting the Needs of Our Youngest Children," which called for an action agenda to promote responsible parenthood, guarantee quality child care choices, ensure good health and protection, and mobilize communities to support young children and families. In 1996, the Carnegie…

Sparked by high-profile cases involving children who commit violent crimes, public concerns regarding child delinquents have escalated. Compared with juveniles who first become involved in delinquency in their teens, child delinquents (offenders younger than age 13) face a much greater risk of becoming serious, violent, and chronic juvenile…

Discussed an innovative curriculum, human services, designed primarily to prepare students for immediate employment in a variety of social agencies. (Author/RK)

The educational preparation and use of nurse-midwives working with other health team members has helped reduce the maternal and infant mortality and morbidity rate in Mississippi. The development of the program employed is described. (AG)

Region One Education Service Center, in conjunction with Hidalgo County Schools, initiated a cooperative counseling project in September, 1971 to provide counseling and guidance services to small rural schools with large concentrations of Mexican-Americans. This article deals with the experiences the authors underwent while formulating and…

Title I authorizes grants or contracts for all or part of the cost of planning, establishing, or operating community-based services for the prevention of delinquency. (Author)

All university professionals must make greater effort to mobilize local, state and national public opinion to support the creation and funding of non-academic public service institutions to meet social needs of the community. Delivered at the 80th Annual Meeting of AAMC, Nov. 1, 1969. (IR)

Sets forth series of steps as approach to design of an educational activity. They include the need objectives, constraints, and model. Cites an existing program. (Author/CJ)

All sides of the issue are examined in the course of a dialogue between four members of the Centre for Educational Television Overseas. (LS)

This article puts together a listing of the current ERIC Clearinghouses, their addresses, phone numbers, and scope, providing an invaluable service to Bulletin readers. A regular feature in the Bulletin is the publication of relevant ERIC research reports. (Editor)

The roving inservice is an approach to continuing education which enables the program to be located in multiple nursing units simultaneously for the convenience of the nurses and without an instructor. (SSH)