This publication is part of a curriculum series developed by the Regional Marine Science Project for use by teachers and administrators. Field work and field trips, being advocated as an integral part of the curriculum, are explained at length. The rationale and techniques of field ecology are offered relating them to the need for field trips and…

Offers guidelines for effectively organizing materials in in-service reading programs. (RL)

A benefit-cost analysis of a supported competitive employment program for severely disabled adults in Virginia during the period 1978 to 1986 indicated that the program was financially prosperous for both participants and taxpayers. (Author/JW)

Follow-up on 14 originally mute, low-functioning autistic children one to four years after intensive simultaneous communication training indicated that half of the children who had become verbal by program termination remained verbal at follow-up. Maintenance at follow-up was related to such factors as length of program participation, quality of…

Assessed a cognitive-behavioral program with a goal of either abstinence (AB) or controlled drinking (CD) with early-stage problem drinkers (N=70). Results of a two-year follow up indicated that most CD clients achieved moderation of alcohol use and that most AB clients failed to abstain but nonetheless moderated their drinking. (LLL)

The effectiveness of three methods of teaching social studies concepts is examined in this article. Sixth grade students were assigned to a group focusing on either reading-recitation, presentation of examples and non-examples only, or a group based on Merrill and Tennyson's model. Results are presented. (Author/DF)

This article explores effectiveness of three different types of follow-up of a weight control program in assisting adolescent girls to achieve and maintain ideal body weights. The results of the follow-up strategies are presented. (Author/DF)

Lists strategies designed to help trainees benefit from the actual training program. Pretraining strategies include self-assessment and familiarizing management with training content. Transfer-enhancing strategies include use of lifelike situations and building trigger mechanisms. Posttraining strategies include follow-up letters and chats.…

Followup of 66 graduates of a noncategorical intervention program for mildly and moderately impaired preschoolers revealed that, in general, graduates made a successful transition to elementary school. Teacher and parent ratings were favorable, and 58% of the sample were assigned to regular kindergarten or nursery school placement. (Author/CL)

To determine the effectiveness of a graduate educational assessment course in measurement processes, this study compared test scores from the beginning and from the end of the course. The three sections that were the focus of the study were offered in 2002 and 2003 by the same instructor. The course was offered as a traditional face-to-face class…

The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program was launched in 1993 to develop new models of doctoral preparation for a faculty career by including preparation for teaching and academic citizenship as well as for research. Through national competitions, grants have been awarded to 43 doctoral producing universities to develop and implement model…

The use of a longitudinal database to study the impact of a variety of student programs on student success is discussed. This study addresses the question of which programs and groups of programs most strongly influence student success. Programs designed to help engineering students at eight colleges are studied in order to determine the factors…

This paper examines Breaking Ranks, a proposal for school reform and restructuring intended to improve the effectiveness of America's high schools. The review drew upon memo writing, a personal interview with an administrator utilizing the Breaking Ranks blueprint, a review of periodicals and books on Breaking Ranks and on school restructuring, a…

Career education is a renewed emphasis on the understanding that education which prepares students for social life should by definition prepare them for a career. Career education in the social studies is an idea whose time has come. (Author)