The Phoenix Early Head Start (EHS) program is a family-centered program intended to provide early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services for first-time teen parents and their very young children. This report presents case studies of 12 families, all EHS participants, who agreed to be followed…

This document discusses the graduate programs in civil engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the oldest Brazilian private university. The report features discussions of faculty member backgrounds, trends in student enrollment, women's participation in the program, degree completion, student origins,…

Surveyed 189 couples to see how they felt about their Marriage Encounter experience four years later. Results indicated that about 80 percent of the couples reported a totally positive experience. The most frequently cited positive aspect was the "dialogue." A significant minority of couples experienced negative consequences. (Author/JAC)

Two experimental groups and a control group were used to evaluate a comprehensive group discussion program and an individual briefing program's effect upon the retire- ment experience. Questionnaire data were collected prior to program initiation and again six years later. Posttest data indicate no significant effect of either program. (Author)

Existing evidence on the Milwaukee Project, an early intervention effort with preschool disadvantaged children, suggests a decline of the experimental children to the level of the untreated controls in those measures, such as school reading, not under the control of the project. (DB)

The article describes the teaching and research activities of a primary classroom in Australia which serves 8- to 11-year-old children who have major deficits in basic academic skills. Sections address classroom organization, referral, entry, teaching programs, and procedures. The cases of two children are presented to demonstrate the effects of…

Describes how library decision-making was enhanced by a systematic study of patrons, services, and effectiveness based on the concept known as performance measures for public libraries. Improvements in the data gathering and analysis techniques are noted; also provided are survey instruments, examples of selected revised forms, and references. (SW)

Investigated impact of a summer therapeutic daycamp for behaviorally disordered children. One-year followup demonstrated the differential impact of the program, consistent with the notion of intensive, time-limited intervention as an effective alternative to extended treatment. (Author)

The study examined the moderating effects that nursing supervisors' leadership styles and interpersonal needs have on changes between their pre and post-training measures of leadership attitudes and opinions. The 119 subjects were participants in a two day management development training program. Tabulated findings and implications for hospitals…

Studied the long-term outcomes and costs of the Success for All program using data from the Baltimore Public Schools, Maryland. Success for All students completed eighth grade at a younger age, with better achievement outcomes, fewer special education placements, fewer retentions, and at the same educational expense. (SLD)

This study investigated dimensions in the mentoring relationships that foster or impede the mentoring process between four kindergarten principals and four student teachers in Hong Kong. Findings support the view that relationship building is critical in the mentoring process. Dimensions that may sustain an effective mentoring relationship appear…

Surveyed business schools to profile differences between undergraduate international programs based on the success of the program's placement of students in internationally related jobs upon graduation. Found that schools with good and bad placement success largely agreed on elements needed to internationalize the curriculum, although programs…

Examines faculty attitudes toward student writing. Finds a number of positive changes in faculty attitudes about writing after the implementation of an interdisciplinary program designed to improve students' communication skills. (RS)

Compared 120 full psychological tests and retest batteries of boys aged 11 and 17 years referred to Teen Ranch residential treatment program who had been in program for at least 1 year. Nine intellectual and academic change variables and nine personality change variables were significant. These changes were used to examine overall effectiveness of…

Compared substance use and problem behavior of students who participated in "I'm Special" Program (ISP) in fourth grade and of non-participants during later school years. Found proportion of current substance users and incidence of related problem behavior were significantly lower among ISP graduates, especially in grades five through seven. ISP…