Describes program created in junior high school setting to help students who had achieved poorly for a variety of reasons. Focuses on the program that articulates both group guidance and group counseling in a structured format with low-achieving ninth grade students. Discusses evaluation of program and success as intervention with low-achieving…

Most research on American and British preschool programs demonstrates that early learning experiences have an immediate positive impact on children's cognitive and social development. Because of this, there is a strong case for investment in high quality early learning on economic as well as social grounds. (MDM)

Nineteen directors at institutions where cooperative education and career planning/placement functions merged felt that the combination created a much better system for students, including more usage, easier publicity, greater resources, better relations with employers, and more effective use of budgets, staff, and space. (SK)

Shares three teachers' experiences writing their own computer-assisted instructional materials to improve the vocabulary development portion of a course designed to help at-risk first-year college students develop vocabulary and contextual analysis skills. Discusses theoretical foundation, program design, development and implementation of the…

Visited a random sample of 2,813 regulated family day-care homes (RFHs) in Texas. The RFHs were examined for compliance with minimum state standards and rated on 21 specific quality aspects. Found that the quality of care at the RFHs was significantly and consistently related to compliance with 116 standards. (MDM)

Describes Be a Winner, an innovative drug education program in which uniformed law enforcement officers lead an eight-week instructional program at the fifth or sixth grade levels. Program evaluation indicated program decision-making skills improved as well as a positive change in some attitudes and beliefs concerning substance use. (Author/ABL)

Describes group therapy approach used by team of school psychologists to treat delinquent behavior of adolescents (n=82). Notes cooperative arrangement with the juvenile court made it possible for adjudicated delinquent youth to be referred directly to after-school sessions. Results from one-year follow-up study found no further arrests for 59.8…

Four young men who had participated in the national competition of the Future Problem Solving (FPS) Program 10 years earlier offer reflections about their FPS experience. Their coach concludes that the program equips young people with the vision and skills needed to anticipate and solve problems and build better tomorrows. (JDD)

The University of Hawaii posttenure review focuses on collegial professional standards rather than salary. By administration-union agreement, chairpersons apply departmental expectations to assess deficiencies, subject to final adjudication by a peer committee. Individual remediation plans emphasize faculty development. The process is seen as…

Describes the design, implementation, evaluation and outcomes of using writing across the curriculum in a package of composition, history, and environmental science courses offered to 50 developmental writers attending the University of Minnesota's General College. Writing was taught as a learning strategy related to critical thinking and content…

Describes the Teachers and Writers Collaborative at P.S 49 and the principal who keeps the writing program going. Discusses how the collaboration works and the teaching techniques used by the writing teachers in the school. (MG)

Sees need for systematic approach that integrates efforts from both student and academic affairs to provide comprehensive educational experience for development of the whole student. Describes program that combines theory, resources, and interests of both academic and student affairs in strategies designed for academically at-risk first-year…

According to responses from 254 of 400 certified public accountants (133 practitioners, 121 educators), 91% believe that mandatory continuing professional education is beneficial and enhances professional image. Most believe it improves the quality of their work; practitioners feel more strongly about the benefits than do educators. (SK)

The Integrated Methods Model incorporates the entire conceptual framework for an effective secondary preservice teacher program as suggested by research. The model results in a subtle but important shift in the focus of secondary preservice teachers. It is relatively easy to implement, economically feasible, and adaptable to various conditions.…

Addresses the question of how to determine the overall effect of the vocational education and training system on efficiency and equity. Suggests criteria to guide allocation of public resources for education and training to meet efficiency and equity goals. (Author/JOW)