As part of the exploration of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP)'s history, subsets of STP leaders participated in panel discussions on various topics that represent areas of dramatic change and evolution over the last 25 years. This panel focused on conferences and programming and the role these topics played in advancing the…

Over the past few decades Special Olympics has been criticized within the academic community for failing to provide inclusive recreational services, reinforcing negative stereotypes, misusing volunteers, and lacking research demonstrating positive impacts for individuals with intellectual disabilities and the larger community (Hourcadde, 1989;…

As a comment on the paper "Adult Literacy" presented by Cecilia Soriano during the ICAE Virtual Seminar in Preparation for CONFINTEA VI, that took place from April 21st to May 09th, this paper recaptures the debate of the programmes to teach literacy to adults with characteristics of campaign; it talks about a new type of exclusion that…

This report analyzes the Participation and Equity Program's two objectives of reducing significantly the number of Australian students prematurely leaving full-time education and of fostering more equal education, and discusses strategies for achieving these objectives. Following a statement by the Minister of Education and Youth Affairs and an…

This report is written to address the informational void of literature explaining the cause of the conflict, rather than cooperation, existing between the CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) and ES (Employment Service) systems. It also touches on the reasonableness of ES and CETA operating similar but separate systems. One section is…

Sexual assault prevention programming remains a confused, scattered, and sporadic enterprise with little scientific underpinning. Sexual assault prevention suffers because it neither fits the traditional crime prevention model, nor the traditional public health model of prevention programming. Traces political and technical consequences, and…

This book is the seventh Children's Defense Fund report on major problems facing American children at risk of placement or already placed out of their homes. The findings are based on a survey of child welfare and probation offices in a stratified random sample of 140 counties (27 with populations over 300,000, and 113 with populations under…

There is now a need, just like in industry, for quality assurance in education, for injecting systematically planned and formal processes, precise definitions, objectivity, and measurability in education. The demand for educational excellence in industry is "out there," and companies in more advanced countries are partnering educational…

Discusses the importance of the Music Educators Division of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, which provides Catholic music educators with support. Describes the increased academic status given to music due to 1994's Goals 2000: Educate America Act, which mandated that music and other arts be regarded as core subjects. (AJL)

Identifies some general maxims that shape instructional development activities, describes four major issues that must be addressed when planning and implementing formative evaluation as part of a large development project, and offers some practical procedures to guide overall formative evaluation efforts. (Author)

Principals supporting effective programing for gifted students should exhibit competencies listed in this article when exercising planning and leadership, developing philosophy, determining goals and objectives, understanding gifted students' characteristics, identifying gifted students, financing and staffing the program, providing guidance and…

An interview with V. Wilkie of the Richardson Foundation examines highlights of the foundation's districts on programing for gifted and talented students. Topics covered include findings regarding quality and quantity of programing and program options. (CL)

These seven papers delivered by representatives of library associations from Norway, Hungary, Singapore, Czechoslovakia, the United States, and Latin America describe activities, trends, and developments within local, regional, and national library associations. Included are: "Library Associations on the Move," by K. Torp; "The Role of the…

Describes the development of the arts program at Sacred Heart/Mt. Carmel School for the Arts, in New York, and its effectiveness in increasing enthusiasm about education. Discusses the integration of art into the curriculum, and suggests using an annual theme to tie together the arts and other subjects. (AJL)

Underscoring the importance of newspapers as information sources on social and economic history, this report puts forth a statewide plan to catalog and preserve the newspaper files of New York State. The plan proposes the compilation of a statewide bibliography in two states: a preliminary survey to isolate and preserve files in greatest immediate…