A packet for parents of middle school children with specific learning disabilities (SLD) was developed and field tested with 54 parents and teachers. The packet consisted of two booklets in question and answer form explaining SLD, reviewing spcific terms used to describe the condition, and discussing parent rights (including in the development of…

The book of 20 papers from 12 telecasts on the education of gifted, talented, and creative students focuses on definitions, history, identification, self awareness, the need for a helping adult, enrichment, methods to promote creativity, and general issues in the field. The following titles and authors are represented: "Definition" (W.…

A three-step process of description, reduction, and interpretation is employed in this paper in disentangling the complex of relationships involved in oral interpretation. In the description, contributions from various disciplines are synthesized; among the topics discussed are the communication process model usually employed in descriptions of…

Providing state agencies involved in vocational education with a clear picture of their responsibilities, this document presents guidelines for developing vocational education state plans. The first section reviews basic planning concepts and terminology. The focus of this review is on delineation of the policy (strategic) planning and operation…

The paper explores aspects of an individualized educational program (IEP) for use with handicapped school age children. An IEP is defined, the target group established, and components of the IEP are outlined. Some of the philosophical and legislative background for the IEP are discussed and its place within the school district framework is…

In this survey of alternative public high school programs in New York City, the Community Service Society (CSS) explored the reasons for establishing alternative programs in New York City high schools. It also examined the following: 1)the characteristics of the population these programs were serving, 2)how the programs were planned to meet the…

In this book, a series of essays on ethnicity, indicate that there is a movement to renew self consciousness on the part of many ethnic groups from various generations. This is called the "new ethnicity". The new ethnicity has at least three components. First, it calls for a new sensitivity to others in their differences. Second, it is a form of…

The monograph offers three papers presented at a 1978 symposium in Arizona entitled "Foundations of Rehabilitation Planning with Deaf Persons who are Severely Handicapped." The keynote address by Ralph White presents an overview of what can and should be happening with the severely handicapped deaf population, considering such questions as who the…

Testimony presented in these hearings centers on the legal problems derived from the many and varied statutory definitions of "tribe" and the resulting confusion on the part of the administrators of Federal programs designed to benefit American Indians and Alaska Natives (e.g., in Alaska, there are currently about 465 legal entities…

This paper discusses the implication of the back to basics movement in elementary school social studies. The paper is divided into three sections, each of which considers a different aspect of the issue. Part one briefly discusses the nature and extent of the back to basics movement in the United States. The various interpretations of the term…

This study attempts to clarify some of the issues involved in defining the effectiveness of compensatory education programs. It discusses the extent to which conclusions about the effectiveness of compensatory education programs are affected by two major components of an evaluation: the period of time on which the evaluation is based and the…

In this publication, the rationale for marine and aquatic education is developed, and marine education as a part of environmental education is defined. Suggested goals of marine and aquatic education that parallel the goals of environmental education, as given by Stapp (1969), are presented. Some of the assumptions of this statement are discussed…

Although the academic research library is service oriented and exists in a diverse, dynamic environment, the jobs within the system tend to be highly structured and mechanistic, more suitable for a production oriented organization. This paper discusses the concept of job dimensions in general and in relation to the academic research library,…

This paper is a compilation of the major federal, legislative, administrative and statistical uses of the terms poverty, low income, and related expressions. The first section summarizes the most commonly used definitions of poverty. These are: (1) the official statistical poverty definition, (2) program eligibility guidelines of the Community…

In this report, all readily available federal consumption data (as of July 1975) are analyzed for differences in the costs of consuming food, clothing, housing and other expenditures using several residential definitions. There were two specific objectives to this study: (1) to analyze the data on the cost of these items for differences among…