In 1995, the Commonwealth of Learning (British Columbia, Canada) sponsored a meeting of provider institutions inside and outside the Commonwealth to develop guidelines for students enrolling in distance-learning courses and for institutions collaborating in developing and offering such courses. This article provides the guidelines. (PEN)

Local interagency transition councils have been deemed the appropriate vehicle for planning and implementing transition services for students with disabilities. A recent evaluation of Florida's system disclosed that students and businesses are underrepresented on transition councils. Districts developing transition programs without interagency…

Reviews federal legislation and court rulings related to services for individuals with disabilities. Discusses the value of a holistic, amalgamated service delivery system that can overcome barriers to implementation of laws and rulings. (SK)

At Cornell, a university with seven distinct undergraduate colleges, four self-managed teams are responsible for career services campus-wide-- and for significant enhancements in service delivery. This article provides an overview of the career services' teams and their respective missions. (GCP)

Presents a response to "The Ecology of School Psychology: Examining and Changing Our Paradigm for the 21st Century" (this issue). The author agrees with Sheridan and Gutkin's analysis, but wishes to push further the premise that new information is the key to a vibrant school psychology that consumers find helpful. (GCP)

Presents a response to "The Ecology of School Psychology: Examining and Changing Our Paradigm for the 21st Century" (this issue). The author suggests two internal challenges to school psychology that impede further transformation toward the practice of an ecological paradigm. (GCP)

A literature review and survey responses from 194 information technology and aerospace contractors identified methods and outcomes of training delivery. Results were used to develop a framework for evaluating and selecting commercial off-the-shelf systems (COTS) for operations and maintenance training. (Contains 11 references.) (SK)

Annie Sullivan Enterprises, Inc. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina), a community resource network for the integration of children and youth with developmental disabilities and mental health problems, is described. A brokerage model is espoused for accessing and delivering services. Recommendations based on seven years of successful operation are…

Developed a three-part rating system for computer-based career information delivery systems in the areas of comprehensiveness, accuracy, and effectiveness. Used system to rate five popular computer-based systems (C-LECT, CHOICES, CIS, DISCOVER, and GIS). Four systems were evaluated as being very similar, with CIS receiving highest scores.…

Takes three presentations from American Public Health Association meeting as point of departure from which to consider how health maintenance organizations (HMOs) organize and deliver mental health services to members. Recommends that HMOs work toward parity in coverage of mental and medical conditions, just as they do not discriminate in coverage…

Provides information on mental health of Mexican-American adolescents, with emphasis on prevalence of mental health disorders, service delivery, and utilization. Outlines agenda for research on this group. Topics include epidemiology of mental health disorders (stressing longitudinal studies, service delivery, and utilization); developmental…

Describes major elements of an extension system for education based on those essential for one in agriculture, as exemplified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service. Like the agricultural system, an educational extension service would be driven by customer needs, employ county agents to facilitate client/service…

After investigating alternatives, a Missouri high school adopted the eight-block flexible scheduling model. Instead of meeting 45-60 minutes every day, classes now meet 94 minutes every other day. Staff and students are enthusiastic. Longer instructional periods allow teachers to develop key concepts and use diverse learning activities and permit…

To eliminate duplication and underutilization of student services, a South Carolina high school formed a student services committee composed of all service providers (principal, assistant principals, guidance counselors, psychologists, at-risk coordinator, computer specialist, and nurse). The group focused on needs assessment and team-building,…

This paper, developed by a group of parents, advocates, and service providers, addresses the limitations of human services for people with developmental disabilities, including: (1) services cannot "fix" people or problems; (2) consistency and uniformity are not necessarily good qualities of human services; (3) more human services are not…