New media, such as electronic mail and word processing, are playing increasingly important roles in communication activities, especially in organizational settings. This article reviews the process by which new media are diffused, and describes some characteristics of new media that have implications for evaluation research. (Author/BW)

Offers suggestions for gifted education programs in rural school districts, based on practices used in some eastern Iowa districts. Discusses such considerations as program planning, program implementation, program staffing, expanding or supplementing the regular curriculum for gifted students, and facilitating interaction among participating…

Administrators and teachers were interviewed and civic meetings, sports events, and school activities were observed to determine the supervisory problems and opportunities unique to small districts and schools. Impeding factors were found to be political influences and sports emphasis, while facilitating factors included faculty closeness,…

Presidents of American universities were surveyed to determine their priorities in university programs of research, instruction, and service. Priorities placed upon methods of delivering university service programs to constituent groups are examined. (Author/MLW)

This study compared a computerized health education format to face-to-face and written methods. The effects of delivery method on the retention of health information and on participant evaluation of the condition were assessed. Results are discussed in terms of their demonstrating support for a computerized approach to health education. (Author/CT)

Provides an overview of some current developments in services for children and their families, examining the extent to which parents and child caretakers are client recipients or partners in interventions made on their behalf. (RH)

The study reports on the postservice vocational, economic, and psychosocial adjustment of 105 adult vocational rehabilitation clients two to four years after their discharge from a comprehensive rehabilitation center. Client characteristics, types of services provided, types of center outcomes, and client vocational status at follow-up are…

The influx of severely and profoundly handicapped students into Canadian public schools has raised issues in teacher training, staffing (certified teachers vs. paraprofessionals), and curriculum development. A change in the physical environment may also be warranted. (CL)

Describes a continuum of services to families in their homes to prevent the necessity of child placement. Presents four categories of services--general case management, the comprehensive social worker, the in-house team, and the intraagency team--to aid families who demonstrate psychological difficulty and resource deficits. (Author/JAC)

Describes On Lok, a long-term care approach which has assumed responsibility for providing all services needed by a functionally dependent adult population. Based on the first two years of operation, descriptive data on the service system, its development, participants served, services given, and costs are presented and interpreted. (JAC)

Outposting is an interorganizational method of service delivery that requires an exchange relationship between an initiating agency and a host setting, for the benefit of third-party clients. Its experimental adoption as a graduate field training modality at the School of Social Work at the State University of New York at Buffalo is discussed.…

The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (Lawrence, KS) prepared this manual as a tool for implementing Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI). The manual can help schools understand, design, and evaluate the RTI features that they will implement. This RTI Manual is based on current research regarding the features of RTI. While striving…

In 1998, Congress amended the Higher Education Act (HEA) and established the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) as a performance-based organization. The Act called for the FSA to develop 5-year plans annually, issue annual reports, and consult with stakeholders regarding the program delivery system. The General Accounting Office (GAO) initiated a…

Children with serious emotional disturbance have the civil right to receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs. They further have the human right to be raised in their families and communities, with their individual needs guiding the service array provided. These civil and human rights are embodied in the Americans…

Alaskan school counselors deal with diverse systems and conditions in order to deliver counseling services through the Alaska School Counseling Program. Wherever Alaskan counselors serve, the need for a comprehensive and sequential school counseling program remains the same. An effective school counseling program must enhance and support the…