Describes an evaluation of performance-based teacher education (PBTE) programs conducted in three Australian states for technical and further education teachers during 1979. The objectives of the research included effectiveness of the PBTE approach, reactions of participants in the programs, and institutional considerations in its operation.…

Describes a number of brief interventions for providing services directly to children, including individual counseling as well as peer, sibling, and family group meetings. Mothers received education regarding parenting skills. A school liaison system was established; the shelter staff members were trained regarding child advocacy. (Author)

Colorado's area health education program, the SEARCH program, designed to alleviate the maldistribution of health manpower, is described. It recruits new professionals to underserved areas through student/resident rotations and retains those professionals already there by providing accessible continuing education. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the rapid growth of the frail elderly, high cost of institutionalization, and scarcity of programs to assist caring families. Suggests federal efforts need to provide greater support, economic and otherwise, for families which increasingly are becoming the major caretakers of their elderly. (Author/JAC)

Describes the judicial, financial, academic support, and community functions required in the administration of services for physically handicapped students. A model of service delivery is offered. Administrator characteristics needed to fulfill the model are considered. (Author)

Knowledge of admission and support service opportunities is necessary for handicapped students to choose a college or university that will accommodate their needs. It is the job of school counselors to see that handicapped students have the information they need. (Author)

Regardless of the complexity of issues or the instructor's fallibility, the instructure must make decisions around group problems of: (1) process v content; (2) purpose; and (3) format. These tensions mirror the tensions consultants face in work in schools. Coping with them may mean student consultants are better prepared. (JAC)

Although maintaining professional competence is important, professionals can be hard-to-reach learners. Recent developments in needs assessment and instructional technology in continuing education in the health professions can be applied to improvement of services in other fields. (SK)

A community-based program was designed to serve as an alternative to traditional short-term hospital treatment and after-care services for the psychiatrically disabled client. Comparisons revealed significant differences in favor of this approach. A rehabilitation counselor worked half-time and was an invaluable member. (Author)

Rural elderly in the United States have been an unknown, neglected, and underserved minority. In order to understand effectively and fully their values, needs, systems, and identities and to assist them in their well-being through a well-integrated system, educational gerontology must take responsible leadership. (Author)

The development of affiliate agreements requires an organized and planned approach with specific goals and strategies, taking into account the complex dynamics that operate in inter-organizational relationships. Successful negotiation leads to decisions in the best interest of each partner, not just preservation of the relationship. (JAC)

A study of a group of 21 teachers focused on the relationship between their psychological states and their utilization of professional growth activities and programs. The study's objective was to generate a practical way of applying Maslow's Theory of Personality to the study of staff development. (JN)

Examines the educational challenges created by complex health care delivery systems and the need to train analysts and problem solvers to work effectively within these systems. Illustrates, through a course description, how cognitive and experiential learning approaches can provide the student with a bridge between acquiring technical skills and…

Major current issues in student financial aid include the articulation of program purposes, the allocation of aid resources, and the structure of delivery mechanisms. The resolution of these issues can dramatically affect institutions of postsecondary education, from their fiscal viability to the nature of their student body. (Author/JMD)

Describes a micro-processor controlled instruction delivery system being developed for use with deaf students which incorporates film cassette, frame or sequence addressable, color motion or still visuals under computer program control for local or remote delivery. An authoring capability for development and validation and a program are also…