An overview of how the need for educational technologists brought in an influx of new ideas from younger people when the Open University created a demand for technologists. (HB)

Emphasizing the value of the "group home concept" as a means of providing correctional rehabilitation for adolescents, this article describes the development of a West Virginia youth center by three sociology students. (JC)

Problems faced by teachers and schools in educating handicapped students are described, and recommendations for improving the situation are offered. (JD)

A description of the development and operation of the home-school conferencing program at Frederick Roehm Junior High School in Berea, Ohio. (SJL)

An innovative health program arrangement between the University of Maine at Presque Isle and a local hospital is described. The program served to provide cost effective health services for the university and outpatient clinic space for the hospital. (DS)

An in-service coordinator can encourage each teacher to select personally a program that fits the teacher's learning style. (JD)

Counselors need methods of delineating teacher needs, determining appropriate outcomes of consultation, selecting and implementing consultation strategies, and using program evaluation for effective decision making. A basic planning model, consisting of four major steps, can facilitate the development of a program plan for teacher consultation.…

A strategy is proposed to function as a set of heuristics which may be applied to any instructional development model for the purpose of coordinating client and developer needs and goals in respect to the solution of a particular instructional problem. (Author)

Physical, economic, technical, and social constraints are analyzed in the case of the online vendor, and each component in the chain is considered separately. The user's problems are analyzed from the viewpoint of both the intermediary and the end user, and the effect of the changeover to a new system is considered. (Author)

Coordinating a conference program can lead to the growth and involvement of all concerned. But, placement personnel find they can't do it alone. (Author)

A basic look at zero base budgeting and some of the reasons for its use in education. (Author)

While recognizing that every school community has unique public relations needs, the author presents eight suggestions that apply universally. (Author/IRT)

A 10-step sequence for meeting teacher-relevant IEP (individualized education program) guidelines, as specified in P.L. 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act), is suggested. (SBH)