The model for career education implementation defines three major functions which constitute the essential elements in the implementation process: planning, implementation, and evaluation. Emphasis is placed on the interrelatedness of implementation to both planning and evaluation of career education. The 11 subsystems involved in implementing…

The author offers guidelines for implementing programs for learning disabled (LD) adolescents. (CL)

Presenting a documentary statement regarding the background of rural youth health needs, this article includes definitions, barriers to health care for the rural poor (poverty, culture, isolation, immobility, and low priority for health services), and some alternatives (self-care, a wider view of health determinants, living patterns, etc.). (JC)

This paper discusses the employment of campus-based document delivery systems in university libraries to improve access to documents. Experiences in different campus environments are summarized, and benefits and problems encountered in introducing a personalized campus delivery system are presented. (Author/KP)

The Michigan Occupational Information System is the largest in the country and is available at over 2,400 sites, including schools, libraries, correctional facilities, and labor unions. (JOW)

Describes Rhode Island's adaptation of the Illinois model for delivery of child protective services. This system centralizes reporting of child abuse and neglect; uses computer technology; separates the investigative function from provision of social services; and provides a structured investigative and decision-making process that continually…

The article describes the evolution of a service delivery system to address the needs of learning disabled students in a medium-sized Canadian school district. The steps followed in moving the service delivery system into place are described. The relationship between research and political issues and the need for further program development are…

Surveys completed by 15 state directors of juvenile corrections revealed an increase in the percentage of handicapped students served in 7 of the 11 states providing data for both years (1984 and 1985), a varied range of juvenile correctional facilities for offenders, and a variety of special education options. (CL)

The author suggests that the most effective method of serving mainstreamed secondary level disabled students is through a comprehensive support system delivered by direct involvement of special needs teachers in the mainstreamed classes. (CL)

The paper addresses problems and practices of two models for effective delivery of enrichment program for the gifted in remote isolated Canadian areas. Model I proposes developing programs in large, urban centers. Model IA is a "mobile-team" approach, which provides on-site programs for periods of time during the year. (Author/CL)

The eight articles report on the Richardson study, which is investigating education program for able learners. Approaches of five school districts located in Marshall and Spring, Texas; Southfield, Michigan; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Chicago, Illinois are described. Inferences are drawn regarding commonalities that give evidence of program…

The article addresses implementing a prereferral intervention model as the first step in special education services delivery system. The model includes four prereferral stages (request for consultation, consultation, observation, conference), and two referral stages (formal referral and program meeting). (Author/CL)

The fact sheet, designed to assist disabled students and professionals, explains what vocational rehabilitation (VR) is, where VR offices are, how to make contact with an office, office procedures, eligibility criteria, fees, the individualized written rehabilitation plan, and ways to resolve disagreements between clients and counselors. (MC)

Analyzed national survey data on nursing home ombudsman programs to document three alternative formulations of advocacy: (1) individualized/developmentally focused; (2) individualized/patients' rights-focused, and (3) facility/patients' rights-focused. Programmatic efforts will be required to address disparities in conceptions of appropriate…

Retrospective examination of relationships between independent social system variables and prevalence rates for emotionally disturbed (ED) children revealed that ED Ss are significantly underdetected and underserved in public school systems, social and economic factors affect the type of service provided, and attitudinal variables affect both…