Describes how disadvantaged children can be given a chance at academic success through development of their creative talents. (SP)

Part of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the Western Ontario Field Centre disseminates the ideas and resources of the Institute as well as assists in implementation of programs. (CB)

How Turkey, a country with rich agricultural technology know-how, developed management talent with U.S. help. (Editor)

The primary purpose of this study was to test the implication that perceptual-motor development training will increase school learning as measured by academic achievement and mastery of basic skills at the kindergarten level. (Authors)

The description and analysis of a program designed to upgrade the professional preparation of degree-holding people of a community who serve as substitute teachers. (Editor)

Author reports on an attempt at a measurement of innovativeness of farmers in two villages whose members took part in a program devised to make them receptive to, and convinced of, modern practices in farming, health, socio-political relations over traditional ones. (Editor/LF)

Reveals little research exploring the comparison between diagnostic and survey testing in postsecondary reading and a lack of consensus regarding the most effective and efficient methods of testing, diagnosing, and remediating the developmental postsecondary population. (Author/FL)

Identified are four requirements of successful management of college real estate, such as commitment to total resource management and an entrepreneurial spirit, and three problems--taxes, communication, and administrative conflict. (DB)

Developmental supervision requires the instructional leader to use alternative supervisory approaches to help teachers improve their instruction and cognitive growth. In a study attempting to match supervisor approach to teacher conceptual level during actual postconferences, participating supervisors' perceptions of all three approaches upheld…

Suggests strategies to guide elementary school counselors who are implementing developmental guidance programs. These include sharing the responsibility with teachers, targeting populations and students, reaching the largest number of students possible, mobilizing peer facilitators, managing counselor time, and being accountable. (ABL)

Reviews a position paper developed by the Association for Childhood Education International which is founded on the principle of developmental child care, a term implying the protective and child-maintaining aspect of care plus the stimulating role of developmental education. Suggests implications this position paper and similar papers hold for…

Outlines potential developmental concerns of intercollegiate athletes. Suggests a psychoeducational programming model and discusses implementation and evaluation considerations of such a model. (Author/NB)

School counselors should reform their roles. Developmental guidance and counseling programs focus on academic, career, and personal areas and incorporate the following goals: understanding the school environment, understanding self and others, decision making and problem solving, interpersonal communication and school success skills, career…

Examines effects of mentoring relationship on young person's self-perception or identity and decision-making skills. Contends that lasting impacts of mentoring can occur only when relationships move successfully through early trust-building stages. Provides developmental model for building effective mentoring relationships and concrete guidelines…

Advocates evaluation of career development programs and services through multidimensional approach utilizing adaptations from methodologies found in evaluating cognitive instructional programs. Focuses on accessing various forms of knowledge necessary in career decision making through introspective, retrospective, and observational procedures.…