An innovative undertaking uses the home setting for a program involving both preschool age children and their parents. (Author)

A Catholic parochial school building is used in an adult education pilot project when Civil Right Law allows its usual pupils to attend public schools. (DB)

The author was an instructor in the pilot project described in this article and served as West Virginia University's Chief of Party and field administrator on the project. (DM)

Pilot for computerizing financial information may also be used for personnel, students, facilities, curriculum and instruction. The project uses the Generalized Education Management System software (GEMS) developed by Oregon Total Information System (OTIS) and modified by AGT Data Systems Ltd. of Toronto. (DE)

A modified version of Wolpe's systematic desensitization therapy involving direct confrontation with the fear inducing stimulus was attempted with neurologically impaired children with phobic symptoms. (Author)

A pilot test to survey the collection of occupational detail and the ability of employees to accurately report the number of job openings is described. Discusses the method of soliciting participation, the nature of the data to be collected, and the format of the survey questionnaires. (CT)

Describes a pilot project to include the global approach in the curricula of six Washington, D.C., area elementary schools. Discussion of the project's evaluation is included. (IRT)

A pilot test of a portfolio assessment process with 16 students in adult basic education and 4 in an English-as-a-Second language program revealed the following benefits: identification of student needs, better instructional planning and methods, and teacher reflection. Problems centered on paperwork, time, student ownership, and assessment of…

Examines results from one pilot study and two empirical studies of a collaborative filtering system applied in higher education settings. Explains the use of collaborative filtering in electronic commerce and suggests it can be adapted to education to help find useful Web resources and to bring people together with similar interests and beliefs.…

British legislation over the past decade has increased considerably the responsibilities of (lay) school governors, but there has been little research into their role in effecting school improvement. Reports on a seven-school pilot project designed to set parameters and criteria for more detailed and extensive study. Governors seem content to…

Combining the Copernican Plan (a block-schedule variation) and year-round schooling may make both proposals more palatable to the general public. Since the plan leaves facilities, teacher contracts, and current budgets virtually unchanged, serious public resistance is unlikely. Principals should first introduce Copernican scheduling and then use…

Describes the development of a pilot uniform data set (UDS) intended to serve as the primary data collection mechanism for all grants and standard cooperative agreements funded by the U.S. Office of Minority Health. The UDS is the product of a formative research project with implications for other program evaluations. (SLD)

Describes a pilot mentoring program at the Health Libraries and Information Network (HeLIN) at the University of Oxford that was designed to increase understanding of mentoring for continuing professional and personal development; to investigate existing mentoring schemes; to incorporate a program for accreditation of mentors; and to evaluate the…

A Durham, New Hampshire, research team successfully pilot-tested an alternative to holistically scored, timed writing samples that corrects some evaluation shortcomings without added cost. The team used portfolios to measure production, perception, and reflection across a population of 27 randomly selected fifth graders. This method proved…