Fitting educational research to Latin America's developmental needs is a political issue involving differences in perspectives of Latin American and United States researchers, Latin American governments, and agencies concerned with development outside Latin America. A comparison of ERIC's "Current Index to Journals in Education" with the…

To develop a more realistic and informative evaluation model, a longitudinal study was conducted during 1988-1989 to assess the effects of the developmental education courses in mathematics, reading/study skills, and writing at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona. Five quantitative and three qualitative measures were…

This paper discusses how developmental programs in Georgia obtain and maintain their status as "Training Center." The establishment in Houston County, Georgia of a "Training Center," an innovative school outreach program that disseminates an early intervention program for high-risk 6-year olds, exemplifies how outreach services…

The Children's Center, a combined public and private day care center in Connecticut, was the site of a practicum intervention which was rooted in the belief that day care centers have the responsibility to defend childhood, link preschools and public schools, and engage in political advocacy for children. Major goals of the intervention were to:…

Intended for school personnel, this report contains the findings and results of a pilot developmental kindergarten program in a Duval County, Florida school district that traditionally emphasized an academic kindergarten program. The report provides the baseline data that was the impetus for implementing the developmental program, the objectives…

The book defines functional and categorical approaches to needs of developmentally disabled citizens, compares the current with the ideal service delivery system, describes approaches for effective advocacy efforts, and includes a resource guide for Californians. Seven functional definitions of such terms as self care, mobility, and capacity for…

Most college students are seeking a college education to increase their money-making skills. In turn, they want to have money to buy better leisure activities. For this reason, leisure counseling should be included in college career counseling services. From a psychological perspective, leisure facilitates identification with various concepts,…

The issue summarizes and reviews the Indian Self-Determination and Educational Reform Act of 1973 (S.1017), which was introduced into the Senate at the end of February. Sections cover how a bill becomes law and a summary of S.1017 (including Indians in public schools, professional development, and research and development). (KM)

Learning assistance is a relatively new idea in education in the United States since most learning centers have come into existence since 1970. Although developmental education has become accessible in remote areas and many financial and psychological barriers have been lifted, much more could be accomplished in this area if more evaluative…

At the University of California, Riverside, a structured, formal adjunct program coordinated with large introductory courses has been developed to improve students' reading and study skills. The program uses adjunct instructors who are specialists in reading and study skills and who are familiar with the content areas. Skills taught include time…

A review of current educational literature identifies three different approaches to defining, describing, and applying the term "teacher development." One application of the term deals with the commonly experienced changes most teachers undergo. Teachers develop through the stages of survival, consolidation, renewal, and maturity. The second…

AN ACCELERATED PROGRAM FOR SUPERIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WAS DESCRIBED. THE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM WAS OFFERED TO STUDENTS WHO HAD COMPLETED 3 YEARS IN THE ST. PAUL DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM. THEY WERE ENROLLED IN REGULAR SCIENCE OR MATH COURSES AT HAMLINE UNIVERSITY WHILE STILL COMPLETING THEIR FINAL YEAR AT THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSES OF…

THE SIGNIFICANT PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN INDICATING A NEED FOR CLOSE SCRUTINY BY A TEACHER ARE HELD TO BE--INABILITY TO LEARN, UNSATISFACTORY INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, UNHAPPINESS, REPETITIVE SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS AFTER STRESS. RESEARCH WAS DESIGNED TO VALIDATE A SCREENING PROCESS USING TEACHER, PEER, AND…