The monograph examines the status of education for the handicapped and addresses the provisions of P.L. 98-199 The Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1983. Chapter 1, on progress in the education of the handicapped, presents information on the following topics: (1) the number of handicapped students receiving a free, appropriate public…

The influences of computer technology on college nursing education programs and health care delivery systems are discussed in eight papers. The use of computers is considered, with attention to clinical care, nursing education and continuing education, administration, and research. Attention is also directed to basic computer terminology, computer…

This paper reports on a needs assessment undertaken as preparation for implementing Instructional Television Fixed System (ITFS) in the Denver metropolitan area as one solution to the problems of broadening access to and improving learning experiences offered by colleges and universities. An introduction describes problems of access to…

The proceedings from the March 1985 conference on rural special education present papers, abstracts, and presentation materials on a wide range of topics. Topics include: rural delivery models, a learning center approach to health and physical education, the microcomputer as an electronic teacher's aide, supervision strategies for a rural…

This research advances the understanding of how to define, evaluate, and promote e-learning success from an information systems perspective. It introduces the E-Learning Success Model, which posits that the overall success of an e-learning initiative depends on the attainment of success at each of the three stages of e-learning systems…

Many diverse forces are motivating institutions of higher education, particularly business schools, to develop and deliver education via the Internet. As higher education institutions explore this opportunity, the question of how courses and degree programs should be designed for effective online delivery via the Internet is a nontrivial concern…

This publication documents one community college's experience in setting up a "supermarket" guidance system model. Its goals were to maximize the number and kinds of available services, and make them maximally accessible to all students. A commercial design firm was hired to analyze the school's present and future requirements. A computer…

The Texas plan for computer services provides services to public school districts through a statewide network of 20 regional Education Service Centers (ESC). Each of the three Multi-Regional Processing Centers (MRPCs) operates a large computer facility providing school district services within from three to eight ESC regions; each of the five…

This study explores the current delivery system of counseling services to mainstreamed educable mentally retarded students by secondary school counselors as a result of a state mandate and examines the present perceptions held by secondary counselors regarding their services to these pupils. Focusing on the counselor's preparation, background…

Presented are 18 articles on media/library systems and services for handicapped and gifted students. Entries include the following titles and authors: "Implications of Public Law 94-142" (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) by G. Calovini; "Mainstreaming--Present Shock" by L. Stowell and C. Terry; "Media Services…

The final report of Specialized Office Three (S-3) of the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning describes activities for improving the quality of instruction for children with handicapping conditions, other than the deaf and blind, through media, materials, and educational technology. In Section I, the project background…

Addressed are theoretical issues involved in implementing a full-service learning disabilities/remedial reading resource program for grades 4 to 8. Topics considered include distinctions between various types of resource rooms, principles of reorganizing school services to provide a full services resource program (including implications for staff…

This report provides a model for the provision of social services to single parents. The activities the center provides include drop-in support groups, workshops on single parent issues, a single parent magazine, individual counseling and community outreach. The report briefly specifies the goals of the center and the rationale behind its…

To reduce professional discord among admission and discharge committee members charged with placement and treatment decisions involving exceptional children, a Cognitive Dissonance Paradigm is proposed. The paradigm is noted to allow each team member to present assumptions and their interpretations of causes of the problem without critical review…

A three-phase study involving data on itinerant services delivered, school personnel perspectives on itinerant services, and survey data from regional program personnel, was conducted with five selected itinerant teachers and 70 hearing impaired elementary and secondary level day school students receiving services. Each of the Ss were observed…