Discusses the higher education system in Nevada. Identifies characteristics of an ideal distance education delivery system, including cost effectiveness, accessibility to telecommunications lines and instructional materials, interactivity, flexibility, and user-friendliness. Also describes SMART, a personal computer-based audiographics system that…

Examines important issues facing the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. Provides a historical overview of the policy and programmatic and research issues that surround the Older Americans Act. Explains ombudsmen's activities in their local communities and explores social workers' roles under the auspices of long-term care ombudsman programs. (RJM)

Data were collected from speech, language, and hearing professionals concerning the use of wireless frequency modulation (FM) systems as school-worn amplification. Data from two sampling periods (1981-82, n=165; 1988-89, n=136) revealed few significant changes in implementation of classroom FM system use and no significant attitude change toward…

This article discusses a variety of women's studies courses available in Australia at the pretertiary, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. The article specifically describes the Interuniversity Exchange program (offering an undergraduate degree based on external courses at three universities) and postgraduate external degree programs at…

This study of two sixth-grade classrooms (containing general, remedial, and special education students) evaluated teacher planning, curriculum content, classroom instruction, student perception, and student assessment. The study suggests the need for a carefully defined model for serving students with special needs in content classes, with clearly…

Examines differential patterns of cultural and social assimilation of Israeli immigrants using a cross-sectional mail survey of 155 naturalized and 50 nonnaturalized immigrants in New York City. In general, the higher the economic status, the greater the degree of cultural assimilation. (SLD)

Notes that large portion of high school counselor's clientele, working parents, are not available during regular school hours. Suggests model program using flexible scheduling for high school counselors designed to address the issues of a changing clientele, a changing society, and changing expectation of counselors and schools. (NB)

This discussion of the role of interagency collaboration in implementation of Part H of Public Law 99-457 focuses on interagency collaboration as a foundation for early intervention services; critical points in establishing a collaborative foundation; cornerstones for building lasting interagency systems; and realities that affect collaboration.…

A total of 246 parents and educators of deaf students, rehabilitation specialists, and deaf adults were surveyed regarding obstacles to school-to-community transitions for youth in the Pacific Northwest. Results are delineated for three groups: deaf individuals, hard-of-hearing individuals, and deaf multihandicapped individuals. (Author/PB)

This article attempts to refocus special education upon the child and away from the "least restrictive alternative" continuum, through proposing the adoption of an array of equally acceptable educational options which might include mainstreaming for part of the day, resource room instruction, and outreach teacher consultation and summer programs…

This response to EC 603 649 highlights issues in graduate training of behavior analysts, including the need for research on behavior analysis training programs, the use of an apprenticeship model, the proportion of graduates produced at different degree levels, and the need for a distinction between applied research and service delivery. (JDD)

A survey of 36 adolescents with mild disabilities and 37 professional educators revealed perceptions of a significantly low level of existing transition instruction and services but a high level of perceived need for such services. High level perceived needs included job maintenance skills, parent training, self-advocacy, individual transition…

This study compared regular education teacher evaluations of the social competence of elementary children with learning disabilities (n=68) receiving services in either traditional "pull out" models or in "integrated" programs. It found that service delivery model alone without any specific planned social-behavioral interventions did not have a…

The evolution of the Pew National Dental Education Program is discussed, focusing on the program's strategies for reform of dental education to meet new social, economic, and health care challenges. The strategic planning approach adopted is examined, and lessons learned in program development and implementation are outlined. (MSE)

This article presents a conceptual model for analyzing the process of implementing policies for school-to-work transition of individuals with disabilities. The model identifies explicit and implicit directives, describes policies and practices, contrasts practices with policy directives, assesses quality of local implementation, and identifies…