The process of diagnosis in education is basically a process of needs assessment and of finding ways of meeting the needs of the learner thus identified. The model described suggests that the basis for this process is three elements: (a) the needs of the students; (b) structure of the learning program; (c) placement data regarding the individual…

Presents a personalized impression of a successful inner-city reading programs for the disadvantaged. (RB)

Investigates the causes and effects of culture shock of immigrant children in a London primary school at first hand by going over to Jamaica, West Indies, and gaining insights which have important implications in the classroom environment. (RJ)

Modified version of a paper presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, London, England, January 3-6, 1972. (DD)

The remedial course had no effect on student satisfaction and persistence but a modest effect on subsequent course performance. The experimental methodology described can provide the college researcher with a basis for determining whether there is a need to revise or eliminate current remdial courses. (Author)

The dropout prevention model presented in this paper is derived from the assumption that dropping out of school is not totally a function of characteristics of youth who drop out. (Author)

Integration of remedial pupils and staff into the regular school system is discussed. The article is based on a survey of administrators and remedial teachers in comprehensive schools in England. (CD)