Reports on a survey of journalism programs, showing how internships have become an integral part of many curricula. Discusses characteristics of journalism internship programs. (RL)

In an effort to determine if television can be used to teach severely and profoundly retarded children, an interdisciplinary team began production of the "HiHo Time" series. The program's content, staff, production techniques, and indications of its success are described. (Author/CMV)

The program considered here is said to be one of the most comprehensive in the country. Only in its third year, it has 14 different types of alternative schools in 30 different locations. (Author/AM)

Discusses study which sought to determine the nature and extent (specifically, the credit, enrollment, faculty involvement, and support for the institution) of reading improvement programs in the larger senior colleges and universities in the United States. (JM)

Through careful planning, a little imagination, and utilization of all the resources available in the area, a one-day outdoor education day can provide meaningful, direct, first-hand learning experiences that can serve as a springboard for interesting, relevant, long-term study both in the classroom and in the outdoors. (Author/NQ)

The author discusses general principles, rationale, and methods used in the training of graduate students in general intelligence testing instruments at the University of Calgary. (MB)

Details a position paper concerning the major focus of graduate programs in speech communication. Available from: ACA Bulletin, Robert Hall, Editor, Speech Communication Association, 5205 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1001, Falls Church, VA 22041. (MH)

Discusses the benefits of behavior modeling, examines the Behavior Modeling Learning Staircase (which illustrates the situational and generic skills that can be developed in a supervisory training program), and describes the role of the trainer. (CT)

Identifies the general principles underlying the Council of Writing Program Administrators' summer workshop, and the ways in which they are currently being applied. (HTH)

Argues that the development of a successful program in a small sociology department reflects a joint accommodation of the institution's mission, the student constituency, resources, and the program philosophy of its faculty. (BSR)

Suggests that the focus of any interpretive program in field natural history should not be natural history but the people who are attending the presentation. Discusses the issue of object versus people-oriented programs within the context and training of interpreters of field natural history. (NEC)

This article argues that studies of student teaching as an occasion for learning to teach have mistakenly ignored the role of program content and contexts in the socialization of prospective teachers. (Author/MT)

The study used a survey to assess the current educational programming being offered to young and adult farmers in Iowa. The assessment centered on (1) program areas being offered, (2) degree of importance, and (3) quality of programs as perceived by farmers. (CH)

Describes the Meaningful Other Person (MOP) program instituted at a North Carolina ninth grade center that reduced the dropout rate by 50 percent. (FL)