Use of the Sonicguide, a binaural sensory aid, by a quadraplegic, totally blind 18-year-old student is described. The rationale for training, device adaptations, and the eventual use of the device as a primary mobility aid in areas familiar to the student are explained. (Author/MC)

Discusses school board members' expenses that may be tax deductible, including newsletter funds and such business expenses as those for travel, telephone calls, organizational dues, professional publications, cards, gifts, entertainment, and a home office. (JM)

Two articles discuss the compatibility of the Sonicguide, long cane, and guide dogs in increasing the mobility of visually impaired individuals. (PHR)

Discusses the organization of trips to Russia that are more open than current college programs. A description is given of the types and cost of trips, the use of advertising to attract students, and the tour group composition. Suggested itineraries and a warning about possible problems in Russia are given. (PJM)

An analysis of selected Mexican daily newspapers suggests that travel information is not gathered, processed, and disseminated systematically by Mexican newspapers. (GT)

A teacher gives impressions of life in China. (JD)

Describes Anderson's information integration theory and its associated method of "policy capturing" as a regression approach to information processing in judgment. Experiments are described that yield practical and theoretical information regarding applications of models in predicting bus ridership. (CS)

Provides advice for small alumni offices on how to sponsor an alumni travel program, focusing on booking a travel agent, deciding where to go, using faculty as tour guides or lecturers, making time for alumni office staff to go along, remembering special touches, visiting local alumni, avoiding overt fund raising, and being prepared for problems.…

The computer and new technologies are revolutionizing the hotel, catering, and tourism businesses. There is consensus that formal training for these changes falls short of new requirements and that schools are having difficulty keeping up. (JOW)

Interviews with 8 adults aged 56-89 explored their learning experiences while traveling. Themes included learning about one's own character; learning to trust; acquiring knowledge of culture, humanity, and geography; and rediscovering home from a new perspective. (Contains 49 references.) (SK)

Three blind adults were trained in a 7-step structured procedure for asking questions to solicit information concerning the location of businesses they wished to visit. Completeness of information obtained increased dramatically with the use of this procedure. (Author/DB)

Provides safety considerations for snowshoe travel on iced waterways such as those of Algonquin Park (Ontario). Addresses what season is safe for waterway travel, how to determine the strength of the ice, reasonable travel time per day, what to do if you fall through the ice, and appropriate sites for winter camping. (LP)

This article reports the measurement of the "veering tendency" of 4 blind pedestrians over 3 15-trial test sessions. Findings illustrate between-subject and within-subject differences in patterns of veering, and the implications of these differences for orientation and mobility instruction are discussed. (Author)

Includes "Teaching as the Art of Living" (Bauer, Vannici); "My Metaphoric Journey" (Berman); "Sailing: Educating and Celebrating Self" (Hunkins); "The Primacy of Voice: Reflections of a Teacher" (Roderick); and "Roaming through a Life-Space" (Miel). (SK)

Examines the economic and cultural construction of Latin America as an educational site for visitors, using analysis of brochures from 26 organizations advertising educational tours, fieldwork in an educational tour organization, and interviews with educational travelers. Educational travel to Latin America is construed as something quite…