Characterizes the separate educational systems of Arabs and Jews in Israel, with emphasis on social studies content of geography, history, and civics. Journal availability: see SO 506 831. (AV)

Asserting that an effective rural social work curriculum begins with faculty commitment to the rural experience, this article describes the undergraduate curriculum at Lock Haven State College, Pennsylvania, a systems/planned change model, a problem-centered teaching approach, and the equasion of professionalism and activism in public social…

The Future Homemakers of America/Home Economics Related Occupations (FHA/HERO) program is a cocurricular activity broadening the home economics curriculum through both in-class and extended class activities. This article presents the background of an FHA/HERO study and delineates the program goals. (BM)

Proposes a series of university nursing education programs developed to increase knowledge and skills relevant to nursing care of elderly and chronically ill persons who reside in nursing homes. Briefly describes five programs intended for persons engaged in long-term care or in preparation for such roles. (EM)

With so many changes occurring in offices every year, businesses and office workers can be helped through the offering of more seminars for office workers. Describes the objectives, major benefits, content, and implementation of professional development seminars for office workers. (EM)

Discusses the issue of informal versus structured programs for preschool children. Reviews the development of and rationale behind traditional child-centered programs and suggests that more research on informal education is necessary. (BD)

Suggests that the term "career development" is a more accurate term than "career education": "'Development' implies that people are continually changing over their lifetime. We are always in the process of becoming". Outlines a highly workable plan for continuous elementary career education beginning in the primary level. (Editor/RK)

Offers five classroom activities, some teacher centered and some child centered, that develop reading and writing in five-year-old children. (FL)

Reports on high schools' efforts to break the academic failure cycle and prevent drop-outs. Describes and reports the outcomes of the peer tutoring/mentoring pilot program developed as part of a major collaborative effort between the City University of New York and the New York City Board of Education. (JK)

This article briefly reviews the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), highlights career development services authorized by the act and identifies some specific activities career development specialists can engage in under the act. A chart is included that lists JTPA provisions, client groups, and authorized career development services. (CT)

Presents an overview of the Minneapolis Domestic Abuse Project's program of support and education groups for children of battered women. Discusses clinical issues involved in working with these children. (BB)

Provides tips on writing legislators to ask for their support for federal legislation for child care. (BB)

Analysis of Down Syndrome children's (N=41) Individualized Education Programs (IEP) revealed that parents and special educators most regularly attended planning conferences. Frequently included domains were basic academics and language and motor skills. Objectives often lacked specificity, suggesting that school personnel need better training in…

A method for using group counseling to enhance the learning and personal satisfaction of computer-assisted career guidance is discussed. The author states that this combination of the human and the technological element appears to have real power in assisting individuals to increase significantly their career maturity in a relatively short period…

Describes the rationale, problems, and successes of a literature-based reading program. (FL)