The stated goal of this pilot program is to move children back into the mainstream educational program as quickly as possible by identifying learning disabilities at the earliest stage. (Author/RK)

Four part article: (1) a description of the program, (2) Grace Goodell's analysis of adult learning characteristics with emphasis on economic motivation, (3) a reply by J.D.N. Versluys emphasizing importance of teacher training, (4) a final comment by Goodell. (SP)

Describes function of a pilot project established to serve one elementary school in a racially and economically changing neighborhood in San Francisco.

Outlines new State and Federal performance contracts awarded to teachers and to private companies based on student achievement. (DE)

A World of Work pilot program for sixth graders, that enables children to see and talk with persons in various fields of work so that they can see that choosing a career means choosing a life-style. (RB)

As a results of a four week inservice pilot program, a group of elementary teachers were able to effect changes in classroom behavior. (Author)

Physical education--as well as other academic areas such as agriculture, language arts, business, music, home economics, art, and commercial skills--made up the curriculum for this 4-week program. (SW)

Anxiety reduction strategies (lasting 2.5 hours) were incorporated into chemistry laboratory sessions to reduce anxiety and increase academic performance. Treatment enabled students (N=23) to recognize and talk about their chemistry anxieties and experience relaxation techniques. Results showed that treatment significantly lowered level of…

Describes a proposed senior years English program, plans for piloting an English language arts program, and progress made in implementing a kindergarten through grade 12 English language arts program. (AEA)

Discusses a project in which a large variety of materials from the collection of the Canadian Public Archives were recorded and played back using laser optical videodisc technology. The videodisc's capabilities for preserving, storing, and retrieving information are discussed. (Author/JJD)

Details of threshold are provided which took school dropouts and provided instruction in computer-related jobs and placed the students in data-processing positions. Details and discussion of the program as provided indicate that the scheme was very successful and the program is viewed as applicable to other countries. (MP)