Described an educational experiment that blends students from the suburbs with students from urban areas in an attempt to give them both a greater understanding of their environment. (RK)

The authors report the results of a pilot research program in Texas involving the use of local low-income farmers as agricultural program aides to bring about changes in agricultural production and management and level of living. (Editor)

Describes a music program that enables mentally retarded children to learn to play musical instruments, beginning with a trumpet and progressing to other three valve instruments. (Author/RK)

East Bay Municipal Utilities District in California opened its watershed area, about 2500 acres, for an environmental/ecological education project. (MB)

Evaluation of the group sessions may lie in the increased openness of the school atmosphere which would encourage a better relationship not only between teacher and student but also between student and student. (CJ)

Cooperative program of accelerated instruction in basic subjects channels high school graduates into on-the-job training and well-paid jobs in the petrochemical industry. (Editor)

Twelve tasks with their materials, instructions, and the sensory modality emphasized with each are described and illustrated. (BD)

Studied the role of the family in delinquent rehabilitation using a survey of 94 juvenile offenders and their parents. Results revealed a gross lack of information in parents about rehabilitation and post-release adjustment. Evaluates a pilot family education project addressing specific information deficiencies and presents recommendations for its…

Recounts the development of a regional intersystem school and public library network in downstate New York, called INTERSHARE, and outlines the activities and considerations that went into the production of an online union catalog by the participating libraries. (JL)

Describes experimental 2-year pilot project conducted at 21 randomly selected community libraries in Los Angeles County Public Library system to test feasibility and measure results of a children's services proposal. The proposed year-round reading program is designed to meet needs of changing academic programs in schools and changing juvenile…

The Bunumbu project was designed to improve the quality of the rural primary education system in Sierra Leone (Africa) through an improved teacher-education program. Primary school teachers, trained in community development skills, adult education, agricultural sciences, crafts, rural technology, and home economics serve in pilot schools in 20…

Defines peer counseling as a process where students are trained in helping skills to offer, under supervision, listening, support, and alternatives to other students. Discusses the implementation procedures of identifying needs, setting goals, marketing the program, training and supervising, establishing peer counseling services, and evaluating…

Describes and analyzes a pilot social work education program in the mental health of older women. It discusses developmental activities related to planning, implementation, and evaluation of the model. The preliminary outcomes of this five-year project may offer some guidelines and alternatives for training professionals. (Author)