Improving achievement testing depends on advances in the conceptualization of the skill domains on which student achievement is assessed. Discussed are the nature, elements, and construction of necessary frameworks for the skill domains of interest. Construction includes strategies for determining component skills, interrelationships among…

Presents a framework for preventive action on federal, state and local levels. Obstacles to the provision of preventive services are indicated and lines of action in the areas of policy, legislation, and program capacity building are recommended. (Author/RH)

Two educators respond to four questions concerning gifted and talented students. Topics include program development in a small town, a bright student's dissatisfaction, and parents' concerns over their daughter's religious fanaticism. (CL)

The plan outlined in this article can yield quick results, lay the foundation for any systematic future programs, and be established with a minimum of outside help. For a program to be successful, a commitment to energy conservation must be made at the highest level. (Author/IRT)

Describes how a school district created a more efficient bus routing system with the help of two industrial engineers and the district computer. (IRT)

Suggests nine guidelines for teachers and administrators planning death education programs. All emphasize planning and developing with great sensitivity and care. (CK)

The article describes the methods and procedures of computerized statistical cartography, the production of statistical maps, and provides suggestions for its application in special education research and planning. (Author/CL)

Outlines several issues that distinguish studies and projects that have incorporated a cost-effectiveness analysis perspective from those that have not. (Author)

This position paper on quality career guidance programs outlines basic assumptions, guidelines, a comprehensive program development model, and recommended uses. Highlights of the program development model include management questions, information, and program standards. This represents NVGA/AVA Guidance Divisions efforts to establish standards for…

Guidelines for securing and maintaining local funding for computer-related projects include suggestions in the areas of establishing and maintaining project/school board relationships, encountering social and political factors, and defining guidelines for project implementation. Successes and failures of the MICA project are provided as…

Provides a summary of dos and don'ts for school systems that want to inaugurate a sex education program. (Author/IRT)

Outlines a step-by-step plan from individual assessment to program evaluation for a total enrichment program which is designed to nurture the gifts and talents of every school child and can be implemented in the regular classroom setting. (RH)

The planning of a three-week, travel-study course in health education involved the determination of educational goals, setting a time framework, developing foreign contacts, structuring an itinerary, securing student participation and funding, conducting pre-trip orientation, and coordinating study results after the trip. (MB)

The text is presented of a statement made by the Honorable Harry C. Parrott, Minister of Colleges and Universities, to the Ontario legislature, concerning the background to the formation of, and the potential functions of an advisory body, the Industrial Training Council. (SA)