To cope with the high priority challenge of management development in under-developed countries, individual companies from industrialized nations must develop their own educational programs. (LY)

Characteristics of gifted programs that stick out like a "sore thumb" include vulnerability to charges of elitism, the notion that gifted students are better students, a lack of teacher support, and a high degree of rigidity. (CL)

To be effective, interagency agreements must overcome a variety of obstacles, including lack of coordination between state and local agencies. A process for overcoming those barriers includes identifying resources to be exchanged and teaching special education or mental health concepts to the other agency(ies). Useful agreements are written…

Offers guidelines for providing day care services for children who accompany their parents to conferences. Costs, planning, location, insurance, center activities, staff, safety and health, food, equipment and supplies, publicity and preregistration, parents' roles, and evaluation and replanning are briefly discussed. Recommendations are included.…

Aspects covered include sociosexual rights of the handicapped, planning a sociosexual education program for the handicapped, preparing instructors, the effects of sex education, and the extent of sexual knowledge among the handicapped. Some general guidelines for sociosexual education of the handicapped are also presented. (DLS)

The Delphi Technique is a method of solving problems, reaching decisions, and achieving group consensus via the mails. The planning of a training program presented to show how the Delphi Technique works. (Author/BP)

Discusses methods for reconstructing theories underlying programs and policies, focusing on three approaches: (1) an empirical approach that focuses on interviews, documents, and argumentational analysis; (2) an approach based on strategic assessment, group dynamics, and dialogue; and (3) an approach based on cognitive and organizational…

Describes development of hospital-based crisis service for adolescents. Explains how Crisis/Assessment Unit (CAU) has met community need for responsive program for adolescents in acute psychiatric crisis. CAU development is described and critiqued. Typical case admitted for crisis services is presented. (Author)

In looking for a training program development model, a "best practices" model was developed that combined the strengths from five existing models and addressed the challenges of the 1990s. The "best practices" model has eight discrete steps and two continuous processes: needs analysis and an evaluation-and-feedback loop. (JOW)

Describes six process guidelines for new play development to assist freshman dramaturges exploring new play development. Notes that the six guidelines form a paradigm for new dramaturges collaborating with a playwright. Suggests the paradigm, coupled with enthusiasm for the unknown and a taste for adventure, will build dramaturges informed to help…

Describes the process of creating the John Hope Franklin Institute at Duke University, including the sometimes complicated collaboration between the committee wishing to honor Franklin (a renowned historian) and the one planning a new humanities center; major players in its development; and funding issues. (EV)

Describes the "slow and steady" approach to growth embraced by the owner of Stratford College, a Virginia-based, for-profit school that offers degrees in the culinary arts, information technology, and hotel and event management and business. (EV)