Ohio's Handicapped Education Learners Planning System, a computer based information management system, is discussed in terms of its development and use in special education settings. (CL)

Examines the Oregon program in which each school district establishes and measures its own set of competency standards. (Author/IRT)

The article highlights major findings of a national survey of current policies, resources, and services for the education of gifted and talented children. (SBH)

Indigenous homemakers were employed in this Arkansas program as health education aides. They provided participant families with information on: (1) healthy daily living habits; (2) preventive health practices; (3) self-care/professional care needs; (4) home environment influences in health; and (5) local health services. (MJB)

Compares a state program to deal with youth unemployment, the Ontario Career Action Program, with cooperative education programs generally. (Author/IRT)

Russian language instruction in the Soviet province of Uzbek is described. (DE)

Russian language instruction in the non-Russian schools of the Soviet Union is described. (DE)

Russian language instruction in the Soviet province of Armenia is described. (DE)

Surveyed state rehabilitation association members to test a path model predicting desire for organizational involvement on the basis of breadth of expectations of the organization, professional identity, professional education, training satisfaction, and years in rehabilitation. Broader expectations predicted greater desire for organizational…

Analysis of fiscal year 1980 Comprehensive Systems of Personnel Development of 49 states, the District of Columbia, and two trust territories revealed that vocational educators and vocational and career content are not reflected extensively in comprehensive personnel planning regarding the education of handicapped children and youth. (CL)

The study examined the structure and patterns of service utilization of all elderly persons (N=1911) receiving state-supported mental retardation services in Massachusetts in 1987. Increased use of services and growing numbers of increasingly frail elderly people were noted. Qualitative data concerning age-integrated, age-specialized, and generic…

Wisconsin's program of supported employment for the disabled stresses local management and supported employment as a generic service. Brief vignettes of successfully employed disabled adults, a description of ways the state encourages local program development, and discussion of economic trends and supported employment are provided. (DB)

Reports the first decade of diverse accomplishments in public education and state government by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research. The accomplishments described include the importance of research findings in influencing governmental decisions, public education about government and policy issues, and monitoring legislative…

Lessons for gifted education inservice derived from the Illinois Area Service Centers include: attention to real needs, well planned developmental models, training efforts targeted toward specific outcomes for specific groups, opportunity for followup observation and monitoring, and techniques for continuing personal staff development and renewal.…

Interviews with state mental health authorities revealed that many states are emphasizing program development and funding for the severely acutely and chronically mentally ill while deemphasizing consultation/education, prevention, and evaluation activities. Funding mechanisms are moving toward greater accountability and funding levels are…