Illustrated instructions are provided for using a sand casting process to make pewter jewelry with wood inlays. (SJL)

Briefly outlines the most significant provisions of the federal Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures and suggests a practical, responsive course of action for employers. (Author/IRT)

Suggestions for writing computer-assisted instructional programs are offered through an examination of the goals and structure of these programs. Discussed are problems one may encounter in creating such programs. (RAO)

Outlines 13 ideas that principals have used to improve a school's public relations. The ideas include welcoming visitors, showing off what's right with education, trying something new at open house, and practicing preventive communication. (IRT)

These tongue-in-cheek suggestions for making a school parent-proof can be turned around and used to join parents and the community in an enlightening partnership. (Author/IRT)

Explains regulations and guidelines for becoming a professionally qualified librarian in England, revised by the Library Association. These regulations will affect students who begin post-graduate study in January 1981. The new structure of regulations for professional librarianship features a licentiateship, or two-year license, to practice as a…

The article describes a procedural model for individualizing instructional objectives that are stated in behavioral terms. A definition for behavioral objectives is offered, and methods of individualizing objectives for five basic areas of objectives adjustment are outlined. (SBH)

The second in a series of four month-by-month curriculum guides for planning daily activities for preschoolers. (CM)

To facilitate the development of cultural sensitivity to the positive representation of persons with exceptionalities, specific guidelines for educational materials developed by the consortium for Appropriate Representation of Exceptional Persons in Educational Materials are presented followed by elaboration of each statement. (SBH)

Describing the Work Experience and Career Exploration Project, this article presents a sequential process for establishing WECEP in a school district. (JC)

Suggestions are made for planning community based juvenile corrections facilities to prevent development of "mini institutions" or inadequate programs. (CL)

Rationale, methodology, and implications of Child Find programs, as required by P.L. 93-380, the Education Amendments of 1974, and P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, are discussed. (CL)

Suggestions on recordkeeping for the elementary school teacher. (CM)

The development of the oral interpreter for speechreading assistance to deaf and hard of hearing individuals is reviewed; desired characteristics and skills are outlined (including attitudes, knowledge, and curriculum offerings); and a seven-item code of ethics developed by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf is presented. (CL)

Describes fundamental qualities applicable to all kinds of libraries and recommends a step-by-step process leading to successful realization of policy planning. Implications for collection development personnel and for the library as an organization when a working policy is developed are also emphasized. (Author)