Model programs funded under the Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) and administered by the Office of Education Women's Program staff are intended to reach girls and women from low-income and middle-age groups those from American-Indian, Asian- and Pacific-American, black, and Spanish-speaking backgrounds, and those from rural, urban, and…

Discusses the Canada Studies Foundation as a Canadian approach to curriculum development and provincial cooperation, and includes two brief cross-national comparisons, one with the United States and the other with the United Kingdom. (Editor/RK)

Describes the Foundational Approaches in Science Teaching (FAST) project and how the use of substantial curricular efforts of consequence can be successfully mounted and maintained on limited budgets out of local or regional resources, utilizing a small and stable staff over longer periods of time, in the limited but flexible environment of a…

Described are the most common eye conditions that can cause low vision and the kinds of services required by low vision persons. (Author)

When asked some difficult questions in a recent interview, the director of OE's Office of Career Education responded with incisive and refreshingly forthright answers. (Editor)

Security personnel from five school districts have been recently responsible for developing programs designed to protect students, teachers, and school property from vandals. Reports from Prince George's County, Maryland, Chicago, Illinois, Bellevue, Washington, DeKalb County Schools, Georgia, and Pittsburgh Public Schools are provided. (Author/RK)

Author visits a parents' advice and information centre in London's East End. (Editor/RK)

The National Collegiate Athletic Association's proposed cost-cutting measures would affect almost all intercollegiate sports through reduction of practice and playing seasons, reduction in the number of scholarships, shortening of recruiting periods, or limits on the size of coaching staffs. However, few changes are proposed for football. (MSE)

Elements of the development of a robotics and automation laboratory are discussed. These include the benefits of upgrading current staff, ways to achieve this staff development, formation of a robotics factory automation committee, topics to be taught with a robot, elements of a laboratory, laboratory funding, and design safety. (CT)

The Hong Kong system of student loans for higher education has worked efficiently since 1969. Many factors in its success are location-specific, but other governments may both learn from and contribute to the Hong Kong experience. (MSE)

Temple University's model drug education and abuse prevention program for students and staff includes education and counseling throughout the year as well as random drug testing. The program is costly but successful, and has the support of athletes, administration, and the coaching staff. (MSE)

Faculty practice (a clinical practice based in the educational institution and staffed and directed by faculty who participate in that practice) is examined as it applies to nursing educators. Elements discussed include faculty responsibility and group functioning, director role, clinical secretary role, clinical setting, patient characteristics,…

Examines the factors involved in the pricing of child care services. (HOD)

Three price discount structures, commonly used in recreation and park operations, that may violate the principle of horizontal equity are discussed in this article. The use of multi-use discounts, senior citizen discounts, and free versus fee participation in youth activities tends to negate equality in recreation programs. (DF)

In response to criticism of the rise in indirect cost rates and their effect on federally funded research, the methods for calculating and applying indirect costs rates according to the new cost principles applicable to sponsored agreements are examined, and specific criticisms are addressed. (MSE)