How the San Diego Unified School District saves time and money by efficient material control. (Author)

Gifted children in regular schools can be served without excessive costs in three ways: withdrawal for special lessons; acceleration, especially differential acceleration in which students may take some lessons with an older group while still remaining identified with their own age group; and enrichment provided within the normal lesson framework.…

Provides updated information about expansion of a family-service project in Evanston, Illinois, describing new centers and affiliates, activities, and programs. (MP)

The Optimal Treatment approach to needs assessment consists of comparing the most desirable set of services for a client with the services actually received. Discrepancies due to unavailable resources are noted and aggregated across clients. Advantages and disadvantages of this and other needs assessment procedures are considered. (Author/RL)

The author summarizes developments affecting current efforts in developing collaborative service systems for the handicapped; identifies basic processes essential to current efforts; summarizes interorganizational models relevant to interagency planning; provides an illustrative planning model; suggests basic problems associated with interagency…

Components of low vision services are identified and results of a national survey of low vision services are presented. Among findings were that about 50% of the respondents reported that they have waiting lists for their services and that they are based in organizations whose primary function is the provision of health care. (PHR)

Athletic programs are leisure time delivery systems for the athletes, spectators, and the local community as long as scholarships and extensive media coverage are not involved. College administration should make sure that sports and athletics do not become a delivery sytem for public relations and finance. (CJ)

Describes a six-element system for delivery of individualized instruction at Bell Telephone with emphasis upon the individualized learning center. (JEG)

This special section comprises a cluster of three related articles: "Museum Outreach: Kits and Curricula"; "Museum Outreach: Traveling Exhibits"; and "Museum Outreach: Van pPrograms." Characterizes outreach activities as being central to the mission of many informal learning institutions and presents several examples of each type of outreach…

Evaluated the cognitive, psychological, and social adjustment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients and assessed how their needs could best be met through reintegration programs focusing on learning/ educational needs. Findings from three case studies highlight the need for ALL patients to be provided with comprehensive programs…

Reviews various aspects of the new managed mental health care systems and details the gains and losses the various mental health service provider professions may experience depending upon how each responds to the changing demands of alternate service delivery systems. Presents recommendations regarding how counselors can establish solid base in…

Notes that primary role that case management plays in coordination of services is determined by level of service integration and by level of resources in service delivery system. Describes conditions under which case management serves as mechanism for rationing services, marketing function, brokering function, or development role. Discusses…

In light of national health care reform proposals, discusses complex world of managed care and managed competition, described as separate but related structures for financing and delivering health and mental health care. Concludes that any debate on national health care must be predicated on health care as a right and social utility, not as…

The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) offers a unique model of comprehensive care for frail, elderly people. To date, all of the PACE programs have been located in urban areas. Rural advocates and policymakers, however, believe the program may hold great promise for use in rural areas, which have higher percentages of elderly…

There is a great deal of wisdom in the old saying "water seeks its level." In fact, the concept has bearing on a very practical side of human life as well, since the public water delivery system is based on it. In this article, the author discusses the concept behind water pressure and describes how the water systems work based on this concept.…