Reviews recent literature about literacy and the aged and maintains there is a need for empirical research into the perceptions of reading and writing needs and interests of the elderly themselves. The effects of societal expectations of the elderly on their reading/writing behavior and interests should also be examined. (JAC)

Discusses a study to determine the attitudes and needs of extension staff toward retirement planning. Found that staff should establish roles outside the job to ease the transition from employment to retirement. (JOW)

This study determined that the color of the target has no effect on throwing accuracy. (RC)

Presents a typology for differentiating between varying definitions of educational needs. The typology is based on the assessment of learner competence, motivation, and the relevance of the learning activity. A case study to test the typology investigates the degree of interdependence of these elements in the assessment of learner needs.…

Needs assessments are considered necessary in decision making about programing. Large, formally planned assessments are expensive and are not justifiable if the results are no better than those obtained by other methods of uncovering learning deficits. (JOW)

A career pathing approach to needs analysis brings together the organizational, work, and individual demands of career management. Needs analysis focuses on descriptions of work requirements that reflect what people actually do, and how they act. (CPAD Network, 1190 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 211, San Jose, CA 95128) (SK)

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)

Outlines a reconstructionist rationale and focuses attention on the need for a philosophy of education to embody a theory of social criticism. It also emphasizes the importance of an interdisciplinary analysis of major social issues, especially in terms of their economic dimension, and attempts to define the purpose and role of social educators…

Described is the method by which one school district developed a successful teacher center in only six months. (KC)

The major issues and recommendations of a conference, organized by the National Womens Advisory Council for 150 Australian women who had given birth to disabled children, are presented. (Author/SB)

Training and development experts Robert Blake and Jane Mouton formulate 11 significant issues facing the human resource development profession. (SK)

Includes a review of the elements of ideal project contracts, some suggestions concerning contract negotiation, and a sample contract from a recent development project. (Author/JEG)

Vice-President Walter Mondale suggests that the more money alloted to teachers, the more teachers are allowed to design their own programs, and that the more support a community lends to teaching professionals, the better the educational system will become. (LH)

Recommendations for effective writing are presented: (1) Identify the purposes of your message; (2) keep your reader in mind--interests, needs, goals, and personality; (3) assess information required to reach your objective; (4) consider the most effective order of presentation; (5) proofread and revise; and (6) practice to become perfect. (CT)

Senior and middle-rank librarians in academic, public, state, school, and special libraries participated in this study to identify curriculum areas of prime concern in library education. Results indicate that philosophy and social context of libraries, library skills, administration, personal and interpersonal relations, and specialization are the…