Analysis of the inservice needs of 49 teachers revealed that special education materials and identification of the learning disabled child were the topics most frequently mentioned. Respondents also listed preferences for personnel delivering inservice training (in-school colleagues), format (lecture, workshop demonstration), time period (during…

Discusses a study to develop and test an explicit set of procedures for determining the relative importance of community-wide needs in adult education. The data suggest that the procedures may provide a reliable way to integrate qualitative and quantitative bases for judging importance. (JOW)

Discusses the importance of adapting ESP instruction to the students' various needs and levels. (EKN)

Three hundred and ten parents and professionals concerned with deaf-blind children and youth rated a list of parent competencies and parent needs for training. Greatest needs were indicated in legal issues, curriculum and instruction, and knowledge about the child's handicaps. (CL)

Challenges the view that adult education is dominated by dedicated professionals committed to providing a service as a result of identifying, responding to, and meeting the needs of the people they serve. (Falmer Press, Falmer House, Barcombe, Nr Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5DL, UK) (JOW)

Describes three methods of collection development relating to nonprint media--Librarian Selection Procedure, Social Responsibility Selection Procedure, and Systematic Analysis Procedure--and discusses the community served, nonuser involvement, selection resources, and acquisition or rental of materials. (EJS)

Results suggested that potential inclusion within the functional developmental disabilities definition of P.L. 95-602, the Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978, varies as a function of categorical disability, age, and level of intellectual functioning. (Author)

The small Lone Star school district in Otis (Colorado) developed a year-long process for creating its master course schedule. The scheduling process includes a needs assessment, a curriculum scheduling committee of teachers and students, a trial run of the schedule, and board approval of the master schedule. (RW)

Describes functional approach to language learning which is supposed to allow learner to function effectively and is based not on linguistic analysis of content to be taught but on learner's needs. (Author/BK)

Examines the literature from the last six years on retirement preparation in private industry. Research in four areas is reviewed: need for retirement preparation; extent of current industry programs; evaluation of these efforts; and alternatives to existing corporate programs. (CT)

Presents agenda for action determined by a needs assesment conference of California educators. Recommendations are made for improving the conceptualization of global education, developing policy support, retraining teachers, expanding and improving exemplary efforts, and improving access to content resources. (KC)

Briefly reviews developments during the 1970s in law and education concerning handicapped individuals; discusses adapting training programs to the needs of special learners, including basic skills, learning style, and social-economic factors; and describes ways of assessing current basic skills levels and preferred modes of learning of special…

Reviews programs and services available to the elderly, including descriptions of their organizational and agency sponsorship and arguments used to justify or refute their usefulness. Suggests that the discipline of social gerontology can play an important applied role in assessing the needs of and suggesting appropriate services for the elderly.…

Describes a six-step process for conducting a needs assessment in the schools. The approach is feasible and inexpensive as it allows each school to develop its own instrument. (Author/IRT)

Designed for use by clinicians in rehabilitation planning procedures, a Communication Profile form for the developmentally disabled is presented. The profile is designed to elicit information in three areas: informant information, communication behaviors, and communication needs. (PHR)