The computer is a valuable tool for all levels of learning. This article discusses requirements for computer literacy, such as understanding abstract concepts and use of equipment. Suggestions for choosing software are offered. (DF)

Creator of the Roy Adaptation Model, Sister Callista Roy, provides her reaction to two articles which deal with using this model, and points to further research directions. (TA)

Discussed are the inadequacies of rehabilitation counselors and state agencies in dealing with the population of clients seeking services. (IM)

This report contains information based on 29 interviews with health educators from public schools in Vermont. In addition to the interviews with health educators, it also includes information gathered through six focus groups conducted with groups of youth in public schools in central and southern Vermont. The results of these focus groups are…

This hearing on the needs of historically black colleges and universities is the fourth in a series that explores the issues faced by these minority-serving institutions and the opportunities they have afforded black students over the years. Following opening statements by Representative Howard P. McKeon, Representative Robert C. Scott, and…

This book shows how the results of needs assessments can be transformed into action plans for an organization and discusses the procedures for facilitating that change. The book also contains a detailed glossary of needs assessment terms. The chapters are: (1) "The Need"; (2) "The Three Phases of Needs Assessment: A Closer Look"; (3) "Data-Related…

This educational facility evaluation manual contains the overall building condition rating form and the supporting check sheets which have been field tested in several states and, where appropriate, modified for use in the Idaho School Facilities Needs Assessment. The exterior building condition form examines the foundation, structure, walls,…

The paper provides a concise overview of the key issues in needs analysis and its role in syllabus design.

This paper offers suggestions for making ropes challenge courses accessible to individuals with special needs. Federal legislation requires that programs be updated to be inclusive of individuals with disabilities. A transdisciplinary approach is suggested for promoting a better and safer program based on input from occupational therapists,…

A literature review, the experiences of the authors, and the results of the Project To Improve and Reward Teaching (PIRT) at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, are used to derive suggestions for change in academic departments. A qualitative study of change in eight PIRT departments has provided data to support the suggestions. Assessing the…

The Brevard County School Board has issued this document detailing maintenance and custodial standards district wide for its schools. The document first addresses the general procedures and maintenance for the school, including universal precautions for the protection of the custodial staff. It then details maintenance and cleaning requirements…

Changes in the system for the delivery of health care constitutes a challenge for U.S. academic medical centers (AMCs), which are being called on to produce physicians who can function effectively in the 21st century. This paper discusses issues facing AMCs and suggests some steps that might be taken to deal with the challenges these issues…

Cluster evaluations have been defined as involving multiple sites, focusing on longer term projects, involving substantially different approaches to similar problems, and improving the social condition. Cluster evaluation is illustrated through the description of an initiative funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation called the Leadership for…

Discusses ways to build a business education program that has student support, the endorsement of the community, effort and involvement from the school, the district, the profession itself, and independent funding for special projects, and therefore, will be a strong, viable department within the school district. (JOW)

A survey of leaders in the fields of reading and gifted education revealed eight of 30 program components judged by a majority of respondents to be more important for gifted than nongifted readers, including independent research projects, development of research skills, and self-selected reading experiences. (CL)