Answers questions about Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP) projects concerning such topics as success rate of projects going before the JDRP, appeal procedures, and accepted level of statistical significance. (CT)

Describes a 1978 study undertaken at the University of California-Davis on the evaluation of the stockbrokers internship program. (JOW)

Wood pyrolysis is a process that burns wood without air, producing gas and oil that are then burned for heat. Now being tested at Maryville College, Tennessee, the process is expected to cut fuel costs, solve a waste disposal problem, and produce charcoal for sale. (Author/MLF)

Reports on a multisource identification and an in-depth analysis of exemplary state agency rehabilitation counselors so as to describe the characteristics associated with being exemplary. Results indicate no differences between the two types of rehabilitation counselors -- therapeutic and case manager -- on-job satisfaction or on-task demands.…

Discusses two portions of the South Carolina Earth Science Resources program: regional-networking conferences and the professional-assistance brochure, which were designed to mobilize and catalog currently available materials and human resources and to implement a peer education and support program. (Author/MKR)

Describes the transition services offered by Lakeshore Technical College as part of its model program to serve students with learning disabilities. Discusses program goals, program development, support services, and program evaluation. (JOW)

The coordinator of gifted child education in 200 preprimary, primary, and high schools in South Africa describes parameters of giftedness and the four area enrichment model which offers a continuum of services from enrichment in the regular class to team development of special programing for the potential genius. (DB)

Presents an example of putting environmental education at the heart of schooling, of using the multisensory power of the arts and nature to drive learning, and of participatory democracy as a central concern in the life of the school. (MKR)

Addresses the need for exemplary program information and provides examples of practices that have worked in outstanding programs. Describes the mechanics of the Technical Assistance for Special Populations Program's exemplary program search and outlines components that researchers identified as characteristic of exemplary programs. (Author/JOW)

Describes the Common Roots program developed by Food Works of Montpelier, Vermont, which fosters academic excellence in all disciplines by engaging students in hands-on explorations of their local community's natural and cultural heritage. Helps teachers design community-based environmental curricula to meet uniform educational standards.…

Describes initiatives taken by Australian universities to provide support and encouragement for female students in the computing discipline. (Author/MKR)

Scientific research has traditionally been left to professionals in Russia. Here, though, graduates and undergraduates work alongside established scientists from different fields, on modern equipment. Some even earn enough money to support themselves. The students have been given this chance under a joint program of the United States and Russia…

The primary research question for this project was whether a streamlined, relatively inexpensive, counseling-based program that assists low-income high school students with the college and financial application processes can significantly increase college enrollment rates. The intervention was designed to test the hypothesis that lack of…

With a goal of increasing the use of evidence-based practices in special education programs and improve student outcomes, a research demonstration project was developed through a unique partnership of special educators, parents, administrators, and investigators. This brief reports on the method, implementation, and initial findings from this…

Purpose: We describe and evaluate a project designed to pilot test an evidence-based clinical intervention for assessing and treating depression in older adults in rural primary care clinics. Project ADAPT--Assuring Depression Assessment and Proactive Treatment--utilized existing primary care resources to overcome barriers to sustainability…