Cooperation between the state and the people is essential for the growth and development of the country. Purpose of adult education is to enable an adult, literate or not, to face challenges of life and to make meaningful adjustments with his environment. (Author/RB)

Guidelines for creating a sound community education program. (RA)

History and purpose of an audio-video-computer communications network in education. (RA)

A discussion of the need for a quasi-public corporation to take responsibility for domestic satellites. (LS)

A description of Freedom House / Books USA, a book distribution program for individuals, libraries and schools in emerging nations. (JB)

Reports on the membership of the North Central Association's Commission on Schools. Lists newly admitted schools; schools withdrawn, discontinued, or dropped; members of the commission's reviewing committees; and committees of the commission. Provides a membership chart by category of schools. (AYC)

Defines unit schools as institutions with all 12 grades organized to operate as single entities, considers the kinds of unit schools for which the North Central Association developed standards, provides a rationale for their accreditation, discusses the development of accreditation standards for these schools, and presents the standards…

The article discusses the difficulties and delights of the transition from being a service provider to being an administrator. The author points out the different responsibilities, tasks, skills, and feelings she experienced in learning how to be an agency director at a facility for the visually impaired. (Author)

The article is intended to help rehabilitation agency directors and board members understand functional fund accounting and a good financial management information system. The author stresses the advantages of a regular audit done by certified public accountants. (Author)

Meaningful program evaluation is essential to interagency collaboration for handicapped persons. A team approach to developing an evaluation strategy must take into account factors within four stages of the evaluation process: 1) focusing, 2) planning, 3) implementing the evaluation, and 4) disseminating results and assessing the evaluation…

Advocates wider recognition of joint custody and coparenting of children after divorce or separation, reviews pertinent legal and other related literature, identifies indications and contraindications for joint custody and coparenting, and briefly discusses implications for social workers. (Author/MP)

Argues that the extended family and circle of kin and friends are potent support systems for the Black family and that societal support systems (such as parent education programs) should be designed so that the "natural" support system used by black families is not disrupted. (Author/RH)

Discusses the responsibility of the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee to provide information about careers through the development of an Occupational Information System and creation of a Career Information Delivery System. Includes a list of the State Occupational Coordinating Committee directors. (JOW)