Placing Florida in the context of national developments, this article examines the quality circle (QC) form, problems encountered with it, and approaches used to address these difficulties. It analyzes QCs in the state's public sector and discusses the implications for QC programs. (98 references) (Author/JOW)

Discusses movement toward interagency cooperation for service delivery for handicapped, emphasizing importance of preservice education. Describes special education course at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Course designed to encourage communication of knowledge, attitudes, and coordination of skills in service delivery. Suggests new directions…

Describes collaborative efforts of New Jersey Department of Human Services child welfare division and the New Jersey Children's Hospital AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Program to care for children with human immunodeficiency virus. Contends child welfare and health care communities have responsibility to provide comprehensive,…

Northern Arizona University responded to the Spring Hill Statement, which urges higher education's involvement in the school reform movement, by establishing the Center for Excellence in Education to involve personnel from school districts, the university, businesses, and state agencies in cohesive, cooperative effort to improve teacher education.…

Provides an overview of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its publication distribution programs. Topics discussed include information collection, vehicles for dissemination, the application of information technologies, and primary users. The relationship of the EPA to the Government Printing Office (GPO) and the National Technical…

Discusses the National Research and Education Network (NREN) and the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET), and the role that interagency cooperation and government-industry cooperation have played in their formation. The role of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology (FCCSET) and future plans are also…

Reviews the work of the Scottish Vocational Educational Council (SCOTVEC) since 1984: development of a national certification system for vocational education based on unit credits; and replacement of centrally devised syllabuses by a flexible curricular framework decentralized to secondary schools and community education centers and monitored by…

The article discusses influences on the development of education for the visually impaired in Nigeria including the contributions of voluntary agencies, the traditional community, and the government. All three influences must be considered in evaluating the development of educational services for this population. (Author/DB)

The primary objective of a public cash management policy should include safety, liquidity, yield, and legality. Contains a cash management policy/procedure checklist, a test for cash managers, and a formula for calculating the rate of return. (MLF)

Two federal circuit court cases clarify the transactional relationship between the teacher and the educational institution: "McConnell v. Howard University" focuses on the institution's responsibility to provide a proper academic atmosphere; "Maples v. Martin" recognizes the rights of public college professors to communicate professional concerns…

Discusses the role of the "Standards for College Libraries" in accreditation. A comparison of 20 library assessment criteria for 5 regional accrediting bodies using the "Standards for College Libraries" is appended. (AEF)

This article describes the development of training materials for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families and discusses statewide systems efforts to promote self-determination. The materials, developed by Florida agencies, are designed to enable individuals and family members to envision and realize choice, inclusion, and…

Summarizes the results of a survey of state library agencies regarding the degree to which they encourage and assist public libraries in the use of "Planning and Role Setting for Public Libraries" and "Output Measures for Public Libraries," tools that are the accepted standards for planning and performance measurement. (LRW)

Among the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform Act's innovations are Family Resource/Youth Service Centers (FRYSCs), which focus on the network supporting students and their families, rather than "fixing the kid." Parents are empowered to participate in their children's education, assisted by the larger community and outreach activities.…

Describes how the Cramlington Organisation for Nature and the Environment (England) involves businesses, wildlife agencies, schools, local authorities, and the community in a partnership to ensure the protection and improvement of large areas of the urban natural environment for the benefit of the locality, schoolchildren, and the natural world…