Conducted a survey of the commissioners and directors of several Rehabilitation Counselor Education (RCE) programs of the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) to determine their preference for using weighted standards in accrediting RCE programs. Results indicated an agreement that standards should be weighted. (Author)

The application of agency authority to advertising practices and consumer protection policy of the Katharine Gibbs School, a proprietary school, under the new Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, is reviewed and criticized. (Available from: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 10368 W. Centennial Rd., Littleton, CO 80123, $5.00). (MSE)

Describes a strategy for a community development program that was to identify and connect needs and services through coordinated networks of organized citizens, businesses, agency staff, and local government. Reports that the strategy resulted in such programs as a county information service, a family life center, an interagency council, and a…

Pro Libra Associates, Inc. in South Orange, New Jersey, is a cadre of some 200 carefully screened professionals and clerical workers who perform a variety of library tasks on a contract basis. (Author/LLS)

Accrediting agencies can assume a leadership role in the recognition of prior learning experiences by endorsing the concept, assuring that good practices are followed, providing for the orientation and training of accrediting teams, and encouraging institutional review of policies and procedures. A statement endorsed by three national associations…

The author reviews the process of metric conversion in the United States, the organizations involved, and popular reactions. Concluding that, despite setbacks and uncertain public opinion, this country is embarked on a slow but deliberate path toward metrication, he suggests some guidelines for teaching metrics. (SJL)

The PERFORM acronym is a model designed to help clinical managers by highlighting key concepts of program management. The concepts covered in this model are planning, evaluation, rules and regulations, funding and financing, organizing, relationships, and maintenance. (Author)

Studies the implementation of the 1978 amendments to the Older Americans Act as stimulants of change in the structure of the aging network. Explores designating community facilities as focal points for delivery of services to the aged, involving changes in the allocation of resources and interorganizational relationships. (Author)

Investigated similarities and differences between agency practitioners and private practitioners in Los Angeles, California. Results indicate many social workers view private practice as incompatible with a commitment to serve the needy, but the gap is narrowing and there are more similarities between the two groups. (Author/JAC)

The economic situation has resulted in funding cuts for education from both federal and state sources. The state of Michigan's budget for education has been reduced in all areas. The effects of retrenchment are discussed in relation to local schools, higher education, teacher education, and state agencies. (JN)

The role of the chief scientist in the formulation of a policy of evaluation research by a government unit is considered, together with issues facing his office. Such issues include: accountability; meeting the expectations of decision makers; increasing evaluation utilization; and evaluation feasibility. (AEF)

The current practice of reinspecting approved law schools every seven years permits some schools to operate outside American Bar Association standards of substantial periods. Annual review is recommended, and the proposed questionnaire is appended. (Journal availability: Dennis & Co., Inc., 251 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14203, $6.00.) (MSE)

Identifies external and internal variables that affect public-sector organizations. Contextual frameworks are developed as orienting devices for organization development intervention in divisions of state welfare systems. Describes tactics of change in ambiguous performance settings and focuses on internal influence variables expected to affect…

Open systems and exchange theory are utilized to develop a framework for analyzing school-agency relationships. The framework is composed of two areas: (1) the dynamics underlying school-agency relationships, and (2) evaluation of the intraorganizational, interorganizational, and environmental factors that influence schools of social work and…

Many eligible persons, especially those with the lowest incomes and the greatest need for assistance, are precluded from receiving benefits because of program inaccessibility. The problem of inaccessibility and nonparticipation is examined. Action by policymakers to help solve this problem is called for. (Author)