The Task Force's review of the current "Guidelines" and "Standards," used for the evaluation of Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) programs, states that they are inadequate to assure quality programs, and urges the development of criteria that can be used to determine a minimally acceptable program. (JMD)

Describes the five-phase CAP (Competency Analysis Profile) system for developing competency-based training programs for adults. The five phases are development of the profile, validation of the profile, specification of competencies, preparation of learning resources, and establishment and management of delivery systems. (EM)

An exemplary program in Wisconsin for high school students interested in some form of health care. On-site exposure, with on-the-job experience fed in gradually, is the key to this program. Equally benefited are those who discover early they want out. (Editor/HD)

It is possible to argue that higher education in the United States has evolved into a highly refined institutional-status hierarchy. Examines this hierarchy in both the private and public school systems with particular attention to the kinds of students attending these institutions. (Author/RK)

Describes FEWDATA, a Welsh viewdata system serving colleges and schools throughout Wales. Discusses how to use the system and examines its features, including (1) on-screen tutorials and systems update; (2) existing data screens; (3) information screens on education in Wales; and (4) data concerning Welsh counties and elections. (GEA)

Describes several classroom-oriented telecommunications activities for encouraging student writing and expanding their audience. States that electronic bulletin boards are useful in sending students timely responses to their writing assignments. Suggests possible resources (including the author's electronic mailbox number) to learn more about…

Offers three examples of how low cost and innovative methods can be planned to bring expertise and resources to rural school districts: hosting a state/regional educational conference, arranging local evening classes from nearby small colleges/universities, and building/maintaining working contacts with computer software representatives. (NEC)

Three aspects of potential maldistribution of public funds are examined here: whether rich Canadians find it necessary or worthwhile to send their children to private schools, whether poverty deprives citizens of educational services, and whether the cost of a special educational service determines if or where it will be available. (Author/JAZ)

Examines how school financial policies affect economic incentives and working conditions for teachers and how these policies might serve to make the teaching profession more attractive to new and experienced teachers. Particular consideration is given to the California public school system. (DR)

This paper describes the Youth Career Counseling Center. It has been designed so that young people can research materials relevent to careers, discuss career aspirations with counselors, and participate in group sessions. The emphasis is on individual career counseling and career resource information. (NG)

Described is a set of twelve single concept films produced by the three Skylab crews demonstrating zero gravity science. Each film includes instructional notes. (SL)

Whether you're a stream studies novice or a veteran aquatic monitor, "Watershed Dynamics" gives you abundant practical resources to extend your students' investigations into local water quality and land-use issues. This two-part set is ideal for teaching biological and ecological concepts and research techniques. It also shows how the interplay…

Like a search engine for science teachers, How to... "Weave the Web into K-8 Science" is a custom-made guide to bringing the best of the Internet into the classroom. Author David Wetzel has done the work of locating online materials. The book offers resources for Web-based science teaching and learning plus online technical help for both…

A policy research study examined the allocation of financial and human resources in 12 school districts that have shown improvements in student achievement over time. The study examined district-level patterns of resource allocation and the decision-making structures that guide spending, as well as barriers and challenges. Data were gathered from…

Increasingly, third parties are working with schools and providing a coach (a skilled educator external to a school) who helps to facilitate reform. This paper explores some of the complexities of coaching by presenting a case study of a coach in her first year of facilitating math and science reform in a pseudonymous middle school in a Boston…