The author presents and discusses some basic characteristics of effective coalitions. These characteristics include clearly defined mission, emphasis of common ideology and goals, equal power among groups, effective leadership, overlapping interests and frequent member contacts, image of power, variable resources, and appropriate termination. (CT)

Takes a look at the questions involved in designing customized training: What changes does management expect to see as the result of training? Who has information that must be included and excluded? How "customized" should the training be? and How will the training be delivered? (CT)

States the reasons the Office of Teacher Education at the Irvine campus of the University of California decided to offer alternatives to traditional teacher education programs, gives a number of items to consider in creating such alternatives, and sets forth selection and evaluation criteria that can help ensure a quality alternative program. (FL)

Discusses competency-based education programs and offers evaluation criteria for measuring the effectiveness of such programs. (FL)

Describes a resource teacher's efforts to implement a program to improve reading at the secondary level in a Florida school. Offers activities used in the program. (FL)

The author suggests that training program developers be upfront about the training purpose, be sure the training creates a positive experience for trainees, consider not only what happens during the training, but what occurs before and after, and ensure that program content is something the trainees will choose to put into practice. (CT)

Describes a writing skills program intended for pre-professional students preparing to enter Texas Wesleyan College. (FL)

Lists strategies designed to help trainees benefit from the actual training program. Pretraining strategies include self-assessment and familiarizing management with training content. Transfer-enhancing strategies include use of lifelike situations and building trigger mechanisms. Posttraining strategies include follow-up letters and chats.…

Describes how adjunct courses can encourage students to see writing as a process of discovery and creation. (CRH)

A new approach to school administration is characterized by a multi-discipline program designed by experts from within and outside the profession, as well as representatives of "consumers" of the public school program. A program consistent with that approach is described. (Author/RK)

Project Leadership was designed six years ago to provide school districts with resources necessary for a really first-class in-service program. Its uniqueness was evaluated. (Author/RK)

Examines "The Waltons" television series in terms of the questions about family relations and industrial society it raises in the minds of the viewing auidence. (MH)

The English as a second language certificate course in German People's Universities may be made a 4-step course. Its goals, set by the Council of Europe, should be carefully examined. One goal, "content-specification," is discussed, and its attendant problems demonstrated by means of an example. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This article reports the results of a survey of all community college human services programs in the 14 states of the South. Included are discussions of important issues: program objectives, curricular design, use of field training, graduate placement assessment, and the identification of the human services field. (JDS)

The old Citizenship Training has reappeared as Community Living Camp and has found a place in the curriculum of the University of Calicut. Among the affiliated colleges of the University of Calicut, the Government College of Teacher Education, Kozhikode was the first to conduct the camp. This report of the camp throws light on the conditions that…