To motivate students and generate a high degree of enthusiasm for the distributive education (DE) program, a high school in Oklahoma City has developed a demonstration project in classroom management based upon three essential conditions: a business-like environment within the DE classroom, an incentive program to maximize student involvement, and…

Describes the activities of the Education-Work Council at Bayamon Regional College (Puerto Rico), one of six colleges participating in a demonstration program aimed at addressing the problems of unemployed youth. (LH)

Discusses a treatment-oriented foster care project, including its evaluation design, in which parent-counselor families were matched with children with emotional or behavioral problems. Specific treatment goals were determined for the children and their natural families, and treatment plans were designed. (BR)

Bilingual education needs an instructional design which considers totally its special nature and encompasses a plan for implementing a sound integral education program through a sequential and articulated curriculum supported by relevant instructional materials. A field-based project consisting of experimental and control schools for the design's…

Reports on a 2 1/2-year research and demonstration project which had as its major goal the development of procedures by which American Indian families could be assisted to avert child separation. Addendum contains comments on the relationship between the problems described by the author and the Indian Child Welfare Act. (BR)

Suggests the establishment of a new type of occupational system for older workers (emeritus jobs) utilizing life time skills which would begin at the conclusion of active careers and continue until the individual is either unwilling or unable to work. (EM)

Description of a building trades program at Southside Skill Center in Jacksonville, Florida, in which students in six vocational shops get practical experience in hands-on demonstration and training projects by building homes on the school grounds. (JT)

Based on the needs of the business community, a pilot program in court/conference reporting was initiated in the business and office education curriculum at South-Western Vocational School in Ohio three years ago and is now a permanent part of their curriculum. (BM)

The identification of early health and educational indicators was studied with a sample of 285 infants under 6 months of age as part of the Brookline Early Education Project to provide teaching and diagnostic services to infants and young children. Available from: Arthur Retlaw and Associates, Inc., Suite 2080, 1603 Orrington Avenue, Evanston,…

The author describes three of the 50 model programs profiled in his book "School and Public Library Media Programs for Children and Young Adults." The criteria used to define an exemplary program are also discussed. (JPF)

Project DIG (Discovering Industries in the Ground) was a pilot program in Portage County, Ohio, involving gifted/talented high school students who gathered information from guest speakers, participated in field trips and an onsite archaeological excavation, wrote research papers, and shared experiences with gifted elementary students and the…

The article describes the Behavior Management Level System (BMLS), a model program for emotionally disturbed adolescents combining a token economy approach with a hierarchial system of levels which provides an objective standard for graduation from the system. Points are accumulated as immediate reinforcers and traded for tangible or social…

The article describes the Utah Community-Based Transition Project, a federally funded project on transition planning for severely disabled youth. The planning process is aimed at facilitating coordination and expansion of community services for each graduate. Barriers facing states as they attempt to implement effective transition planning models…

Reviews exemplary examples of science programs and curricula. Cites and describes programs identified as noteworthy in: "The Search for Excellence in Science Education"; "National Diffusion Network"; "National Science Resources Center"; and "National Science Foundation." (ML)

The study identified areas of innovative practice in 131 recently funded projects under the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program. Innovations emerged in curricula, mainstreaming, transition services, use of technology, interagency coordination, type of service provider, and technical assistance. Most interventions had a family focus.…