To develop a formalized ranking approach, managers at each level of the organization must decide who should participate in ranking, what procedures should be adopted for conducting ranking, and what must be done to meld the chosen procedures with the budget process and timetable. (Author/IRT)

Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College (ASPEC) is a retirement program which offers on-campus housing for ASPEC members as well as the intellectual advantages of life on a college campus. Several aspects of the program are discussed. (JN)

The article desribes IMPACT, a 12-year-old program for gifted high schoolers that emphasizes self-directed independent study. Program objectives, procedures, special features, methods of awarding course credit, and criteria for evaluation are outlined. (Author/CL)

Some business educators offer social responsibility courses aimed at exploring the societal side-effects of the free enterprise system. (JS)

Based on a development and planning guide for salesmen in the field and a manual for their managers, this sales training program has produced a 32 percent increase in sales. Sample pages are included. (LY)

The variety of evaluation activities reflects the particular organizational and management concepts of the Department's components, their individual needs for information to be gained from evaluation, and the necessity to integrate their evaluation activities with their research, planning, and programmatic efforts. (Author/RL)

Through Project IMPACT and other programs, the state of Illinois is moving toward the provision of a complete network of educational services which are differentiated in relation to gifted students' needs. (Author/DLS)

As a result of the varied and often persistent behavioral challenges of individuals with autism and pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) and the need for their families- caregivers to receive information, training, and hands-on support, there will be a continued demand for behavioral support services. This article provides information about an…

This is the first in a forthcoming series of reports documenting state administration of educational technology funding included in the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" (ARRA). The ARRA included a $650 million allocation in ESEA Title II, Part D, commonly referred to as the "Enhancing Education through Technology…

Profit-generating entrepreneurial initiatives have become increasingly important as community colleges look for alternative revenue to support escalating costs in an environment characterized by funding constraints. Academic capitalism was used as the conceptual framework to determine whether community colleges have become increasingly market…

This paper highlights several current collaborative activities of the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC). There are many specific examples of TA (Technical Assistance) collaborations that take place on a regular basis; the seven examples presented here were selected to represent different types of collaboration. The…