A survey of six programs which constitute a regional public awareness project to examine the criminal justice system is presented. (KM)

In Perry Middle School eigth grade, coeducational health classes in sexuality education are interwoven throughout the total curriculum. (Author/JA)

Article discussed a learning center, focusing on science, an area in which self-discovery made an important difference and in which there has been increasing emphasis on individualization. (Author/RK)

This review of an art education program is the result of a continuing effort in New Jersey to develop policy and curriculum in meeting court mandates for defining more precisely the constitutional requirement for "Thorough and Efficient" education. (Editor/RK)

Author used an innovative method to help students improve on their sentence building. (RK)

This technical assistance paper discusses the need for school-age child care and documents Florida's leadership activities in providing assistance to school districts seeking to meet the needs of school-age children who are unsupervised before and after school. The Florida projects described include: (1) the School-Age Child Care Incentive…

This technical manual discusses some of the recent developments in the science of graphology and their implications for the science. The manual contains the following sections: (1) Graphology: An Introduction; (2) "CHAPS": Computerized Handwriting Analysis Profiling Systems; (3) HRC Profiles; (4) Reliability; (5) Validity; (6) Historical…

This case study focuses on a deaf education program for elementary students. Four deaf classes categorized as Kindergarten, Primary I (paralleling first grade), Primary II (second and third grades), and Elementary (fourth, fifth, and sixth grades) are described, and one student from each of the classes is focused upon to illustrate the program's…

The Lekotek, a toylending library program for mentally retarded children which started in Sweden, has expanded to serve families with disabled children in Evanston, Illinois. The Lekotek procedure involves a parental interview to determine the child's needs and family visits in which a Lekotek leader has a one-hour session with the child and then…

The booklet reports on gifted education projects funded over a 5-year period by the Northwest Area Foundation. In part one of the document, the projects are listed according to year of funding, with information on the following aspects: amount of funding, title of project, address and telephone number, and a brief description. Projects initially…

As of 1978, a total of 43 states had enacted the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC), a law specifying those persons and agencies who must and those who need not follow ICPC procedures when placing a child into a family across state lines. In the early 1970s, funds were made available to the American Public Welfare Association…

This document consists of an explanation of business incubator programs, descriptions of such programs in the 14 states funding them, descriptions of activity in four other states that are considering funding similar programs, and the names and addresses of existing business incubator program contracts. (CML)

The report presents evaluation findings of the Gifted and Talented (G and T) Education program in the District of Columbia Public Schools. An introductory section provides background information and a project description. The evaluation follows the Planning, Monitoring, and Implementing Evaluation Model for Decision Making. An interim report,…

This directory provides a listing of non-government organizations (NGOs) providing various kinds of development assistance. Entries are listed alphabetically by these countries: Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Denmark; Federal Republic of Germany; Finland; France; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Spain; Sweden;…

The document contains 32 profile sheets describing projects serving handicapped students under the auspices of the Arizona Department of Education. Information sheets include the program title, director's name, address, phone number, and a brief description of the program. Among the programs covered are the following: Arizona Child Find Project,…