A minicourse program with students from grades four through eight at the Oregon State School for the Deaf has been rewarding for teachers and students by serving to develop skills in immediate practical areas of the student's experience as well as in developing recreational skills and interests in such activities as chess, mime, and karate, and…

Countries are increasingly interested in providing adequate library services to ethnic minorities. The National Library of Canada's Multilingual Biblioservice is described. Cooperation on an international level is needed to provide efficient services to migrant workers and ethnocultural minorities. (Author/KP)

A model is presented for screening procedures identifying preschool children in need of immediate intervention, further evaluation, and/or treatment, as well as setting up methods for monitoring all children designated "at risk" (having special mental health needs) on a long-term basis. (MJB)

Described is the System of Training for Effective Performance, a competency based training program for professionals and paraprofessionals providing services to retarded persons. (IM)

The kinds of programs that can be developed and specifically designed to assist all professionals in the identification of human competencies and qualities that have direct relationship to the improvement and effectiveness of curriculum and instruction were discussed. (Author/RK)

Describes the development and implementation of a comprehensive, results-oriented management system based on a participative management concept. (Author/IRT)

Described is the University of North Florida's competency based program for teachers of the hearing impaired. (CL)

Discusses the Alberta Project, a research program on teaching, comprising two phases, one occurring in 1975-76 and the other in 1976-77. (RK)

OE's Office for the Gifted and Talented is helping exceptional students follow the tug of their own talents, whether they lead to laboratory mice or Shakespeare. (Editor)

Located in the northwest corner of the state, the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is providing a wealth of environmental education experiences for students and teachers alike. (Author)

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Describes an alternative program designed to recapture dropouts and integrate them back into the regular school program. (IRT)

A brief history of the library science degree program at a Yugoslavian university is presented. The author concludes that the program could develop into a leading library education program in Yugoslavia. (KP)