In the spring of 1984, the status of 131 students in Canada's 1980-81 junior kindergarten classes and 587 students in 1981-82 classes was documented by a follow-up study. Analyses consisted of frequency distributions for each relevant variable, compiled separately for students identified as "model" or "compensatory" in each…

Many elderly persons suffer abuse and neglect from which they cannot escape. Questions concerning the extent of elder abuse, the kinds of abuse, and underlying factors associated with elder abuse in Texas were explored in a survey of professionals most likely to encounter elder abuse in their work. Questionnaires (1,508) were mailed to agencies…

This document presents testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing held to gather information from Maryland residents on ways to improve the Older Americans Act, and to determine the needs of elders and whether or not those needs are being met. A brief history of the Older Americans Act, first passed in 1965 to improve the…

Colleges and universities are admitting increasingly larger numbers of commuter students, many of whom have only recently developed aspirations for higher education. This article defines and outlines recommendations designed to ease the entry of these students into college and to increase their rate of academic and personal success. (Author)

Described is a method of teaching mathematics to mixed ability classes. The presentation of topics, the organization within the classroom and the difficulties met by teachers are discussed. The problems of homework and assessment are also considered. The teacher's role is compared with that in a streamed situation. (JP)

Discussed the process of modernization in society and how it affects individuals; in this case adolescents are considered, and what must be done to ensure the necessary skill development in order to survive in society's brisk pace. (RK)

This compilation of thirty-three transparencies, a supplement to the family life education curriculum guide (see related note), is designed for use by secondary education home economics teachers in teaching family life education classes. The transparencies, covering three areas in family life education, each consist of a captioned picture…

It is important to understand cultural, demographic and ethnic differences in how adult children experience their roles as parent-carers and to harness this understanding to effective use of adult children, either as intermediaries or front-line agents, in meeting the increasing needs for care that are likely to accompany their parents' aging.…

This document provides a description of the needs assessment component for an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I program. The needs assessment model is based on the principle that to be effective, instruction must be tailored to meet the unique needs of the individual child. Other principles of growth and development are also…

Although the majority of our children acquire functional literacy in all the basic skills; become functional, law-abiding, and constructive adults; and become employable, a large number do not. Children are reared in environments that teach three life views--that the objective of life is to work hard, sacrifice the joys of the moment, and indulge…

This article focuses on guidance, counseling and teaching procedures as they affect nonwhite children, particularly in their right to be different. (Author)

The Texas Metro Network (TMN) is an informal group of Head Start Directors and Executive Directors organized for the purposes of improving the delivery of training and technical assistance and for assisting communication between large scale Head Start programs in the metropolitan areas of Texas. In pursuit of these aims, each member unit of the…

A language program often provides for the needs of gifted students by extra assignments or independent study. What is needed is a way to provide them with valid projects that do not add significantly to the teacher's work load. One way to do this is to plan lessons on an individual basis for the gifted student and to expand them for use with an…

Many middle-aged children care for their aging parents, i.e., they both care for and care about the parent(s). The emotional and cognitive responses of middle-aged children to their aged parents or parents-in-law were examined through interviews with 51 middle-aged adults. Responses were analyzed to determine the level, type and range of concerns…