The organization and responsibilities of a proposed Federal Department of Education are discussed in an interview. (JD)

Six regional curriculum coordination centers in the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational-Technical Education help prevent duplication of instructional materials development, according to the author, who describes the network structure and its functions in coordinating state and local efforts. (MF)

Studied were the effects of reversing the color of white and black figure and ground drawings on Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test performance of 21 cerebral palsied and 21 normal children (all 5 to 18 years old). (Author/SBH)

Analysis of the data collected leads to the conclusion that in this group of emotionally disturbed elementary school children, fitness, coordination, and academic achievement items are unrelated. (MM)

Significant increases in body coordination, little change in self-concept, and moderate negative correlations between these variables were found after 12 4- to 12-year old children with perceptual motor deficits participated in an 8-week developmental physical activity program. (Author/CL)

Advantages and disadvantages of joining a consortia are reviewed in this assessment of the growth of educational consortia. It is suggested that unless an institution has already made a commitment to the areas suggested by project goals, it should resign from the projected consortium at the outset. (LBH)

Available from: Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded, Kinsmen National Institute on Mental Retardation Building, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Downsview, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada. Explained are the functions of the Canadian ComServ Experimental and Demonstration projects in coordinating a range of services for mentally handicapped…

Available from: Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded, Kinsmen National Institute on Mental Retardation Building, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Downsview, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada. Described is a continuum of services developing in Edmonton, Canada for mentally handicapped persons and their parents who prefer community placement to…

A sample of 63 gifted elementary-school students was administered the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test and the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration. Group results revealed no significant differences between the two tests, that they did correlate significantly, and that younger students had advanced visual-motor development when tested…

The report offers policy program and program recommendations for six barriers to education and career preparation of disabled youth: (1) student categorization; (2) lack of access and availability of job training programs; (3) insufficient employment opportunities; (4) lack of self advocacy skills; (5) need to improve and disseminate secondary…

Lists 12 parallel skills in drawing and writing, including the fact that drawing can reproduce aesthetic forms while writing can copy letters and letter groups. (DF)

A 10-day aquatics program for learning disabled children with hand-eye coordination problems and low self-esteem is described. Activities for each session (including relaxation exercises) are listed. (CL)

Describes an experiment that utilizes an acidic ion-exchange-chromatography column to separate two cobalt complexes. (MLH)

Briefly discusses Alfred Werner's discovery of the coordination theory of inorganic chemistry. (MLH)