Requirements of research projects intended to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of new or modified health-care-delivery arrangements are discussed. Included in the discussion are the peculiarities of evaluation research, issues that arise in the implementation of health-related programs and their evaluation, and the dissemination process. (JMD)

Evaluation guidelines designed by nurse educators for undergraduate clinical nursing students include a modified rating scale of behaviorally stated expectations about students' knowledge and skills. Both students and teachers liked the frequent feedback and consistent expectations of the new guidelines. (MF)

The article reports on the development of guidelines for articulation procedures between secondary and postsecondary agricultural programs by Iowa State University's department of agricultural education and the Iowa Department of Public Instruction. Articulation practices in curriculum development, teaching, and communications are described. (MF)

Suggestions for developing procedures prior to the implementation of local school control plans were discussed. (Author/RK)

Provides a rationale for the use of writing as a learning vehicle in the teaching of history. Also provides some practical guidelines illustrating how such a writing/history model might be developed. (Author/JK)

Concerning the removal of architectural barriers in order to accommodate handicapped students in vocational-technical education, this article presents lists of barrier considerations applicable to the physically handicapped student, sight-disabled student, and hearing-impaired student. Also included is a list of basic concerns applicable for all…

A linear causal model is postulated and path analysis procedures used to examine the direct, indirect, and total influence of 39 variables (grouped into eight general measures) on the salaries of 24,461 faculty members in every discipline and type of postsecondary institution. Wide variation is shown. (Author/LBH)

Presents a set of guidelines for the selection of electronic calculators with features appropriate for junior high and secondary school students. (CP)

Presents insights resulting from an inter-generational living/learning project involving university students and older adults. Techniques are suggested for teaching social sciences with emphasis on the elderly. (Author/DB)

A special educator offers a series of guidelines for preparing personnel to provide vocational training for special needs youth, along with strategies for cooperative planning and programs between vocational and special teacher education. (MF)

Since computerized information systems have not been able to satisfy the growing need for management information by higher education administrators, an alternative approach is described. It places the needs of decision-makers before those of systems developers and outlines a process for the collection, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of…

Ways in which the university library, in cooperation with the teaching staff, can ensure that information-gathering techniques become an integral part of the university education of first-year students are discussed. (LBH)

A description of how high school students and an audiovisual director worked together to plan, raise money, and construct a television studio for their school. (STS)

Summarizes research on how children think about economic ideas and values and the development of such thinking. Explores the influence of instruction on children's thinking about economics and points out implications for curriculum and instruction. (RH)

A set of guidelines for planning and establishing a certification testing program is presented. The guidelines are organized into three components: (1) content specification; (2) item development; and (3) test design. A mythical new certification testing program, called the Tennis Players' Certification Testing Program, is used to illustrate the…