Discusses the purposes, scope, and application of guidelines which have been developed in England to help resolve conflicts between conservation and land drainage programs. Emphasizes education, training, and research as essential elements to meet the guideline objectives. (DC)

Provides a checklist to help board members focus their thinking about reduction in force policies. (JM)

Examined the nature and extent of sexual harassment for women (N=439) graduates from a college from 1945-1980. Responses to a questionnaire indicated that less than 40 percent of the participants had experienced behaviors relating to sexual harassment. Suggests response strategies to harassment. (RC)

Suggestions for mathematics teacher training in early childhood education focus on three related concerns: (1) content, (2) learning, and (3) methodology. Programs which are designed to teach the issues in each of these areas are seen as ones which will prepare students who are worthy of respect and admiration. (MP)

Suggests that responsive intervention by school counselors may minimize immediate and long-range adjustment problems of children affected by environmental disasters. Suggests an understanding of the impact of the event on children and familiarity with related literature enable the counselor to take an active role. (JAC)

Describes difficulties for counselors in writing and research, and relates procedures to overcome these obstacles. Discusses the importance of acquiring the services of a statistician, selecting an appropriate journal, and being willing to revise. (Author/JAC)

Describes a university alcohol education program and discusses 13 ideas constituting the rationale for the program. Considers the need for alcohol education, the college environment and alcohol abuse, the role of faculty, program design, resources for the program, and financial support. (RC)

Suggests ways the classroom teacher can spot learning problems in the earliest grades and work with other staff and parents to intervene. (SJL)

The author suggests that the failure of traditional prevention programs may be one of the reasons for the rising consumption rate of alcohol in Canada. He makes several suggestions for improving alcohol education programs. (SJL)

A brief review of factors to consider in assigning a handicapped child to a regular classroom. (SJL)

Discusses the nature of the problems involved in setting up software libraries including cataloging, diagnostic test routine filing, language standards, the transfer of programs from one system to another, and modes of operation. Experiences of the Scottish Microelectronics Development Programme in their effort to establish a national software…

Proposes that the theoretical framework for career development and decision-making needs to be explicit and implicit in the various computer-based guidance information systems. Suggests professional organizations as well as National Vocational Guidance Association members analyze the underpinnings of the systems now in use. (RC)

One of the developers of Cabrillo Unified School District's Basic Proficiency Monitoring System outlines basic principles for designing and implementing such a system: believe in the process, concentrate on the fundamentals, keep it simple and inexpensive, and always follow up. (SJL)

Suggests six verbal techniques, other than direct questions, by which a teacher may promote classroom discussion: declarative statements, declarative re-statements, indirect questions, imperatives, student questions, and deliberate silence. (SJL)

The outlook for improving work life quality in unionized, mature organizations is examined in the context of the Jamestown, New York, community-based labor/management committee. Ten lessons from the experience of the Jamestown Committee are offered. (Author/JMD)