Land grant universities have a responsibility to prepare extension personnel as well as teachers of vocational agriculture. The functions of both are similar, some courses serve both groups, many extension staff personnel are located at the universities, and extension education as part of the agricultural education department improves the…

A study involving 63 reading disabled children (7 to 12 years old) attempted to define more clearly the subgroups of learning disabled children. (Author/SBH)

The visual-motor integration of preschool children who varied in terms of race, sex, and socioeconomic status was assessed using the Beery Buktenica Test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI). An analysis of covariance revealed that there were significant main effects for race, sex, and socioeconomic status. (Author)

A parent who is also an education major offers guidelines to classroom teachers involved in parent-teacher conferences to discuss individualized education programs. Emphasized are: the teacher's role as coordinator and moderator of the conference, preparing parents for the meeting, providing support for them, and making clear explanations during…

Discusses the development of the Family Preservation Project in Kansas, in particular its community meetings, advisory boards, endorsements from statewide professional organizations, and statewide conferences. The project is designed to provide intensive in-home services to families and children at-risk of being separated. (BB)

It is suggested, from a political economy perspective, that interorganizational theory and practice skills should be further developed in the social work administration curriculum. Several alternative ways are described to integrate it in the classroom and field placement. (Author/MH)

The author focuses on linkage strategies designed to help the elderly manage at home. This research centers on developments in Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, and West Germany. The author examines the dimensions of the problem, policy and organizational models, program and case models, and planning for improved coordination. (CT)

The study explored the relationship of eye-hand coordination differentiated by three levels and two answer marking formats (test booklet and answer sheet). Simple effects tests indicated significant differences in favor of the booklet format for low and middle range eye-hand groups but not for the high group. (DWH)

Developmental outcome was compared in 1,031 Singleton children of teenage mothers and 10,950 Singleton children of older mothers. Children born to teenage mothers and living with them through the first five years of life performed less well than other children in tests of vocabulary and behavior, were shorter on the average, and had smaller head…

Organized research units, a nondepartmental structure for industry-sponsored university research administration, are attractive vehicles. They support high-risk ventures, encourage faculty recruitment and retention, consolidate resources, provide a forum for interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary exchange, offer graduate study opportunities,…

Second in a series on improving teacher education, the paper briefly explains and justifies a generalist-specialist model of teacher education and applies the framework to steps necessary to ensure adequate competence on the part of current teachers. (SB)

Australia's higher education is coordinated by a variety of federal, state, and informal agencies with complex interrelationships and tasks. After a sustained period of growth, the improved administration of higher education has been assigned a high priority by the federal government in the last two years. (MSE)

An experiment designed as a combined laboratory and classroom study was done with 12 male Norwegian third graders with dysgraphic problems. The remedial program was based on cybernetic principles and individualized. Results favored the experimental program but were only significant with regard to accuracy scores; speed writing exercises were not…

The Arabization of sciences, and especially of the language of the sciences, poses problems because of poor coordination among institutions and countries and because of the Arabic language itself. Instruction in French is still the best solution while Arabization becomes established. (MSE)