Thirty-six Indiana directors of special education indicate that heavy caseloads and limited special education service delivery options are the most critical problems of rural school psychologists. The article discusses procedures which may be utilized to circumvent or overcome these problems. (NEC)

Factors affecting the resources and service delivery in rural schools center on financial aspects (including high transportation costs and lower eligibility for vocational education funds) and human factors (such as smaller district size and lower population density and fewer and less varied occupational alternatives). Recommendations are offered…

Investigates the management perspectives and the reported practices, priorities, and activities of all federally funded adult basic education programs in New York City. The views of the directors of the funded community-based organizations and those of the managers of the local education agency's program are compared. Recommendations for policy…

Examines a rural field-based inservice delivery system that enhanced intellectual growth, self-concept, and staff communication. Cites problems arising when format changed from workshops to a new M.Ed. program. Notes problems of funding, distance, resources, and university/state requirements. Gives recommendations for making graduate courses…

Lessons that should have been learned concerning public schools, constituents, authority, governing boards, and optimal conditions for teaching and learning are discussed. Also predicts the attaining of several goals that are examined. (CT)

Agencies providing mental health and counseling services to Black males must: use a seeking mode of service delivery; have staff diversity; destigmatize the counseling process; make use of Black psychology; develop relationships with community, agencies, and organizations; distinguish between presence and programing; and develop innovative ways of…

This article addresses the issue of adolescent sex education as a means of preventing sexuality-related disorders, including: sexual dysfunction; sexual deviance; physical health problems often contracted from sexual activity; and various psychological and sociological ill effects resulting from unplanned pregnancies. (Author/CJB)

Proposed a meta-system (family, church, and school) for the coordination and delivery of primary preventions to all segments of the population. Explores the problems and possible solutions in combining these subsystems in relation to the characteristics of systems in general and the pragmatic demands of implementation. (Author/LLL)

Describes the Connecticut Unit of Service System, a unified system for quantifying services and service delivery that is administratively useful in monitoring and allocating resources. Includes a Relative Value Scale which incorporates staff time and related work to allow a comparison of inpatient and outpatient service. (JAC)

The article identifies the range of educational supports required for full services to visually impaired students entering school, describes key characteristics of young blind children, and presents guidelines for assessing school-age blind children for purposes of program selection. (Author/CL)

Describes the baccalaureate programs offered by Sangamon State University, an upper-division or "capstone" college, on the Illinois Central College campus in East Peoria. The programs are designed for employed, adult two-year college graduates who cannot leave the East Peoria area to attend a four-year college. (DC)

Reviewing the history of Indian health care in the U.S., this article argues that passage of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, now before Congress, would provide better health services for American Indians via a delivery system that encourages Indian participation and self-actualization. (JC)

Children with serious mental or emotional disorders require a range of services and supports, as do their families. Yet fragmentation of services and conflicting program rules have long impeded children's and families' access to needed care. This issue brief examines how federal programs and rules have contributed to this fragmentation and…

The cornerstone of online career guidance systems rests with their degrees of durability, functionality, usability, and applicability over time and across a broad array of career options and scenarios. Students, counselors, employers, employees, and other prospective users must ascertain and experience value and performance from the sites and…

The Pennsylvania Department of Education requires Technology Coordinators employed by public school districts in the Commonwealth to be properly certified. The Technology Coordinator is responsible to implement instructional technology for the district, provide leadership in the use of technological delivery systems, and routinely work directly…