This article reports on the 1989 first International Conference on the Postsecondary Education of Deaf Students held in Edmonton, Alberta, October 18-20, 1989. National perspectives and model programs from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Nigeria, Australia, West Germany, and a Central American coalition are briefly noted. (PB)

The methodology and design of the process evaluation system of the Pawtucket Heart Health Program (an 11-year project for changing/documenting change in cardiovascular disease risk status of a northeastern city's residents) are described. Examples of the system's use are provided. The maintenance of such a system without substantial evaluation…

Telecommunications can provide stimulating and cost effective options for enlivening the curriculum in language arts, math, science, and social studies. Hardware and software requirements are discussed, and a resource list provided. A three week telecommunications demonstration project involving U.S. and Canadian students is also described. (IAH)

The article describes a model program which provided a two-week summer seminar on East Asia for gifted high school learners at William and Mary College in Virginia. In addition to learning about East Asian culture and history, participants developed plans for sharing their new knowledge with local communities. (DB)

After reviewing five existing collaborative models for preservice and continuing teacher education, this article proposes a reciprocal model for collaboration that will be mutually beneficial to institutions and individuals involved in teaching and teacher education. (IAH)

Describes a college geometry course centered around challenging, open-ended problems that invite students to draw upon their experiences and share their understandings. Includes discussion of sample problems; writing assignments; classroom dialog; student comments and insights about geometry, mathematics, and themselves and mathematics; and…

Describes Canada's efforts in sustainable forestry, which refers to management practices that ensure long-term health of forest ecosystems so that they can continue to provide environmental, social, and economic benefits. Describes model forests, community forests, and demonstration forests and lists contacts for each of the projects. (KS)

Discusses a workshop to provide an opportunity for north Louisiana teachers to learn firsthand about Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The multidisciplinary sessions focused on coastal wetland ecosystems, covering wetland productivity, the functions and value of wetlands, current wetland issues, water quality, botany, geology, fisheries management,…

Discusses two Australian projects designed to encourage hands-on science: Family Science Project and the Education and Outreach Programmes from the National Science and Technology Center. (MKR)

Describes exemplary travel, tourism, and hospitality programs at several secondary and postsecondary schools. Includes a description of a program specifically for special needs students. (JOW)

Describes and evaluates a 3-year, 6-district (2 urban, 2 suburban, and 2 rural) Effective Schools Process demonstration project in Ohio. (PKP)

The tech prep program at Danville Area Community College in Illinois is a partnership between the school and area industry that is a model for how business and education can collaborate. (JOW)

Presents analysis of guidance models in the United States. Commends 24 states in their initial attempts at model development in the personal/social domains. States that the most significant gap across models is in attention to ethnic and cultural developmental issues. Recommends authors of programs be more specific so that developmental guidance…

The effects of center-based care on early development, outside of carefully controlled demonstration programs, appear to be positive yet often modest for children from low-income families. But little is known about variation in the quality of centers and preschools found among low-income neighborhoods. Evidence also remains scarce on the observed…

Government and public focus on accountability for program outcomes, combined with practical and ethical constraints on experimental designs, make nonexperimental studies of social programs an increasingly common approach to producing information on program performance. In this paper, we compare the effectiveness of alternative nonexperimental…