Shares information about nannies and the schools that prepare them. Additional topics discussed include nannies as professionals and contributions of the nanny movement in the United States. Tables provide a profile of American nanny schools, nanny school entrance requirements, and nanny school curricula. (RH)

Designed for child caregivers deciding to add an infant or toddler component to their child care center, this article briefly reviews the history of child caregiving and points out steps to consider in implementing such a component. (RH)

This article discusses the factors required to be a part of each school's student progress policy. The author also examines numerous options and potential pitfalls of various decisions made in developing this policy. The two major components of satisfactory progress regulations--quality and quantity--are explored in detail. (CT)

A survey of 265 business faculty members sought information about the faculty evaluation systems in use at their institutions, measured respondents' attitude toward the system, and collected basic information about the institution. Results indicate a strong correlation between type of evaluation system and faculty satisfaction or dissatisfaction.…

Establishing job fitness standards requires three major steps: (1) identifying and defining the job requirements in terms of physical strength and proficiency; (2) determining tests to measure these abilities; and (3) developing evidence to support inferences drawn from test scores. These issues are discussed. (MT)

Despite an appropriate screening process, the potential for a misdiagnosed multiple personality to be included in a group is much higher than most therapists realize. Describes one long-term group's experience with the emergence of two multiple personalities. Explores critera for assessing whether such a person should remain in the group.…

Identifies salient features that distinguish between criticisms perceived by their recipients as "good" from those perceived as "bad." Considers five primary areas for criticism: appearance, skill performance, relationships, general personhood, and decision making, as well as stylistic characteristics of criticism. (NKA)

Discusses current research about the teaching of Italian as a foreign language. A form designed for the evaluation of textbooks for Italian as a foreign language is presented, and eight textbooks for the teaching of Italian as a foreign language are evaluated according to this form. (CFM)

Elaborates on the reservations many teachers in Northern Ireland have about oral communication exams. (JAD)

Describes the purpose and appropriate methodology for various levels of interpreter training, for both consecutive and simultaneous interpretation. The importance of relating the intent of the text to the explicit language forms through which that intent is realized is discussed, and appropriate criteria for evaluation of student interpreters are…

Reviews the purposes of institutional accreditation, changes in the policies and procedures of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, general institutional requirements and evaluative criteria for accreditation, services of the commission, types of member institutions, and candidacy…

Evaluation usually includes four stages: allocating tasks, setting evaluation criteria, sampling performances and outcomes, and assessing sampled results against standards. A recent survey showed that, if principals are to improve their performance, the evaluation stages must be clear, specific, and understood by the evaluators and the evaluated.…

Characteristics to be considered in selecting instructional materials for cultural aspects of foreign language education are discussed, including expository vs. non-expository, interpretive vs. non-interpretive, allusive vs. explicit, and complex vs. simplistic. (MSE)

Examines the incorporation of formative evaluation into the early stages of educational television (ETV) program development, and describes Self-Formative Evaluation, a system conducted by the developers of ETV programs and in-house evaluators. Evaluation criteria for early formative evaluation of ETV are also presented. (20 references)…

The choice of an appropriate foreign language dictionary should be based on careful evaluation of its construction, intended uses, and intended audience. (MSE)