A school superintendent looks at new demands on public education to "leave no child behind" and urges: (1) preservice training in learning processes for all teachers; (2) administrator training in curriculum best practices; (3) collaboration between regular and special educators; (4) provision of specialist skills in individual cases; and (5)…

Describes the Literacy Access Online (LAO) project, an online professional development environment that provides access to research-based techniques in reading and assistive technology information for teachers and parents in helping disabled children's reading process. Topics include electronic performance support systems; database architecture;…

A survey of 236 medical residency program directors concerning the extent of training in emergency psychiatric intervention (EPI) provided found that, although certain specialties provided the most EPI training, in general it was very limited. More training, and the content of that training, are recommended. (Author/MSE)

Reviews literature on rural child sexual abuse and treatment. Surveys providers in rural Washington treatment programs. Responses describe agency characteristics, services, delivery problems, and suggested solutions. Reports providers' perceptions of service quality and interagency cooperation. Cites as problems heavy caseloads, lack of staff, and…

A survey of 80 high school students with learning disabilities (LD) and 80 nondisabled (NLD) peers found that more LD students than NLD students were involved in transition programs; career goals were established by the majority of both groups; and twice as many NLD students as LD students wanted to go to college. (Author/JDD)

Describes the information technology resources available at the Maiduguri Library School and their care and maintenance, and information technologies available outside the library school that are used for information education. Recommendations for the improvement of resources include training academic staff and including the study of information…

Provides a general overview of library automation and a number of suggestions to assist in making decisions about automation in small academic libraries. Three areas of automation are discussed--reference service, circulation, and technical processes--with emphasis on the planning process, implementation, and evaluation. (CLB)

Reviews the literature of librarianship and related behavioral research to identify evaluation methods that have been successfully applied to the analysis of library space planning. The discussion covers the appropriate conditions for the use of various evaluation techniques, including questionnaires, interviews, behavior mapping, time budgets,…

Discusses how libraries can help children and teenagers meet their needs for the future together with the current status of the nation's library service to youth. A checklist for assessing library service at the state and local levels is provided, and national proposals recommended for action at the Second White House Conference on Library and…

Examines the foundations of academic librarianship in terms of the ends and means of library services, recognition of the difference between them, exploration of the quality of library services, and development and refinement of descriptions of these concerns. The impact of information technologies on these areas is discussed. (17 references) (CLB)

Findings are reported from a central Texas study of 69 teachers and 40 principals which generated a list of issues that concern teachers and principals, along with preferred professional development activities that address these concerns. Discussed is the use of this list to develop collaborative endeavors between universities and schools. (IAH)

Reports on a study conducted by the Northern Illinois Learning Resources Cooperative to determine requirements and develop recommendations for a statewide library telecommunications network. Covers the results of a statewide needs assessment, the current status of library and educational telecommunications, trends, functional design criteria, and…

Suggests sources of data related to the distinctiveness of a community college, including institutional histories, needs assessments, institutional impact studies, marketing research, and strategic planning studies. Considers ways of organizing the data. (DMM)

Overviews the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission's pilot program for community-based English as a second language delivery. Effective needs assessment was critical to the program's success. Implications for needs assessments, decision-making structures, delivery agencies, time-frames, funding, and program models are discussed. (CB)

Evaluation research, if appropriately matched to a human service program's stage of development, can help inform the decision making at each step. The developmental stages of a program, questions to be answered at each stage, and kinds of research activities pertinent to such questions are discussed. (TJH)