Reports on an informal study that revealed that a significant number of people who hold a pencil with two fingers and a thumb have mixed cerebral dominance, that more females than males have mixed dominance, and that those with mixed dominance tend to be more imaginative. (FL)

This paper discusses eight factors considered the requisites of interagency coordination: items to exchange, mutual benefit, awareness, mutual respect, communication, similarity or complementarity of goals, opportunity, and commitment. (CT)

Using the Canter Background Interference Procedure with the Bender Gestalt Test, a group of 18 adolescent suicide attempters earned test scores indicating they had significantly more problems with visual motor coordination than did a control group of 21 adolescents. (Author/SBH)

Discusses public broadcasters' views of the objectives, problems, and future possibilities for the public television system. The need for local, regional, and national interdependence is emphasized. (BK)

Gives an overview of the 12 papers presented in this special issue. The papers focus on the untapped potential of increased coordination between acquisitions and circulation functions of a library as a tool in building a collection which is responsive to the needs of library users. (SW)

Terms used in the interagency process component of community education are defined and examples of linking mechanisms and factors that encourage collaboration are listed. (MLF)

Describes how several voluntary and other contractor agencies in Washington, D.C. developed a consortium to plan and implement a comprehensive child care program providing permanency planning for public wards in their care. Problems of coordinating public and voluntary service sectors are discussed. The consortium's charter is appended. (Author/RH)

Short rapid movements of great precision increase programming time for motor reaction. (JD)

Critically discusses the premise of Piagetian theory that cognition is based developmentally on sensorimotor coordination, exemplified in circular reactions. (Author/SS)

The development of the ability to extend the hand across the body midline to contact a visually presented object was examined in 48 normal, full-term, 9- to 20-week-old infants. One of the infant's arms was restrained while the behavior of the contralateral, unrestrained arm was observed. (JMB)

Library services to the elderly should consist of a needs assessment followed by collection development, and cooperative efforts with community agencies. The elderly community should be considered as library volunteers, as members of advisory groups, and as a community resource. (Author/MBR)

This study examined the relationship of crossing the midline while reaching for objects to the development of bimanual reaching among infants ages 12, 18, and 26 weeks. Findings indicated that the frequency of two-hand grabbing and the number of midline reaches increased with age; most midline reaches were part of two-handed reaches and occurred…

Provides a detailed description of the multiple levels of linkages among community groups and delineates the roles of volunteers within each of the levels. Describes the roles and responsibilities of the organization so that the volunteer can successfully represent the organization. (Contains 20 references.) (Author/JOW)

Argues that programs that are most appropriate for young children: (1) are based on developmental principles; (2) employ familial uses of space, time, and language; and (3) share information between home and school. Identifies sources of continuity and discontinuity between home and school and offers suggestions for improving the home-school…

Barriers to cooperation between aging agencies and the developmental disabilities system include (1) unfamiliar language, philosophy, and priorities; (2) debate over numbers of older adults with developmental disabilities; (3) funding and operational differences; (4) lack of clear-cut goals; (5) differences in perceived benefits of cooperating;…