This report presents an analysis of the statistics concerning the status of education for students with special needs in member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Special needs students are defined as those who have disabilities with clear biological causes, or who are experiencing learning difficulties, or who…

Although not all current jobs require basic computer skills, technological advances in society have created new jobs and changed the ways many existing jobs are performed. Clearly, workers who are proficient in technology have a greater advantage in the current workplace and the need for technologically proficient workers will only continue to…

This final report describes accomplishments of the four-year federally funded Arizona Deafblind Project which attempted to: (1) identify all deafblind children in Arizona; (2) deliver technical assistance to families; (3) deliver technical assistance to service providers; and (4) enhance community oversight, coordination, and collaboration with…

This report on the financial status of Ontario (Canada) universities notes that Ontario's universities continue to receive less than universities in any other Canadian province in per capita funding and have had the largest two-year decline in public funding of any jurisdiction in Canada or the United States. It notes that although total operating…

This study examined the special education needs of school-aged children living in emergency homeless family shelters in Los Angeles (California). Specifically, the study: (1) identified the proportion of sheltered homeless children with a probable behavior problem, learning disability, or mental retardation; (2) examined the level of unmet need…

This report presents the findings of the Commission on the Evaluation of Collegiate Teaching regarding programs in Business Administration Technology. The Commission evaluated two programs leading to a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC), and programs leading to a Certificate of Collegial Studies (AEC). The programs leading to the DEC respond…

The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory profiled 12 schools in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana that had made significant improvement in student achievement. While specifics of reform may vary, research shows that it is an ongoing process of determining goals and benchmarks by conducting needs assessments, using data to guide…

Public relations should be an effective two-way communications system between school and public and can be implemented in seven steps: plan the public relations program; identify school publics; assess present communications effectiveness; plan to involve students, staff, and community members; identify key message sending agents; develop and…

Describes the process for curriculum development effectively used in a rural Alaskan school district and currently being applied in another recently created rural school district. Suggests its potential for adoption in other rural school districts is great. (AH)

Appropriate goals for a college of pharmacy are delineated and related to the goals of a medical center and other administrative units with which it interfaces. The methods through which faculty can contribute their distinctive talents to accomplish the mission of a college of pharmacy are described. (Author/MLW)

Describes a school guidance program for single-parent families in Brookline, Massachusetts, designed to assimilate single-parent families into public schools. Outlines key elements in the program including: (1) needs assessment; (2) concrete response by school personnel to expressed and underlying transitional needs; and (3) evaluation of new…

Presents a contingency model for decision making with regard to needs analysis methods. Focus is on 12 methods with brief discussion of their defining characteristics and some operational guidelines for their use. (JOW)

In light of federal legislation requiring colleges and universities to provide accurate institutional information to the public, the first two stages of development of the Consumer's Institutional Information System at the University of Missouri-Columbia are described. (BH)

Offers an alternative basis for counseling in an educational setting. It is suggested counselors need to help students clarify their problems and consider alternate solutions. Obtaining adequate diagnostic skills is stressed so professionals know when referral sources are needed. (JAC)

Most administrators approach program reduction as a budget issue; in reality, it is a governance and planning issue of major importance for the 1980s. Steps in a planning process for program discontinuance (including pitfalls) are described, based on a national study supported by the Exxon Foundation. (Author/LB)