This article briefly summarizes educational techniques used in America and what can be done to best implement them. (JD)

Paper describes adolescent health counseling program of HIP-AMHT (Multiphasic Health Testing Program). Data on health attitudes and behaviors, related psychological problems, and self-expressed needs for information is presented. Study concludes that adolescents exhibit interest in health care and are motivated to participate in health care…

Symptoms of hyperactivity and possible relationships of condition to various hereditary and physical factors are examined. Various methods of dealing with the problem are presented, and the need to provide hyperactive children with appropriate outlets of activity is emphasized. (RW)

Examines the extent to which current school practices and policies support teachers' professional development using three principles of humanistic education and concludes that humanistic considerations must be incorporated into all educational institutions. (JM)

Demonstrates the value of reading aloud to high school juniors. Provides suggestions to increase the engagement, confidence, and ability of all students in reading challenging texts. Realizes that an individual's reading preferences are dynamic and that it is difficult to define someone as one specific type of reader. (SG)

This paper introduces a special issue focusing on the National Agenda for Achieving Better Results for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance. Traces the history of the development of the National Agenda, and lists the seven major strategic targets of the Agenda. (PB)

A survey of 190 families caring for people with mental retardation in North Wales addressed caregivers' assessments of unmet needs, particularly respite care needs; the relation between management of dependency and unmet needs; characteristics of families expressing the greatest need for respite care; and implications for policy and practice.…

Highlights Kohlberg's multiple views on the universality of moral reasoning. Attention to particular aspects of persons, contexts, and emotions is presented as an important aspect of morality. (Author/BB)

Reports results of an analysis of differences in functioning in families able to sustain special needs adoption placements and families in which placements were disrupted. The father was found to play the pivotal role in maintaining placements. Active involvement in parenting and nurturance and support of mother helped sustain placements.…

Analysis of responses of 107 college faculty members to a questionnaire assessing faculty willingness to make accommodations for learning-disabled students found that, in general, faculty were willing to provide such accommodations. Education faculty responded more positively than did faculty of the College of Business and College of Arts and…

Individualized self-monitoring checklists were developed for 3 learning-disabled students, aged 10-13; students followed the checklists as they completed their subtraction assignments. The procedures produced immediate gains in correct responding; when the checklists were removed and the previous incentives condition was reinstated, continued…

Identifies resources available to assist the homosexual population with career planning and job search concerns. Discusses evolving legal issues of protection. Concludes counselors may see homosexual clients with more questions than the counselors can answer. (Author/ABL)

Physically and academically handicapped special needs students can often gain adequate keyboarding skills with only a few furniture and equipment modifications, performance adjustments, determination of the teacher to meet individual needs, and knowledge that anyone can master keyboarding. Includes strategies for working with various disabilities.…

Examined service needs from the perspective of the caregiver and the elder and explored the variables relative to how the caregiving families (N=54) function as a unit. Discusses patterns of use and need for social services by family caregivers in multigenerational households which have impact on social work practice. (Author/ABL)

The author, a kindergarten teacher, examines the effects of special needs intervention on classroom life. She comments that often a special education focus overemphasizes children's weaknesses. The author suggests that special educators and classroom teachers collaborate to produce an understanding of the context of individual children's lives.…