Discusses student retention as an institution-wide responsibility. Says enrollment maintenance requires three ingredients: (1) satisfied students and alumni, (2) caring teachers and staff, and (3) concerned, aware administrators. (CH)

Characteristics of group facilitator are similar to those of information specialist as one who gathers information, clarifies questions, builds up and breaks down knowledge, presents balanced points of view, and defines problems and strategies for resolution. Information specialist has opportunity to meet organizational needs through traditional…

Describes the differences between identification procedures and placement procedures and discusses the implications of these differences for exceptional children, especially physically and/or mentally disabled children. Emphasizes the need for school psychologists, educators, and counselors to make educational decisions and to design educational…

This fragment of vocational education history reviews the early struggles of distributive education (DE) to win recognition from Congress, the public, and the retail industry, and goes on to describe the breakthrough that came with the formation of DE's National Management Advisory Council. (Editor/HD)

The increasing emphasis on student achievement and mastery test scores has many after-school programs struggling with the demand to improve academics and offer homework assistance, while also offering a well-balanced program providing opportunities for play and social interaction. This paper asserts that project-based activities can encourage…

Described is a program which stresses close cooperation among staff members at a special school for the multiply handicapped in order to provide an integrated program for the handicapped child. (DB)

Evaluates the current educational innovative programs and suggests some methods for implementing them. (RK)

Explains the history, philosophy, and practices of public preschools in Russia. (DR)

In initiating elementary counseling programs the counselor must move slowly and be patient with the pace at which things will move. The first year is a year of selling counseling to others in more established roles. (Author)

Using participant observation and in-depth interviewing, two vocational evaluation facilities, five professionals, and eight clients were studied. A variety of professional and organizational factors were found to be integral and contradictory parts of the assessment, affecting its character and outcome. (Author/SEW)