The article presents the viewpoints of G. Ginsberg and A. Weiner in response to nine questions about gifted children. (PHR)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to deal with the design of small-business training programs and focuses on women business owners, their real needs and the supply of adequate training. How and to what extent are client selection and support needs influenced by the gender system? Design/methodology/approach: An in-depth study of an ambitious…

Following the whirlwind standards movement of the 1980s, the beginning of the 1990s ushered in an overwhelming interest in and use of testing to document students' progress. In 1991, the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) issued its second position paper calling for a moratorium on standardized testing in the early years of…

Author analyzes the argument that public television is a service for "special audiences." (HB)

This compendium contains responses to a questionnaire sent to directors and investigators of college and university recruiting programs. The responding institutions cited the desire to make higher education accessible to those excluded either by restrictive admissions policies or financial hardship as the primary reason for recruiting minority or…

In surveying the handicapped program policies of the eight Los Angeles Community Colleges, it was found that there was a great discrepancy in the funding of the colleges for the handicapped programs and consequently the quality of the programs offered. The programs range from nothing to rather extensive programs in which an effort is made to…

This monograph reviews the elements of successful associates programs that institutional and volunteer leaders may consider in mobilizing individual constituents who are priority gift prospects. Associates programs have recently been established at a number of institutions of higher education; they suggest a relationship of prestige and…

A study of the 4,382 children in the New Milford (Connecticut) Public School System was conducted to determine if upper respiratory conditions and other health problems were related to school performance. On the basis of this study, special education programing was not recommended for asthmatic children. (Author/MT)

This series of articles focuses on the provision of special recreation services in the community for a variety of populations including the elderly, latch-key kids, cardiac patients, physically and mentally disturbed children, adolescents, adults, juveniles, and the multihandicapped. The quest for "recreation for all" on a national level requires…

A Missouri inschool suspension program is described that attempts to improve the educational environment while allowing continuous instruction. (MD)

Available from: Department of Special Education, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608.

Description of the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York, and the philosophy of director Nathan Lyons. (SP)

Very briefly described is a program at Cleveland State University which places marginal students in classes to improve their reading and academic skills without labeling them as special'' students. (Author)