The Intra-Community Action Network (ICAN) is a successful approach to mobilizing community resources that assist the handicapped and their families. (Author)

Reports findings of a cross-sectional study and a longitudinal study of infants' and toddlers' interaction with their mothers. Findings indicated active structuring of vocal interaction by the end of the infant's second year; gaze began to approximate the typical adult pattern of signaling as early as 18 months. Implications for theory and…

Claims case managers face special challenges in working with elderly clients who need long-term care. Describes case managers' needs for population-specific training in understanding clients, analyzing the service environment, and mastering techniques of case management. (Author/ABL)

The Southern California Perceptual Motor Tests were examined due to questions about test validity and because they were being used in the development of Individualized Education Programs. A factor analysis was made based on the subjects' performances on individual test items. Findings are discussed. (Author/DF)

Motor skill acquisition of 12 Ss with Down syndrome on a pursuit tracking task was compared to retarded Ss without Down syndrome and nonretarded Ss matched for functional age and chronological age (CA). Ss with Down syndrome did not respond to directional probability in the same manner as retarded or nonretarded Ss. (Author/CL)

The rapid proliferation of personal computers on many campuses has raised a number of questions as to how best to support them. An approach based upon network service machines is discussed. These services include mail, printing, plotting, batch execution, file storage, etc. (Author/MLW)

The article describes a continuum of services designed to meet the living and employment training needs of multiply disabled, visually impaired persons deemed ineligible for vocational rehabilitation services. The article focuses on the interagency approach and the importance of community cooperation. (CL)

Describes characteristics of continuing education agencies (resource and organizational insecurity, need for flexibility, autonomy), type of cooperation (cosponsorship, referral, donation, coordination), essential resources (money, learners, staff, information, domain, power), hidden costs (time, dislocation, goal dislocation, goal displacement,…

Correlation, the connection between lecture class content and related laboratory experiences, is a vital ingredient for the successful occupational class but it must be planned. (KP)

Coordination of career education programs with total State and national efforts must be made immediately to bring career-oriented programs and offerings into the mainstream of State and local educational agencies through Statewide planning. The issues are widespread and basic--involving people, dollars, priorities and attitudes. (Author)

Three groups appear to be in a position to lead the construction industry in adopting metrication: the building materials manufacturers industry associations, the architectural community, and the building code and standards organization. (A paper presented at Building Research Institute conference, Washington, D.C., November 27, 1973.) (Author/MLF)

The authors of Statewide Reallocation through Program Priorities'' respond to the preceding commentary. (PG)

Instead of treating educational planning as an exercise in long-term forecasting, administrators should concentrate on the efficient operation of the system. (Editor/HS)