A major challenge to state and jurisdictional policy makers in implementing the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, Part C under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), continues to be determining definitions of developmental delay and criteria of eligibility for services to young children, birth…

This handbook establishes current and consistent terms, definitions, and classification codes to maintain, collect, report, and exchange comparable information about students. The handbook is useful to public and private agencies and educational institutions, researchers, policy makers, and members of the public interested in student data. The…

This literature review explores the issue of disruptive students in the classroom and offers suggestions and possible solutions to the problem. The review was divided into three major areas: (1) definitions and characteristics of disruptive students; (2) reasons why students misbehave; and (3) suggestions and solutions for solving the problem. The…

This paper reports the results of a 2-year study that examined one facet of the at-risk phenomena: teachers' construction of the status "at-risk." The status constructions were examined as they were created during teachers' use of Pennsylvania's Support Team Process, a prereferral intervention process used prior to the referral of students for…

This paper is concerned with expression in composition. Expression includes the unity, coherence, and emphasis/purpose of a paper, and its style and/or tone. The paper first gives four alternative definitions of style and offers some specific components of style, such as word choices, sentence structures, and imagery. It then presents and…

This paper explores transformation and change in American higher education. It begins by examining the debate over the type of change needed in higher education from the radical change suggested by some as necessary for survival to concepts of continual improvement urged by others. A definition of transformational change is offered which…

It is the purpose of this study to explore several differences and similarities between students at two mid-western institutions of higher learning, one a community college and the other a large university. (Author/RK)

Article examined the role of the community college in developing community services. (RK)

Examined the role of school experiences in the preparation of teachers. (Author/RK)

Academically underprepared students are identified, and a variety of programs for helping them are described and evaluated. (Editor)

Considers the government's use of the schools in North Korea and its instructional programs as a means of political indoctrination that aims at shaping and remolding North Korean youth into communists. (Author/RK)

This article has been an early attempt to draw attention to the creative opportunities afforded by a new paradigm. (Author/RK)

Author examines the work and theories of sociologist, Erving Hoffman, as a meaningful and extremely pertinent model for examining life in classrooms. (Author/RK)

A classification system for educational statistics, the International Standard Classification of Education, was created to compare statistics on adult education. However, it is necessary to untangle the terminology associated with adult education in order to utilize ISCED. Authors attempt to restate and refine terms and concepts for that purpose.…

Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Linguistics and Translation, October 4-7, 1972, Montreal, Canada. (DD)