Discusses the foreign language outreach project as a model for similar programs. Designed to strengthen foreign language education at all levels, the program includes informal workshops on methodology, summer programs, visits to area high school foreign language classes, in-service workshops, a resource center, and visits from high school classes…

The South Australia College of Advanced Education undertook a staff development program for industrial trainers in Papua New Guinea, 2,500 miles from the college. The program used individualized instructional modules based upon principles of performance-based teacher education. While this was its strength, lack of resources and distance between…

This overview of the development of a system of library services for the blind in one union republic of the USSR describes the centralized network of special libraries which serve as the focal point of systems providing services at the regional and local levels, and suggests some possible future developments. (RAA)

The director of the National Institute of Adult Education describes some of the British strategies for bridging the gap between the acquisition of basic skills and their application to patterns of lifelong education. (SK)

To revitalize West Virginia's library program and better serve its rural population, Instant Carousel Libraries were constructed throughout the state. An active public relations campaign was conducted to raise money and citizens' consciousness. Traditional services were expanded and new services added. (JOW)

Primary prevention in social work may be next step in intervention evolution. Reaching people before problems occur involves research on life changes, comprehensive social service networks, and adaptable treatment approaches. Factors against primary prevention integration include financial disincentives, traditional professional training, status…

Describes the work of St. Ignatius Catholic Church among immigrant Hispanic, Haitian, and West Indian immigrants in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. (GC)

Discusses survey undertaken by Ohio State University of school foreign language teachers to determine uses of a foreign language outreach program. (BK)

Summarizes and synthesizes the state of knowledge about hard-to-reach adult learners and nonparticipants in education. Discusses theoretical and practical implications. (SK)

The Inner City Bookmobile Unit provides books and other materials in many languages for people in more than 30 ethnic communities in the Los Angeles area. The program reaches children and adults who have limited access to and negative attitudes toward regular libraries. (SK)

Piccolo Spoleto is the youth outreach arm of Charleston's annual international culture festival; it seeks to involve young performers and young audiences in the performing arts. (SK)

Describes a program at the Plattsburgh Public Library in upstate New York designed to bring basic computer literacy to rural children. The program utilizes an Apple II Plus system and focuses on two aspects of computer literacy: software use and programing. (LLS)

Discusses the library services needed by mentally and physically impaired older adults and gives examples of such programs which are in existence in Maryland, including the traditional shut-in delivery service and the nontraditional group programing techniques. (LLS)

Presents a draft of a statement articulating the American Library Association's goals for the White House Conference on Library and Information Services in the areas of libraries' social value, library funding, literacy programs, outreach policies, national planning, and access to information. (FM)

Reports on the operation of the Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment Program (EPSDT) in Massachusetts. Implications for developing similar screening programs in Australia are outlined. (CM)