The paper describes a means to develop and implement a services delivery system for secondary level learning disabled students, which is based on surveys of secondary school teachers and administrators. The service delivery system proposed is one which can be adapted or modified to a wide variety of teaching situations. Theoretical and research…

Briefly describes the adjustments several child stars have made to keep up with their schooling in spite of the hectic rehearsal and shooting schedules of their professional lives. (JMB)

Two research traditions in communication are compared: the Adoption-Diffusion tradition and the Hermeneutic-Dialectic tradition. The former has been concerned with innovations, while the latter has been concerned with texts. These are compared on eight background assumptions: ontology, language, intentionality, understanding, communications model,…

Reviewed is the least restrictive alternative concept and its implications for those providing services to mentally retarded persons. (IM)

Listing and describing projects that have been developed to support home-centered day care programs, this article presents major questions relative to the care of children in rural areas. (JC)

States that a fundamental change is taking place in the concept of the market system from one of private interests to one of public interests, and discusses the approach that companies may take in developing their marketing plans within the framework of the public market system. (MB)

Examines the weekly variation in schedule gross rating points exhibited by a representative sample of advertising schedules similar to most schedules used by practicing advertisers. (MB)

The article examines service provisions for preschool-aged handicapped students in terms of two legal issues: what constitutes an appropriate program in terms of the intensity/frequency of program length; and how the least restrictive environment provision should be applied to this population. (Author/DB)

Among 10 principles arising from a symposium on health services for mentally retarded persons in the community are the need for: multiple options for health care delivery; a stable primary care "medical home"; a health care network; presence of resource centers for specialty care; and establishment of a health care clearinghouse. (DB)

The article examines cultural aspects of rehabilitation of the visually impaired and compares them with alternative values and cultures, particularly among American Indians. Concerns in regarding provision of rehabilitation services to the Navajo people, such as a predominance of residential programs, are discussed. (Author/DB)

Describes the implementation of the Virginia Vital Information for Education and Work program at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College, considering access through the library and career resource center, the types of students served, uses of the system, and benefits. (DMM)

Advances proposition that many current measures of kinship strength may paradoxically indicate inadequate or weakened kinship structures. Presents nonproximity indicators of kinship contact and service delivery that can measure strength of kinship bonds. States principles for assessing at what distance kin can deliver which services. (Author/NB)

Surveyed recent enrollees (n=174) in Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Medicare coverage. Respondents were younger, healthier, and had more education than the general 65+ population; learned about HMOs from family and friends; and joined HMOs because of accessibility and coverage. Expectations about HMO care coverage were very high, raising…

Service delivery models should be developed to prepare the chronically ill child to cope with day-to-day psychosocial problems. Medically supervised early intervention programs in either health care settings or in settings that are closely associated with medical centers or hospitals are recommended. (DB)

Reviews the history of state mental health planning from the federal perspective, discusses some state objectives for comprehensive planning, and presents a participatory model for plan development. Demonstrates how the model can be used to produce a mental health plan that is a viable management tool fulfilling many state objectives. (Author/BH)