This paper reviews the historical development of integrated data base management systems and examines competing approaches. Topics include management and utilization, implementation and design, query languages, security, integrity, privacy and concurrency. (Author/KP)

The mentoring relationship is examined in terms of the stages in the process and the benefits to mentor, protege, and the organization. A four-step procedure to effectively foster mentoring in schools is presented. (MT)

This article presents research findings, definitions, elements, steps, and philosophical issues pertinent to the credentialing process of health educators. (DF)

Consists of two articles that (1) suggest use of the Delphi method for eliciting the recommendations of experts on the content of a meaningful and timely course of study for education and training programs and (2) discuss the importance of linking training evaluation to the processes of design and implementation. (JOW)

Examines Competency-Based Education (CBE) at the Wascana Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in Regina from the perspective of counseling. Program characteristics, program development, student involvement, and counselor role in the program are described. (Author/BL)

Reports on the impact of the Children in Placement (CIP) program. CIP was found to expedite through the court the movement of children in foster care to more permanent placement. The program was used as an approach in an effort to better implement the 1980 Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (P.L. 96-272). (BB)

The KinderSkills program, in which parents serve as motor development teachers of their children, has operated for five years. A recent innovation was to add grandparents to the program to see if the motor skill levels of the grandparents also would improve. This program is described and evaluated. (MT)

Examines the source and identifying characteristics of continuing professional education. Finds that continuing education and continuing professional education are separate and distinct organisms, having different missions and different operational premises. While institutions of higher education may effectively offer both types, the distinctions…

A low cost needs assessment model was developed to guide the health education-risk reduction programming of a lifestyle inventories project in Florida. The five-step model is discussed. (DF)

Discusses the design of a performance management system that not only enables managers to solve performance problems, but also enables human resource development specialists and staff to provide a useful tool and a successful program. (CT)

Surveyed 25 colleges and universities with counselor education programs. Results provide information on program changes that were initiated while seeking accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).(BH)

Describes the formation of a mentoring system for new extension agents in Ohio. Examines results of a followup study conducted 15 months after implementation of this system. Survey results indicate that most program results were met. A list of recommendations for similar programs is included. (CT)

Immediate steps must be taken to construct a plan to help middle school students make the transition to the high school. A Program Evaluation and Review Technique model for helping to construct such an articulation plan is provided in this article, and program sequence and timeline charts are included. (DCS)

Examines between- and within-programs variations in treatment obtained by 412 depressed patients in one of six different programs. Between-programs differences remained significant after controlling for severity of depressive symptoms and the sociodemographic characteristics of the patients, but there was little evidence of clinician bias. (JAC)

Shows how to design workshop activities that can increase the likelihood that learning outcomes will be transferred to the participant's work environment. (JOW)