Children kept in temporary" foster care for long periods even though there is no possibility of return to the natural parents are deprived of their chance for normal developmental growth. This study examines factors involved in the problem. (AJ)

Presents general institutional requirements, criteria, and procedures for accreditation used by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. Links accreditation to institutional improvement. Lists the Commission's services and actions; the members of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; archaic names of member…

Demonstrates how one community family life education agency deals with pressures for and against sex education, describing the agency's philosophy and curriculum and providing suggestions for strategic planning. (MP)

Suggests that both broad policy analyses and country case studies are needed to illuminate relationships between international aid agencies and recipient nations and to delineate the impact that agency educational policies have on international educational development. Part of a theme issue on aid to Third World education. (SJL)

In this interview, Shirley Hufstedler, Secretary of the new Department of Education, talks about her aspirations for the department and about today's teachers and students. Appended is a description of the Department of Education's offices, major programs, and chief personnel. (Author/SJL)

Addresses the role of the Teacher Education Division (TED) of The Council for Exceptional Children in establishing teacher education as a profession. It is pointed out that TED must limit membership to professionals who possess the minimum training and experience to earn such status, develop precise terminology that will enhance communication, and…

Describes a pilot project in York, Pennsylvania which provides therapy for the families of status offender youths (i.e. incorrigibles, runaways, truants). Results indicate that the program is effective in reducing placements and costs. (BD)

Discusses the goal of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the role of industrial arts teachers in helping students understand the importance of safety in industry. Four instructional approaches which industrial arts teachers may use to develop positive student attitudes toward safety are also described. (SH)

Three aspects of quality control are discussed: development of the technology of quality assurance, accessibility of dental care as a quality assurance issue, and the role of the professional association in quality control. Pressures to both assure quality of services, and control costs are acknowledged. (MSE)

It is proposed that, because college faculty unions have the responsibility of promoting members' professional and economic status, they should initiate and support qualified faculty development programs. New faculty in particular should work with faculty and administrative leaders to ensure that their personal development and institutional goals…

Agencies conducting needs assessments in which respondents are asked about their awareness of the agency must be alert to a bias that inflates awareness (agency awareness acquiescence). A study with 157 college students demonstrated such awareness bias, which was related to the impression management component of social desirability. (SLD)

Summarizes the role, actions and positions of the California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL), the second largest affiliate of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). The importance of the development of professionalism and of working to improve the education of linguistic minority students is…