An ecobehavioral intervention was developed in which agencies and services cooperated, circumventing the mother, to improve the personal cleanliness of two severely neglected children. Intervention included contingent allowance, visits, and laundry assistance. (CL)

Surveyed agency-assisted shared housing programs and interviewed clients of one program. Developed two typologies, one of programs and one of matches. Found independent matches, characterized by social distance, were likely to be dominant type created by housing-oriented programs; dependent matches, characterized by intimacy, were more likely to…

Staff development is different in the private and public/nonprofit organizational worlds, although the sectors draw from each other. These differences are observable in contextual influences, training for change, learning, and reflective practice. (Editor)

Discusses a survey of administrators and accreditation association personnel to determine factors affecting the selection of particular formats/instruments for accreditation self-studies. The most commonly cited factors were previous experience and familiarity; the belief that self-study instruments are essentially the same; and an accreditation…

Denotes the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools' fundamental alteration of the purposes and standards of accreditation in 1931-34. Offers introductory comments on the "Symposium on Accreditation," held in April 1987 to once again examine the foundations of accreditation. (DMM)

Identifies the characteristics of effective staff development programs. Considers the ways in which staff development goals are achieved in the self-study phase, team visit, follow-up/implementation phase, and progress reporting stage of accreditation. (DMM)

Describes a planned information service to be offered by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, based on descriptions of exemplary programs or practices at schools undergoing accreditation studies. (DMM)

The article presents an overview of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, the organizations it represents, its history, its mission statement, a listing of its position papers, and the process by which it operates and takes positions. (DB)

A vocational program in an Arkansas prison serves approximately 150 inmates with nine traditional low-tech programs geared to the needs of the prison population and the local job market. Only 7.5 percent of those who receive vocational training return to prison after release compared to 30.8 percent overall. (JOW)

Only 16 percent of the graduates of the Nonviolent Intermediate Offender program at Lexington Training Center (Oklahoma) return to prison after release compared to 55 percent overall. Judges may reduce sentences of participants and make further training a condition of release. (JOW)

Each year thousands of people who may not have had training in education serve as volunteer teachers. This article addresses the question of whether training volunteer teachers can be facilitated by creating partnerships. Options are discussed in terms of team teaching and mentor teaching partnerships for trainees. (Author/MT)

Explores three legal implications of news councils: (1) the effect of the councils on the frequency of libel suits, (2) the validity of the waiver complainants must sign, and (3) the potential impact of news council decisions in determining standards of press performance. (FL)

Lists the postsecondary institutions currently accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in alphabetical order by state. (DMM)

Results of interviews with state administrators of educational, vocational, and residential services, are discussed in terms of the implications for state agencies in effectively planning the transition of students with severe handicaps from school to postschool services. (Author/CL)

Offers a series of financial statements presenting the fiscal position of the North Central Association on June 30, 1985 and 1984 and the results of its activities and changes. (AYC)