Argues that effort should be made by public agencies to keep abreast of new constitutional cases as well as accepted procedures and practices in the community. In this way, agencies will minimize the likelihood of having to answer for their actions as defendants in a lawsuit brought by a present or former client. (MP)

An expectancy-value procedure is developed for delineating the nature of interagency relationships during the operation of a youth-serving agency. Advantages of this approach are presented. (Author/GK)

The author outlines the basic steps of the process of institutional evaluation and describes the scope of six major regional accrediting associations for postsecondary education. (SK)

A member of the National Evaluation Policy Group discusses the dynamics of the national evaluation of extension education, and the national expectations, issues, and impact of the process. (SK)

Describes 20 volunteer programs that are specifically designed for older adults. Points out that senior citizens can contribute to society long after they retire. (JOW)

Describes the availability of United States government-produced audiovisual materials and discusses two audiovisual clearinghouses--the National Audiovisual Center (NAC) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Finding aids made available by NAC, NLM, and other government agencies are mentioned. NAC and the U.S. Government Printing Office…

This paper discusses eight factors considered the requisites of interagency coordination: items to exchange, mutual benefit, awareness, mutual respect, communication, similarity or complementarity of goals, opportunity, and commitment. (CT)

Questions the validity, relevance, and operational characteristics of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards. Urges critical analysis of the standards; political action to force NCATE to justify its standards; and a comprehensive review of the standards. (IRT)

The director of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) argues that NCATE is much further along in reviewing its standards and processes than its critics allege. (Author/IRT)

Argues that the implementation of a National Periodicals Center and the resultant monopolization of the distribution of periodical literature could force many journals out of business, destroy interlibrary loan systems, and lead to an Orwellian control of newspapers, books, data bases, and other information sources. (JP)

Examines the National Labor Relations Board's unfair labor practices procedures to determine the causes of observed delay, analyzes the proposals of the Labor Reform Act of 1977 that were intended to improve these procedures, and suggests alternative methods of reducing delays. Available from the University of Texas School of Law, 2500 Red River,…

Terrel H. Bell, Albert Shanker, Terry Herndon, Thomas A. Shannon, and J. W. Peltason offer advice to the first secretary of the Department of Education. The department's organizational structure is briefly outlined. (IRT)

The study evaluated the use of a group approach with 31 clients (average age 33 years) of the Maine vocational rehabilitation agency who were experiencing difficulty with the state rehabilitation process or in their personal adjustment. (PHR)