Deals with British volunteer programs which assisted Pakistani students learn English as a second language. Presently, there are few such programs built into the educatiional system. (DM)

This special issue of Manpower is entitled Making Prison Training Work." (BH)

Youth programs carried on by the National Education Association and other professional associations to educate the young in practical matters are described. (CK)

"Video tape for training staff of community action agencies." (Editor)

A five-question survey of state vocational rehabilitation agency policies regarding the diagnosing of mental retardation for eligibility for service reports results such as that most states do not use diagnostic criteria that are in line with the guidelines recommended by the American Assocation on Mental Deficiency. (Author/MC)

Compared personal characteristics, motivations for entering volunteer work, activities, problem situations encountered, and rewarding experiences of volunteers in adult and juvenile justice agencies for volunteers. Although levels of satisfaction and strength of motivations varied somewhat, subjects were remarkably similar in their general…

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is the "official" professional accrediting body for engineering, engineering technology, and related programs. An interview with the ABET executive director (David Reyes-Guerra) provides information on ABET, the accreditation process, and source for ABET publication list,…

The synopsis describes development by the Mississippi Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind Agency of a data processing system to improve service delivery for clients and enhance the cost-effectiveness of agency resources. (Author/MC)

Offers overview of research in progress information systems which provide information on projects between inception and published reports, discussing demise of Smithsonian Science Information Exchange (SSIE), and efforts of National Technical Information Service to maintain SSIE files. A listing of 28 research in progress information systems and…

Cites the failings of the National Institute of Education (NIE) and the reasons behind them, discusses the proper federal role in supporting educational research, and suggests developing alternative methods for providing leadership and funding so that the NIE can be abandoned. (PGD)

Reviews the 1981-82 activities of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Recommends the creation of task forces to study, for example, public information on accreditation, joint school-college programs, the New Federalism, and nontraditional education. Recommends Joint Commission program session topics, e.g., faculty reward…

To assist agencies concerned with converting foster homes into adoptive homes, the authors report pertinent findings gleaned from the research and practice literature. (Author)

Discusses the resettlement of Polish refugees in Austrian camps. Suggests that the Indochinese experience can help in Polish refugee resettlement, although the Polish situation is less complicated because the Western-oriented Poles are more readily assimilated and fewer in number than the Indochinese. (Author/MJL)