Details the structure, accreditation procedures, and criteria of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, with particular attention to the assessment of cooperative engineering education programs. (SK)

This article discusses the nature and value of accreditation, organization of accreditation agencies, costs, and general accreditation procedures. (JMF)

Considers quality control in teacher education in terms of inhibitors and contributors to quality control in special education. Among the inhibitors are teacher surplus, change in educational demands, and the special education image; and contributors are high quality as a priority, talent of faculty members, positive agency and professional…

This article delineates the background, the events, and the social processes through which a segment of the Vietnamese population has become an American refugee problem. (Author/EB)

Examines the relationship between older people's participation in voluntary associations and their sense of well-being. Findings reveal type of activity and reasons for participation had little relationship to life satisfaction, since they reflected health and socioeconomic status differences. (Author/BEF)

Describes the role social service agencies can play in the early detection of potential handicaps in preschool children. (BD)

Includes lists of the following: state aviation officials, aviation education resource centers, museums and planetariums with aerospace exhibits, colleges and universities with aerospace programs, civil air patrol directors, Federal Aviation Administration Offices, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Offices, and state organizations.…

The Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare discusses the importance of effective relationships between government to public needs. (RW)

An adversary relationship seems to exist in states where no formal structure has been set up to relate to multidistrict agencies. (Author/IRT)

Written in Spanish and English, this article briefly reviews the bilingual picture in New Mexico. If New Mexico is to succeed in attracting Federal monies for bilingual education, it must strive for unity in its efforts and objectives. (NQ)

Service coordination from the perspective of 226 caregivers whose children have serious emotional disabilities was examined. Although complexity of services was not related to service coordination, severity of the children's problems was inversely related and family participation was positively related to service coordination. Service coordination…

Lists the names and addresses of contacts within the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) which link Canadian, American, and Mexican educators with Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM) in Canada. (AIM)

Includes "Reflections of a Delegate to the Presidents' Summit for America's Future [PSAF]" (Seita); "Personal Reactions to the PSAF" (Ellis); "The Presidents' Summit: Telling Our Stories" (Silver); "Thoughts on the Presidents' Summit" (Todd); and "An Internet Dialogue: Thoughts on Literacy, Volunteers,…

Describes development of strategic objectives at the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Division of the Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center (NRaD). Discusses its plan to achieve these objectives. States that the organization's responsibilities span the continuum of information using technical communication skills. Uses…

Describes three trends--downsizing, reduction of government funding, and shift of decision making from federal to state and state to local agencies. Suggests that community response to these trends requires leadership, a role for adult educators. (SK)