Describes a project that was aimed at improving the rehabilitation outcomes of people with severe mental illness in rural settings through improved interagency collaboration between mental health and vocational rehabilitation systems. Examined interagency collaboration through measures of perceived collaboration among practitioners and…

As part of a federal training initiative to facilitate interagency collaboration between mental health (MH) and vocational health (VH) agencies, pretraining surveys were conducted with VR, MH, and provider agency staff (N=640). Found insufficient resources, understaffing, and financial constraints were listed as reasons for intra-agency problems.…

Description of the accreditation process of the American Library Association addresses the purposes of accreditation, development of standards, eligibility, application for evaluation, visiting team, the visit, the team report, action on the report, appeal, reaccreditation, relations with other accrediting bodies, and advisory services. Issues of…

Describes the progress of a therapy group for four sexually abused children aged 8-12 years. Details the program evaluation procedure and insights gained from the experience. (RJC)

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)

Linkages between historically Black colleges and universities and institutions in African nations have resulted primarily from participation with the U.S. Agency for International Development technical assistance projects with host-country government institutions and the Fulbright-Hays Program. Study abroad opportunities enhance students'…

Questions whether regional accrediting associations should use different eligibility criteria and/or policies for multipurpose and single-purpose colleges. Sees a diverse membership having a positive impact on evaluating, maintaining, and enhancing quality. (DMM)

Argues that institutional accreditation looks at the entire entity, whereas specialized accreditation treats particular programs/disciplines. Contends that regional accreditation is not appropriate for judging institutions that offer basically one program, responding to common arguments for doing so. (DMM)

The United States Department of Education's tenth annual report on the implementation of Public Law 94-142 contains improvements but shows overdependence on reporting numbers of students without descriptions of evolutions in service delivery, and raises questions about the effectiveness of monitoring efforts carried out by the Office of Special…

The article lists questions parents can use to evaluate the quality of educational services for children with learning disabilities. Questions are grouped into the following categories: services, agency and staff, residential or special schools, camps. (DB)

The first of two articles on the nature of the growing problem of automated information systems security, especially in the federal government, this article presents a brief history of the problem and describes the need for integrating security activities into overall policies and programs to help reduce system vulnerabilities and risks. (23…

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and Texas teacher training institutions are squaring off because of Texas SB 994, a law that eliminates undergraduate degrees in education and caps required credit hours in undergraduate teacher education courses. This article interviews Carl Parker, Hendrik Gideonse, Mary…

Describes a process and instrument developed by the Children's Bureau of Los Angeles to evaluate its in-home family support program. The agency has combined case assessment, reporting and recording, evaluation structure, and research data collection in one instrument and one case-long process. (RJC)

Restructuring is this era's main contribution to improving America's schools. Teachers, parents, and communities must become more involved in school decision-making, and children need more choice in curricular decisions. Ten "commandments" for successful early childhood collaborations are presented. Care and education are inseparable.…

Reviews published and online resources dealing only with California. Entries are divided into five broad categories: (1) trade associations and regulating and other state agencies; (2) company and industrial directories; (3) economic indicators, statistics, and projections; (4) business conditions, industries, and markets; and (5) government and…