In a recent canvassing of American teachers about their inservice education experiences; 75 percent categorized these experiences as "fair to bad." Five major reasons for the lack of valuable inservice education are discussed. Supporting and constraining factors are highlighted. (MT)

A survey of the program design, characteristics, student populations, and faculty practice policies of U.S. academic nursing centers is summarized. The need for further research on the centers' success in providing student experience, faculty practice, research, and community service is discussed. (MSE)

Describes two Malaysian organizations that the government has appointed to spearhead the dissemination of the QCC (quality control circles) concept and activities: The National Productivity Center and the National Institute of Public Administration. The author also examines the basic concepts of the QCC in Malaysia. (CT)

Describes the Chinese effort to eliminate adult illiteracy. The author discusses purposes of adult education, history of adult literacy education, adult illiteracy statistics, the design of literacy education, curriculum construction, teaching methods, evaluation of the literacy education process, impact of literacy education, and implications of…

The authors describe the programs of study at Walter Biddle Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences in Philadelphia. Enrolling 700 students, the school trains youth for careers in agriculture-related occupations and possesses a very high placement rate for its graduates. (CH)

The Council of Europe's proposed University of Europe, an open university specializing in multidisciplinary inquiry, is described and its organization and program design are outlined. (MSE)

As this article emphasizes, permanency planning begins before placement through the adequate provision of assistance and services to families in order to avoid any need to remove children from their homes. Such family-focused prevention programs show promise in meeting needs of child welfare families benefiting children and states. (Author/BB)

Basic policy questions are offered to help guide efforts to formulate policy for art education in the schools. A view of art education that is responsive to these questions and examples of policy recommendations that have not addressed basic policy considerations are discussed. The central purpose and place of the arts in education is reiterated.…

Youth gangs can be found throughout all racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Characteristics of gang membership and suggestions for parent and school involvement in preventing gangs are discussed. (DF)

Mentoring, as a method of career development, is examined. The effects of various career development options are explored, as well as formal versus informal mentoring programs. The roles mentors play (sponsor, teacher, devil's advocate, coach) are described. The Merrill Lynch mentoring program is presented, along with some guiding principles for…

Describes a reemployment training program developed by Oakland University to assist displaced automobile workers in overcoming their grief resulting from job loss and in successfully assessing and marketing their transferable skills. (Author)

Describes a faculty evaluation model that integrates ingredients of personal development, such as self-satisfaction, growth, and improvement, with such rewards as merit pay, wage increases, promotions, and tenure. Discusses criteria; guidelines for their use; the standards for tenure, promotion, and appointment; and the annual review process. (CT)

Looks at how trainers can use managers and participants as resources in drawing up workshop objectives. Emphasizes planning as a critical first step in creating an effective workshop design. Examples focus on a one-day supervisory skills training workshop. (CT)

The author reports on a collaborative effort among three state agencies that is currently giving 3,000 California youth who are disabled a chance to prove themselves in private sector job placements. Discusses program administration, funding, computerized recordkeeping, entrance requirements, and plans for the future. (CT)

Describes a study undertaken to ascertain the extent to which arthritis patients could be targeted by arthritis-related programming over a local cable system. Some conceptual and practical issues involved in targeting chronic patient groups for health programming are discussed. (Author/CT)