Briefly describes a comprehensive reading program based on the ideas of mastery learning. (Author/JM)

Specifically explains procedures and techniques necessary to be in compliance with the Individualized Educational Program of the Handicapped Children's Act. Also describes principal's role in mainstreaming handicapped students. (LD)

An otologic maintenance program, set up at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in 1977-78, established operational guidelines for the identification, recording, remediation, and follow-up of external and middle ear problems in children (2-21 years old) with severe or profound hearing loss. (Author)

The article describes the empirical development of PREP (Preparatory Reading Program), an individualized program for teaching concepts to visually handicapped children at a prereading level. (Author/SBH)

Discusses arguments for and against school-based vocational education; describes an independent Experience Based Career Education Project (EBCE) which can operate within a school curriculum or in a separate training facility. (DR)

Discusses the concept of educational brokering. Describes the Hudson County (New Jersey) Community College Commission's use of leased facilities, adjunct faculty, and contractual agreements with institutions within and outside of the county to utilize their facilities and faculty in specific program areas. (JG)

Describes an instructional telephone network at Kirkwood Community College (Iowa) which involves a four-wire telephone system allowing two-way conversations between the instructor and an unlimited number of outlying class meeting sites. Discusses the advantages and successes of the program. (AYC)

Reviews the federally funded Six Dimensions for People over Sixty project undertaken by six community college districts in Arizona to develop continuing education programs. Describes the six districts, the purposes of the project, problems that were encountered, and the eventual institutionalization of the program. (AYC)

Presents a brief description of 10 current videodisc projects being conducted in the United States as examples of educational applications of this technology. Issues and problems associated with the videodisc are discussed as they relate to various projects. (JEG)

EDSIM is a computer assisted learning (CAL) facility which provides practice in feedback-controlled instructional planning, and also may be used for research on instructional design. EDSIM can compress considerable teaching experience into a short period so that users can acquire the requisite flexibility in lesson planning. (Author)

Chronicles the development and promise for the future of ThinkAbout, the first step in AIT's effort to embody "Skills Essential to Learning" in televised instruction. The series will debut in fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms in September and is funded by 35 states and Canadian provinces, CPB, and Exxon. (Author/CMV)

Describes key provisions necessary in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a film designed for continuing medical education. A case history approach is utilized. (Author)

Describes the strategy used at Carnegie-Mellon University for providing adequate services for the increasing demands of campus computing. This strategy combines the flexibility of leasing with the economy of outright purchase by acquiring smaller systems at frequent intervals and distributing processing. (CMV)

Summarizes types and uses of performance appraisal and arguments for and against its effectiveness. A proposal is presented for including this tool in a total program of management communication, goal-setting, and evaluation as they impact on professional development and job satisfaction rather than directly on promotions and salary increases.…

First in a three-part series, this article describes the revision of the Developmental Studies program at Greenville Technical College in South Carolina. Presents revised policies and procedures in the areas of scheduling, staffing, grading, attendance, and counseling. Discusses rationales for the changes. (DR)