The New England Consortium criteria of excellence are 26 statements of conditions which describe a quality reading program and which must exist if all children are to learn to read. These statements are grouped under five goal areas, the first of which, community and school climate, is treated in this position paper. The paper supports attainment…

A segment of a 3-year dental research project involving 2,000 school children aged 5-13 conducted in a rural Pennsylvania county, this study presents 1 component in a 3-pronged attempt to determine the effectiveness of a school-based dental health delivery system. The implementation procedures of this program are described as involving:…

Needss asessment is here to stay as shools wishing to apply for grants under the competitive titles of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), must now justify their requests. However, quality assessment data cannot be obtained in the majority of school districts nationally without federal or state budgetary allocations for Local…

Discusses a training program created by the National Minority Purchasing Council to help minority business people understand and use sophisticated sales training methods to sell their products to large industries. Available from: Educational Broadcasting, Barrington Publications, Inc., 825 S. Barrington Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Subscription…

Recommends that the influences outlined in this article be given priority in programs designed to prepare professional counselors. Attention to these issues should result in the student counselor's becoming more sensitive to the core dimensions of an effective counseling relationship and the proper role of the practicing counselor. (Author)

Examines strategies for determining scope and emphasis in which competencies should be reflected in allied health curricula. Techniques for solving problems likely to occur when conducting needs assessment in the allied health field are presented. A model for integrating needs assessment activities into project development is included. (MF)

Presents guidelines for employers in setting up personnel appraisal programs in compliance with age discrimination laws, emphasizing the importance of objectivity, systematic administration, and job relevance in performance appraisal. (MF)

Discusses a program for disadvantaged mothers that enables them to make independent choices leading to work. Covers program objectives, participation barriers, funding problems, the cooperative program model (designed to meet the expectations of multiple funders while maintaining the program goals), and the social and educational context of the…

Reports on the movement from compensatory education to multicultural education and warns that this transition must take place with caution. (Editor)

Presents empirical findings concerning the impact of films on the learning of the audience and describes the rationale and development of a film series which may be utilized by instructors concerned with values education. Available from: Film & History, The Historians Film Committee, c/o The History Faculty, New Jersey Institute of Technology,…

Presents a case study describing a program design model and implementation of a conference to facilitate the personal and professional growth of training and development professionals who have been working in the field for at least five years. (EM)

While American higher education institutions are trying to provide increased educational opportunities for Black South Africans, Black South African leaders are concerned that some educational and financial aid programs are being hastily planned and ill-conceived. (MSE)

Examines the child care for-profit business in terms of recent history, current status, and future prospects. (BB)

Surveyed college food service trends in various geographical locations in the United States. Discusses the trends, addressing eating alternatives, program issues, flexibility in offerings, nutritional emphasis, management and training changes, concern with costs and profits, updating of physical facilities, marketing, technology, matching…