Describes the Employee Services Network (ESN), an employee assistance program developed within the Family and Children's Service of Richmond, Virginia. Demonstrates how a not-for-profit agency can develop, structure, and implement a program of services for the corporate community. (LLL)

Describes results of a study focused on the role and relationship of 4-H agents working with program management volunteers in clubs, communities, and counties. Factors found to be instrumental in the expanded involvement of key volunteers include agent self-confidence, belief in volunteerism, strong support system, and careful volunteer selection.…

Four brief reports focus on developments in the education of gifted students in Saskatchewan (including strengthening or enabling legislation), Ontario (including moves toward certification in gifted education), Quebec (including progress in Anglophone and Francophone sectors), and the Maritime provinces (including establishment of parent and…

The paper describes two Mentor-Assisted Enrichment Projects designed to promote cognitive and affective learning outcomes in terms of B. Bloom's and D. Krathwohl's Taxonomies. Guidelines for implementing the Mentor Scheme are outlined in the "Four-Phase Mentoring Model" and the "Helping Relationship Model." (Author/CL)

The article traces the initial development of respite care in the 1970s to a variety of creative urban and rural program models found in the United States by the early 1980s. Implications for advocacy, funding, and further research indicate the growing need for and acceptance of this essential family support system. (Author/CL)

The author describes the beginning of a ballet/modern dance class for deaf elementary students. The group has performed, attended practice sessions of ballet companies, and participated in dance workshops. (Author/CL)

An educational psychologist describes achievements and difficulties in instituting a system of special units in ordinary schools as an alternative to special segregated schools for disabled students in rural areas. (CL)

The article presents a summary of the cognitive difficulties often encountered when a multidisciplinary team attempts to manage children with spina bifida. Suggestions for intervention and program planning are presented. A model for team management incorporating medical, allied health, and psychosocial professionals is presented. (Author/CL)

An overview of the first five years of the Louisiana School Effectiveness Study is presented. Major findings from Phase II are offered. School, local, and state recommendations are made. (Author/MT)

Historical sources are used as primary references to describe the development of education for deaf students in the Maritime Provinces, particularly Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. (Author/CL)

Guidelines for instituting or revising an on-the-job-training program for handicapped students focus on three key considerations: program sequencing, program content, and employer involvement. (CL)

"Direct evaluation," as a research concept, is based on the idea of "research as an intermediate technology," developed by Steven and Rachel Kaplan in "Cognition and Environment" (1982: Prager). A description of this evaluative technique and its major contributions to program justification, program evaluation, and…

Planning and organizational details of a citywide spelling bee for intermediate-level hearing impaired students are described. (CL)

Describes a DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) workshop held as a staff development activity for managers. The process is designed to help practitioners articulate their skills and job functions. (SK)

Four aspects in planning a therapeutic horsemanship program for handicapped individuals are considered: training instructors, obtaining the needed horses and equipment, identifying the participants, and implementing the program and developing a curriculum. An example of a horsemanship program begun in Kentucky is offered. (CL)