Annual program plans for residents written prior to and following the implementation of the IPP (Individual Program Planning) system were rated to determine the extent of changes that resulted. More departments attended meetings, stated objectives, described intervention plans and evaluation procedures for proposed objectives, and reported…

The need for special education faculty development is emphasized and factors contributing to faculty development failure (including arbitrary agendas and lack of incentives) and to success (such as systematic planning and programing and institutional support) are considered. A listing of administrative and individual/group options is presented.…

The gifted summer school at McGill University serves over 300 pupils and some 35 teachers from across Canada. Demonstration teachers are recruited from all over North America. The school is unique in demonstrating several specific curricular models for gifted programs. (Author/CL)

Elementary special education teachers can enhance the transition of handicapped students into mainstreamed classes by careful planning and preparation of the regular class teachers, nonhandicapped students themselves. Followup communication with the regular class teacher must be maintained. (CL)

Explores the meaning of conference consumption: the process involved in deciding to attend, the dynamics entailed in participating as a consumer in both attitude and action, and the transfer of learning after the conference is over. Next, it examines the functions that a conference can perform. (CT)

A consultant for hearing impaired students describes the initiation of a successful drama program for hearing impaired students (K-12). The program enhances students' communication, imagination, and self-esteem. (CL)

Lists 23 two-year colleges that offer an associate degree or a certificate or both in technical communication. (FL)

Conceptual approaches employed in service utilization and multidimensional assessment research which have been used for planning and evaluating services to the aged are reviewed. Also examined are the conceptual properties of three widely used assessment instruments in order to assess their utility in providing a database for planning and…

Paraprofessionals may fulfill a number of roles with learning disabled students, ranging from assistance in diagnosis to individual instruction. State and local education agencies should prepare for the advent of paraprofessionals through inservice and supervision, being attentive to problematic areas of responsibilities, interpersonal…

A course in the Literature of Incarceration is useful in furthering a student's examination of the prison as a complex social structure and can be developed to appeal to a campus as well as to a prison college population. (Author)

Describes the Jefferson County Primary Integrated Curriculum program. Developed as an interdisciplinary curriculum, the program allows primary students to work holistically. The article includes Learning Units. (MD)

Focuses on admissions policies, program services (including diagnostic testing and prescriptive planning, program advisement, and instructional assistance), and the preparation of high school students for college experiences. (CL)

Strategies are presented for overcoming three common inservice problems regarding mainstreaming: perceived need for inservice by educators and policymakers versus limited funding available; perceived need for inservice for mainstreaming versus competing community priorities; and stated need for inservice versus natural obstacles presented by staff…

Teachers may choose from one of three options in completing an individualized project as part of inservice mainstreaming training: (1) product completion, (2) creation of instructional practices/procedures, and (3) planning and conducting an inservice session. Sample summaries of each type are included. (CL)

Describes the University of Virginia's writer-in-residence program's gradual shift from an emphasis on the writer as a temporary guest of the university to an emphasis on the writer as a regular full-time faculty member. Sees the growth of creative writing degree programs as a major factor in the change. (DMM)