Based on the final report of a study made by the National Planning Association for the Division of Research, U.S. Office of Education.

Article examined the complaints, resentments and discontentments of the aged and found that upon being analyzed many are not so dark as they are painted. (Author/RK)

Information management is a key concern in determining organizational effectiveness. The need for effective business communication at the personal level is increasingly important. Individuals must be prepared to analyze and synthesize information, make decisions, and create clear and appropriate messages. (JOW)

Triton College, River Grove, IL, has responded to the impact of advanced technologies and to a changing society by (1) modifying and upgrading programs, (2) developing new programs, and (3) developing programs for displaced workers. (JOW)

Describes the development of an affordable, comprehensive, and easily usable microcomputer-based system at Notre Dame High School (Niles, Illinois) for school administrative functions. Reveals improvements in communication effectiveness and time savings. (DMM)

Suggests computer education activities that can be developed with a single computer, leadership of one staff member, plus one paraprofessional and a core group of interested students. Argues that computer literacy is a societal necessity and a reasonable possibility for even small institutions with limited budgets. (DMM)

The Toronto Board of Education developed a program to educate teaching and nonteaching staff about management of abuse and neglect in the schools. Reporting procedures emphasize coordination, team consultation, and professional responsibility. Staff training consisted of seminars which were met with generally positive response. (CL)

Likely negative outcomes of careless planning in interdisciplinary support services are described along with the identification of certain consequences of meaningless models and professional insecurity such as program curtailment or termination, program fads, and professional charlatanism. (Author/SW)

Describes the 1979 conception and subsequent development of "The Computer Programme," a British television series introducing adults to computers and computing. Discusses the positive response to the program. (DMM)

The editor introduces a special issue on myths in gifted education. He suggests that myths deal with three major topics: definitions of the gifted and talented, identification, and programs. He concludes with a list of 14 questions concerning alternative approaches. (CL)

Efforts of the SEARCH/AHEC (Statewide Education Activities for Rural Colorado's Health/Area Health Education Center) Program to base the conduct of administration of its most important program component on results of a survey of potential recipients of its services are described. (Author/GK)

Working with teachers, parents, and the school board, the East Hampton (Connecticut) Public Schools developed a program that improved students' paragraph writing within one year. The program involved setting objectives on paragraph construction and use of supporting information, giving teachers inservice training, specifying students' problems,…

Defines literacy as an equilibrium between the achievement of the person and the demands of the context in which the person is situated. Suggests that understanding this equilibrium is the first step in developing realistic educational programs. (AEA)