Describes major features of the peer tutoring program at State University of New York, College of New Paltz. Presents specific suggestions for hiring and training tutors, maintaining staff morale and program visibility, and conducting program evaluations. (DR)

The strategic and operational planning necessary to develop a college health service and how it can be accomplished in a short time is described. (JD)

A merger of school and community programs provides a more comprehensive and realistic approach to health education. (LH)

Suggestions are made for financing and implementing solar energy programs in recreational parks. (JD)

The authors propose a model for statewide planning and dissemination in the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development process, as mandated in P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (CL)

The author describes the Massachusetts and Northeast Region manpower planning projects, discusses the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) as a dynamic process, and reviews problems in its implementation in special education. (CL)

The article outlines the process used in Oregon to initiate a Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) in special education. Factors contributing to the CSPD success include extensive involvement of a wide array of people in the process, clear responsibility outlines, and workable size of the cooperative personnel planning council. (CL)

Describes a teacher exchange between a methods professor and a classroom teacher. Makes 11 recommendations for both planning and implementation leading to a successful exchange. (CK)

Stresses that departments of psychology in colleges and universities should supplement existing curricula with a human service psychology emphasis. Explains why and how this should be done. (DB)

Describes the development and implementation of a food preparation preschool program which focuses on providing a child-initiated rather than a teacher-directed experience. (CM)

The Washington State Cancer Education Conference designed to encourage cancer education in school programs is described from its planning stages through participant commitments. (JMF)

New management teams should not try to borrow purposes and organizational structures; they should develop their own, based on the unique needs of their district and their team members. Organizational structures are less important than interpersonal trust in the smooth functioning of a management team. (SJL)

The article critiques some of the flaws of mainstreaming, such as grade-level curriculum demands, reporting systems, standardized tests, teacher training, and the individualization of instruction. (Author/SBH)

The article describes the Summer Family Conference program which provides an orientation and counseling session for families in the New York City area who are just beginning to face the lifelong problems of caring for a disabled child in the home. (SBH)

A summary of "Making INSET Work," a Department of Education and Science report which proposes various format options for the in-service education of teachers (INSET). (SJL)