Needs assessment is an integral part of designing instruction for adults. However, more work needs to be done to strengthen the definition and theory. Needs assessment will be served by carefully designed studies that analyze the extent and type of impact needs assessments have had on subsequent program development activities. (CT)

Educational opportunities for the disabled adults are, in theory, little different from those available to other adults. There are, however, obvious and less obvious extra difficulties in their paths, and the author offers some suggestions on how counseling can help overcome these. (Author/CT)

Examines issues related to organizing the teaching of reading in secondary schools, such as the lack of liaison between elementary and secondary schools and the confinement of reading instruction to only English or remedial classes. Suggests that secondary school faculty cooperate in using all available resources to produce literate adults. (AEA)

Provides an overview of the present state of library instruction programs through data gathered by the Library Orientation/Information Exchange (LOEX), a central clearinghouse of library user instructional materials and methods. (FM)

This article offers a framework for training child welfare workers and supervisors to stop and prevent foster care drift and to achieve permanency goals. (Author/DB)

The article formally defines education and planning, then uses a political science perspective to view the planning process in American school districts, noting for what, for whom, and by whom planning is done; in what specific policy areas planning occurs; and how planning is accomplished. (SB)

This article discusses the future of federally funded teacher centers and alternatives available to those responsible for shaping future policies. (JD)

A team approach utilized by Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) and the Kinney Shoe Corporation is described. The project (1) developed new and innovative services for postsecondary DECA members, (2) increased membership in the Junior Collegiate Division of DECA, and (3) involved local businesspersons in Junior Collegiate DECA…

Survey results indicate the preferences of recreationists for program and facilities planning. Indoor campus recreation users have strong reasons for participation, prefer to decrease programs rather than increase fees or decrease operating hours, and value the recreational facilities and the opportunities they provide. (CJ)

The Navy's recreation program has improved its financial posture by generating a certain percentage of income from fees and charges within the recreation program. Other nonmilitary recreation programs could benefit from similar marketing techniques. (JN)

Describes the planning and development of a Career Day for all eighth graders in rural Penncrest School District. (SJL)

Project AIM (Arts in Motion) seeks to vitalize learning through the infusion of dance, drama, music, and the visual arts into all areas of the curriculum. Art specialists, classroom teachers, administrators, and parents worked together to develop a program to promote the arts. (CJ)

The identify and image of marketing and distributive education (DE) must be reestablished in a concrete manner. Project, price, and place aspects of the programs must be communicated to all relevant publics through promotional activities. To accomplish this goal, marketing and DE teacher-coordinators need only apply the concepts they teach. (CT)

Identifies problems and decisions made surrounding the implementation of a basic writing program. (HOD)

Presents a theoretical model of internal-external communications and an example of an implementation procedure based on that model. (Author/IRT)