Leisure services, especially those involving aged people, need to focus not on the activities themselves, but on awareness of leisure, lifestyles, interrelationships, processes, values needs, and the meaning of activity. (MB)

Describes the development and success of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' (North Carolina) electronic data processing program, part of the business education curriculum. Discussion covers survey results from businesses and the community, funding and costs, and the possible areas for future curriculum development. (SH)

Asked about their experiences with community and public agencies, 51 developers of group homes for retarded adults reported frequent problems obtaining suitable residents, getting licensed, hiring group home managers, and meeting fiscal deadlines. (Author/CL)

Parkland Community College (Illinois) takes cultural entertainment to the community by traveling to the people. Local organizations, such as Women's Clubs, distribute publicity and sell tickets, while the college provides the programs, secures the facilities, directs advertising, and provides the sponsoring organization with publicity display…

Presented is a step by step procedure for normalizing the life situations of institutionalized handicapped persons by establishing comprehensive community services on a local level. Available from: American Association for the Education of the Severely/Profoundly Handicapped, 1600 West Armory Way, Seattle, Washington 98119. (GW)

Article stresses the importance of developing inservice programs at the local school level to better meet the needs of the individual school and personnel involved. (RW)

Too many of our infants are deprived of mental stimulation in their first 5 years and haven't been talked to sufficiently to enable them to use language as a tool for thinking, a means of communication or an avenue of enquiry. Discusses a program designed to meet the language needs of preschool students. (Author/RK)

Describes activities in the development of the project, Home-based Employment to Accomplish Rehabilitation (HEAR). This description is intended to serve as a guideline for replicating similar programs with any group of homebound individuals. Project objectives, effect of home-based employment, guidelines, and enhancing professionalism are topics…

Discusses a survey of college reading programs and offers suggestions for future planning concerning such reading programs. (JM)

Discusses the increasing importance of human resource planning and development for organizational effectiveness, and examines how the major components of a human resource planning and development system should be coordinated for maximum effectiveness. Available from Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,…

Reviews current efforts in the movement for providing parents and students school selection choices. Benefits resulting from school choice include: dropout reduction, increased achievement, more parental involvement, racial integration, and improved morale. Outlines the features of a desirable choice plan and the prospects for development of…

Defines a process that will enable counselors to design their own guidance activities relevant to the special needs of various student populations. Six steps are suggested: experiencing, publishing, processing, generalizing, developing, and applying. (ABB)

Calvert County School District, Maryland, has developed a differentiated teacher evaluation system that promotes collaboration among supervisors and administrators in rating teacher performance. Methods involve informal observation, rating observation, and nonrating observation. Implementation is accompanied by extensive formative evaluation by…