Describes the cooperative efforts of the University of Vermont's Office of Continuing Education and Instructional Development Center to create a program in outreach development support with the goals of developing new program sequences within academic units for nontraditional students and designing those sequences for adoption across the state to…

Remarks of nationally recognized leaders in gifted education are summarized from a 1982 meeting to discuss development of preschool gifted programs in Louisiana. Discussion focuses on identification, curriculum, teacher preparation, evaluation, and parent participation. (CL)

Provides an account of the experience of St. Jane de Chantal School (Maryland) in developing and integrating a computer into its curriculum. Focuses on benefits of computer literacy for students and teachers and the spirit of cooperation fostered within the school and with the larger community. Projects the future applications of computers in…

Argues that while community and technical colleges have been instrumental in assisting business and industry to meet human resource development needs, they have not responded to their own needs for a systematic and continuous development of institutional human resources. Cites effective approaches to staff development and offers recommendations.…

This article describes a conceptual model of holistic health. Human health is influenced by physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual dimensions that interact. Recommendations for school health personnel are presented. (Author/DF)

Discusses major influences on vocational education that should be considered in the development of plans and policies: (1) economic and political climate, (2) technological innovation and application, and (3) demographic trends and the composition of the work force. (JOW)

Presents a semiautobiographical account of the life of Keith Perkins, showing how his educational and work experiences contributed to the philosophy, policies, and practices of school psychology. Describes the development of the Child Study and Consultation Service, and the author's involvement with the Division of School Psychology. (JAC)

Dance in the physical education program allows students to express themselves while keeping fit. Aerobics is a good starting point for introducing dance into the curriculum. Suggestions for developing an aerobic dance unit are given. (DF)

The organization and procedures of universities make it tempting to try to avoid contemporary challenges to graduate education. Much of the malaise in current graduate education results from a focus on the decline in resources, in the availability of conventional careers for graduates, and in the availability of talented students. (Author/MLW)

The power and authority of the graduate school can affect the quality of graduate programs in schools of education and the freedom to innovate them. Schools of education are creating programs in nontraditional areas, establishing relationships with other departments, and recruiting and supporting students outside school-related areas. (Author/MLW)

Engineering education is going through a difficult period because of burgeoning undergraduate enrollments, falloff in nonforeign graduate students, and rapidly changing technology. The growing high-technology environment may encourage the development of professional programs in engineering. (Author/MLW)

This article summarizes the issues confronting environmental education planners. The major problems are lack of comprehensive planning and effective leadership, failure to analyze causes of problems and to develop constructive action to provide solutions, and shortage of valid and reliable instruments to measure program effectiveness. (MR)

Rather than letting the law's influence on education buffalo you, use it. Teach it to both students and parents. The results that will accrue from greater understanding will be well worth the curriculum investment not only for students and parents but for the school and the entire society. (Editor/RK)

A model for the development, validation and evaluation of drug abuse training packages in the area of psychological helping skills is presented and discussed. The model is viewed in terms of stages beginning with the preliminary stage of needs analysis and progressing on to course development, delivery and evaluation. (Author)

Provides ideas for out-of-the-classroom learning programs and suggests ways such programs can be organized. (Editor)