Outlines the need for interagency cooperation in the vocational development of the handicapped and disadvantaged and develops a futuristic model to be implemented. Discusses advocacy and its role in professional associations, potential barriers to organizational advocacy, and the role of professional associations in organizational advocacy. (CT)

Sets forth the future program development responsibilities of the administrator of vocational special needs programs. Discusses terminology, funding, and program content. Also examines major issues, incentives, realistic expectations, and accountability. (CT)

Outlines predicted employment opportunities in the 1980s. Highlights various occupational clusters that will be experiencing growth and that are excellent work situations for special needs youth. (CT)

Issue contains annotations of 160 alcohol education publications to provide a current reference source. It can also pinpoint areas not covered by publications and aid organizations and publishers in planning their educational activities. Includes books, pamphlets, curriculum guides and miscellaneous items; excludes audiovisuals. (JAC)

Data from past studies on adolescent alcohol misuse and family structure of adult alcoholics formulate a picture of family environment which contains high levels of anxiety, maintenance of the problematic behavior by the family, parental modeling of inappropriate alcohol use, and lax parental control. (Author)

The greatest difference between American Indians' drinking and Caucasians' drinking seems to be style of drinking and behavior patterns. Indian culture and the history of Indian treatment by Caucasians have contributed to stress that can lead to drinking. An interdisciplinary alcohol education program is needed. (JAC)

Investigated the relative effectiveness of two curricular approaches to alcohol education. Both experimental groups produced significantly higher levels of responsible attitudes and knowledge about alcohol. In a comparison of group means, the experiential group consistently scored higher in responsible attitudes and lower in negative consequences…

Deals with the relative influence of four groups of significant others on adolescents' drinking. Adolescents' friends exert a stronger, more pervasive influence on their drinking than any other group of significant others examined, while adults exert a relatively strong influence on the quantity of alcohol adolescents consume. (Author)

Literature suggests that the factual approach to drug education may cause an increase in drug usage. The pharmacological approach was used in a college drug education course, and an assessment of students' drug consumption was made. No statistically significant changes were found for the substances surveyed. (Author)

Describes an innovative approach to the training of professionals in the field of alcoholism, utilizing both the principles of humanistic education and simulation techniques. (Author)

Problems of serving Gypsy children in Hungarian schools are ascribed to the children's disadvantaged background. Examples of corrective measures suggested by the Ministry of Public Instruction are reviewed, as well as specific activities developed by teachers. (Author/CL)

The theory is a plausible explanation of a phenomenon: students in the presence of a student tutoring program seem to manifest prosocial attitudes and behavior. (Author)

The paper describes a program in which the rate of accurate response by six special education students (10 to 13 years old) to multiplication fact questions was increased by the application of contingent reinforcement procedures. (Author)

The study investigated the perceptions of 345 Maine public school principals toward the effective mainstreaming within their schools of handicapped children according to type and level of handicapping condition. Compared with other handicapped pupils, mentally retarded students were generally viewed by principals as having the poorest prognosis…

Appropriate teaching behaviors increased on the target program and generalized to teaching other programs. The volunteers' teaching behaviors increased from 58.8% appropriate response during baseline to 97.5% during intervention. These results support the efficacy of using school age tutors when the teacher of the severely handicapped assumes the…