Proposed is a project on the classification of exceptional children with the objectives of increasing public awareness of labeling problems, providing a rationale for public policy, and improving the professional practice of educators and others who work with exceptional children. The study is to be guided by an advisory committee and will result…

Presented are the Pennsylvania state standards for the operation of special education programs and services for handicapped children. Standards for each disability are usually listed under the following categories: a general statement defining the disability and providing policy guidelines; eligibility, continuance, and withdrawal requirements;…

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DEVELOP TWO FORMS OF A SELF-EVALUATIVE CHECKLIST--ONE FOR EVALUATING EDUCATIONAL MEDIA PROGRAMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, AND ANOTHER FOR EVALUATING PROGRAMS IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THE PROCEDURES USED IN THE STUDY WERE DEVELOPMENTAL IN DESIGN. THEY REQUIRED THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA UPON WHICH TO BASE AN EVALUATIVE…

These guidelines are intended broadly to promote ultimate consumer satisfaction with performance of products as related to consumers' understanding of claims made for those products. Although the guidelines should be of interest to all concerned with the subject of claims documentation, they were developed particularly for advertisers in the…

Safety policies, procedures, and related information are presented in this manual to assist school personnel in a continuing program of accident prevention. Chapter 1 discusses safety education and accident prevention in general. Chapter 2 covers traffic regulations relating to school safety patrols, school bus transportation, bicycles, and…

Universities should unite and refuse to contract with, or take gifts from oppressive foreign governments. (Author/BB)

Policies on grade submission and issuance of transcripts were surveyed for 135 U.S. institutions of higher education with enrollments over 12,800. Information is provided on submission schedules, proportion of final grades not submitted in time, penalties for late submission, transcript production, annual volume, processing time, and conditions…

The author examines the tenure system in universities, both its functional and dysfunctional aspects, and offers seven recommendations for consideration. She states that tenure is an achieved and not an ascribed status. (MF)

A study investigated the presence or absence of 12 attributes of declining business organizations in colleges and universities experiencing decline and found that significant differences occurred not between declining and stable organizations or those with stable or unstable budgets, but between growing and static organizations. (Author/MSE)

The purpose of the study was to establish overall educational objectives and administrative criteria for the national Future Farmers of America (FFA) contests. Through a series of three questionnaires, input was received from a Delphi panel of 33 members that generated and identified objectives and criteria. (CH)

Reviews the book CASE STUDIES OF MICROCOMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM by Olson and Eaton (1986). Considers the structure and content of the report, the research philosophies and strategies endorsed, and teacher conceptions of educational computer uses. States that traditional methods of educational research are used and that few probing questions about…

Information on National Board of Medical Examiners examination policies from all U.S. medical schools that require students to pass the examination is reported. Most of these schools have similar policies on use of a 380 score as the passing level, allowing three attempts to pass, etc. (MLW)

Provides timely information and strategies for coping with changes in the insurance industry that affect cost and availability of liability coverage for experiential education programs. Suggests ways for outdoor programs to transfer and avoid risk and to control risk if it must be assumed. (JHZ)

Determines the level of union activity in housing offices in the southeast region of the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I). Focuses on interest in unions by housing employees, potential for change, factors likely to foster union activity, and types of institutions most likely to be unionized. (ABB)

Reviews the history of risk management and currently popular risk management tools, e.g., item-decision model and frequency/severity matrix. Discusses the safety record of outdoor adventure programs including data on injury rates and frequent accident types. Argues for flexible and realistic safety procedures and serious study of the phenomenon of…