Takes a look at the 30-year-old system of nurseries and creches, examining extent, administration, organization, additional services, curricula, and underlying philosophy. (MH)

It is argued that the information needs of stakeholders should be incorporated directly into the formulation of evaluation objectives, and the design of the evaluation. The paper presents a rationale for the stakeholder survey, describes its major components, and reports on the application of the approach in a large program evaluation. (Author/BW)

Paraprofessionals can be valuable in the education of handicapped students by taking part in assessment and identification, instruction, behavior management, record keeping, parent interaction, career education, and transportation. (CL)

The article outlines the duties and responsibilities of a peripatologist who was a member of the training staff at Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Inc. (NY). (Author)

The author's principal concerns are (1) the impact of detention on youth, family, and community; (2) the elements of sound intake processes; and (3) the roles of detention personnel and counselors or probation officers following admission, and how these roles might be deployed to insure minimal social losses to detained juveniles. (Author/DB)

Suggests ways of training a yearbook sales force to sell advertising. (Third of a four-part article). (GT)

Discusses audiovisual services in American educational organizations and institutions, the staffing of these services, organizational structure, facilities and services, and resources available. (RAO)

Discusses characteristics of strong teams, lists problems that can destroy them, and presents basic steps in creating strong ones. Describes roles for an effective multimedia team, raises specific multimedia issues, and makes recommendations for team organization. (PEN)

Provides ideas on how to improve the staff of a student newspaper and the newspaper's quality: cover the newspaper as a beat like any other organization at school; be enthusiastic in news coverage; form mutual support networks among the student staff; recruit a variety of student reporters; and recruit student specialists, such as graphic…

This report presents a review of studies and articles on employer-sponsored training in Canada. The authors reviewed documentation that used data from the Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) and offer a synthesis of the current state of knowledge. The report looks alternately at issues pertaining to determinants of training from the employer and…

This publication, the third in a series of modules designed for paraprofessionals working with handicapped children, presents objectives and related activities for three competencies in behavior management. The first competency, on the definition and underlying concepts of behavior management, focuses on the application of behavior management…

Article examined some clearly defined areas of responsibility of the principal and the leadership functions they involve. (Author/RK)

A kindergarten screening instrument used by the Springfield, Ohio city schools is included in this document, along with related materials concerning test norms, composite class records, and information for parents (with suggested activities for promoting child development and school readiness at home). Also included is an outline of a rationale…