Outlines a compilation of professional standards and guidelines prepared by the Association for Assessment in Counseling (AAC), a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA), based upon their relevance for counseling multicultural populations. Standards applicable to all populations are referenced in a Source Documents for Standards…

Comprehensive wellness programs, offered in hospitals, universities, and large and small businesses, generally involve a health assessment followed by intervention. This article describes assessment tools and procedures recommended for health enhancement programs. (MT)

Questions teaching effectiveness in higher education and focuses on five points for the appraisal of teaching effectiveness: (1) educational goals; (2) performance criteria; (3) assessment process; (4) evaluation process; and (5) educational scholarship. Explains how to evaluate teaching effectiveness. (Contains 14 references.) (YDS)

Gathers comprehensive information about accidents and near misses occurring in outdoor programs. Includes checklists for types of injury/illness, program activity, and contributing factors. Asks for analysis and recommendations, comments by the program director, and a narrative description of how the accident happened, treatment given, and…

This article discusses identification methods and practices for gifted education and barriers to appropriate identification. Internet addresses are provided for accessing federal legislation requirements, a multiple intelligences framework for identification, the Renzulli Enrichment Triad model, and 13 assessments used to identify gifted students.…

Factors crucial in the development of media literacy in public schools are popular and school board support; teacher training and curriculum support from schools of education; inservice training; school district consultants; textbooks and audio-visual materials; professional organizations; evaluation instruments; and collaboration between…