Presents an interview with the founder and director of the Riley School in Maine in which she discusses the school's educational philosophy and practices, curriculum design, and physical plant design. (BB)

The United States Education Department recognizes projects that effectively meet the special needs of educationally deprived students. In 1992, the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Chapter 1 preschool program earned national validation as an "unusually successful" compensatory education program. The program has served as a statewide model, and…

The report relates existing State Title V programs based on the Social Security Act to implications of Public Law 99-457 (the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986), especially Part H which authorizes comprehensive coordinated statewide early intervention delivery systems for infants and toddlers with handicaps. In section I,…

This paper discusses the "School of the Twenty-First Century" concept and its implementation in three schools in Knowsley, Merseyside, England. The "School of the Twenty-First Century" idea was first promulgated in 1987, by Edward Zigler of the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University. The…

This workshop report examines the educational system in Hungary. First, the report reviews the country's history and its population. Next, Hungary's educational system is outlined, including its general structure, grading scale, academic calendar, and language of instruction. Primary and preprimary education are analyzed next, followed by an…

This workshop report examines the educational system in Yugoslavia. The report begins with a general introduction to Yugoslavia, briefly reviewing its history. its natural resources, and its geography. Next, Yugoslavia's educational system is outlined, with brief discussions of its history before and after 1974 and an account of the various…

Focusing on urban students, this report discusses approaches taken and programs implemented by school libraries in the Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) School Division in response to at-risk students. While the programs span the range of grade levels, several of those highlighted are specifically for at-risk preschoolers, dropouts, and adult learners.…

The book examines the current status of education for the gifted in the United States and looks at characteristics of good programs. Considered in the first chapter are increasing interest in programs for the gifted and talented, expansion of the definition of "gifted," increased government commitment, and the evolution of programs in Cleveland…

Guidelines for programs related to the education of migrant children in Texas are outlined. Topics discussed include philosophy of migrant education, the instructional program, preschool guidelines, guidelines for the Texas Project for the Education of Migrant Children, preparations and planning for preschool teachers and aides, the enrichment…

This report describes the goals and results of a 2-year project which employed 20 male high school students from low income families for two hours per week as teacher assistants in seven day care centers and preschool programs, thereby providing male contact for children from female-dominated, single-parent families enrolled in female-dominated…

This state of the art review and research strategy paper identifies some of the educational, political and social issues involved in bilingual-bicultural (bl/bc) education for Spanish speaking/surnamed (ss/s) children and makes recommendations for more refined research. Aspects of bl/bc education for ss/s children included in the paper are: (1)…

This document is the third in a series of 12 early childhood program descriptions compiled by the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. The program described here is the Cognitive Curriculum developed by David Weikart at the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation at Ypsilanti, Michigan. The Cognitive Curriculum, which…

A description is given of the total instructional program for the primary grades, including a brief historical and philosophical perspective of the Follow-Though Program developed by the Hartford Board of Education. The role of the teacher and paraprofessional and the training program available to them is described. (Author/DB)

Parent Cooperative Preschool, designed to provide experiences tailored to the children enrolled, teaches specific skills the children will need when they begin informal schooling, and develops parent-child relationships which will sustain motivation once the child enters public school. The preschool operates on the premise that these goals can be…

Presented is the final report of the Chapel Hill Project, a demonstration model designed to provide services to the Head Start Program for handicapped preschool children in Johnston County, North Carolina. Such services as screening, assessment, establishment of a resource center, development of intake services and individual educational programs,…