Discusses the history of composition and the terministic screen of "current-traditional rhetoric." Argues against dismissing the works of earlier generations. Asserts that educators need to reclaim their history to solidify their academic identity, answer detractors, evaluate reforms, and guide students and the profession into the next century.…

The use of the term "career development" as descriptive of both the factors and processes influencing individual career behavior and as synonymous with intervention in career behavior is relatively recent. Article reviews the legacy of the 20th century and considers selected theoretical and practical issues likely to be prominent in the…

The beginning of January--a fresh start. This presents a brand new opportunity to help students plan a bright future. This article provides a step-by-step guide to ensure a student's dreams come true. Each new year gives students another chance to get it right. The author provides the following 12 steps to ensure students' success in achieving…

This article describes the efforts of California State University, Northridge to use of an open house event to increase the enrollment rate of high school and transfer students who have received acceptance letters to enter the university. Competition among publicly supported universities for their fair share of entering freshman and transfer…

Academic outcomes for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are poor. Unfortunately, insufficient attention is paid in research and textbooks to academic difficulties and students with EBD. The purpose of this special issue is to review research-based strategies and interventions for teaching children and youth with EBD. In the…

This issue of "Lessons Learned" carries the heading "They're Not Little Kids Anymore: The Special Challenge of New Teachers in High Schools and Middle Schools." It goes without saying that almost all parents love their children dearly, but nearly 9 in 10 admit "kids become a lot more challenging when they hit the teen years." So in a way, it…

Developed from 63 responses to a survey of 104 members of the Kentucky Association for Communications and Technology (KACT), this report provides information on the association's members in three categories: (1) basic demographic data, employment function, academic preparation, and areas of expertise and interest; (2) other affiliations, committee…

The Teenage Health Teaching Modules (THTM) program is a health education curriculum for adolescents. Each THTM module frames an adolescent health task emphasizing development of self-assessment, communication, decision making, health advocacy, and self-management. This module takes the position that students need to understand the value of and…

This paper provides an overview of the field of online information retrieval systems whose databases are programmed to predict future events. These systems rely on data of past events and use mathematical techniques such as regression analysis and statistical probability to provide forecast data. The history of these systems is traced through the…

Describes the activities at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, including adoption of a strategic plan for the association and discussions of access to health care information, the impact of information technologies, and medical ethics. (CLB)

When they were in their early twenties, women in the National Longitudinal Surveys' sample underestimated their future work involvement. Expectations for working at age 35 gradually increased. Plans for working were significant independent predictors of actual work behavior and planning to work yielded a significant wage advantage. (CH)

Examined organizational patterns of student personnel services in selected American institutions of higher education. The student personnel services programs represented exhibited more organizational similarity than dissimilarity. Major organizational differences found were the fractionalization of services and to which governance level a…

Agencies (N=287) reported the number of human services personnel (i.e., counselors, social workers, and psychologists) employed and the number of position vacancies anticipated for the mid- and late-1980s. Suggestions are made for future studies. (Author/ABB)

Bylaws constitute one of the most important legal documents in the portfolio of a public college or university board. They articulate the board?s responsibilities and establish the "rules" by which the board organizes itself to do its work. Bylaws begin where a public institution's statutes or constitutional provisions leave off. They build on…

This report details the early care and education strategic plan for the District of Columbia. Following an executive summary, the report provides the rationale for developing an early care and education strategic plan and describes the process used to develop the plan. The top 10 early care and education issues in the district are then delineated…