A study of school board presidents and superintendents in Washington, Missouri, and New Jersey reveals that strict financial disclosure laws tend to reduce the number of professionals on boards; however, board members with professional occupations differ from other board members on a number of measures. (MLF)

Hartford school administrators converted from a program budget to a school-based budget in one year. (MLF)

The author reviews principles of developmental programing for students with developmental delays. The stages of this approach begins with eye contact and other readiness skills and continues through instruction in cognitive, math, leisure, and independent functioning skills. (CL)

Parents (N=243) surveyed on their satisfaction regarding their handicapped child's individualized education program staffing reported four variables significantly affecting their satisfaction: (1) adequate time, (2) multidisciplinary input, (3) parent involvement, and (4) lack of blame attribution to the parents. Preparation for the staffing made…

Learning activities will help secondary students become aware of Korea as a separate entity in Asia, see Korea as a developing area of the modern world, and gain an appreciation for Korean traditions. (RM)

Stereoscopes can be used to teach visual art students the process of eye accommodations. A classroom activity is described. (RM)

Examines the effects of a court-ordered school desegregation plan on neighborhood housing markets in Dallas, Texas, using three market indicators: price, housing turnover, and utilization of conventional credit. Finds no significant effects on these indicators in any of the five neighborhoods studied. (Author/CMG)

Investigated variables related to 661 adolescent girls' participation in physical activity. Results showed socializing agents and socialization situations appeared to be more influential than personal attributes, although movement satisfaction and self-confidence were important for competitive sports. Amount of equipment available was a crucial…

Discusses the understandings and attitudes needed for successful vocabulary development. Groups these into three categories--intellectual, practical, and affective. (FL)

Laments the emphasis on packaging, marketing, and graphics characterizing many award-winning school publications. Calls for a return to the realm of more substantive journalism in evaluating school publications. (HTH)

Outlines the organization of time in a British secondary school, including class scheduling and time allocation. The author believes that effective time organization produces effective learning environments. (MD)

Doctors should be part of any effective interdisciplinary team approach to assessment of children with special needs. The doctor's advice is combined with that of parents, teachers, and educational psychologists before a statement of special needs is drawn up. (CL)

A British therapy administrator comments on the role of speech therapists in providing services to children with special needs and bilingual children. The therapist's role on the interdisciplinary team is reviewed, particularly regarding the assessment implication of the Warnock Report and The 1981 Education Act. (CL)

The article reviews Consumer's Guide to Tests in Print, noting its purposes (to provide objective information about technical characteristics of standardized tests); criteria for evaluating standardizaton, reliability, and validity; and its rating system based on evaluations of selected review panel members. (CL)

Interviews with teachers of educationally handicapped (EH) secondary students and employers of EH graduates revealed that teachers generally emphasized isolated job-related and academics tasks while employers stressed such personal-social coping skills as using transportation independently and meeting the public. (CL)