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Do It Now Foundation, Phoenix, AZ. – 1983
The document presents a collection of articles about inhalant abuse. Article 1 presents findings on the psychophysiological effects related to the use of amyl or butyl nitrate as a "recreational drug." Article 2 suggests a strong association between chronic sniffing of the solvent toulene and irreversible brain damage. Article 3 warns…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education, Drug Legislation
Do It Now Foundation, Phoenix, AZ. – 1981
The document presents a collection of articles about "lookalike drugs." Article 1 presents readers with a look at "peashooters" (lookalike drugs which are usually replicas of pharmaceutical amphetamines, but increasingly used to describe simulations of cocaine and prescription downers). Lookalikes, although usually legal, are…
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education
Chilman, Catherine S.; And Others – 1980
Issues and trends related to adolescent pregnancy and childbearing in the United States are discussed in the 12 papers collected in this publication. Chapters I and II delineate trends in teenage childbearing and explore aspects of psychosocial development and social problems associated with teenage illegitimacy. Chapters III and IV describe…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adolescents, Contraception, Demography
Peer reviewedSirotnik, Kenneth A., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1990
This issue includes four papers conceptualizing and analyzing the issues of evaluation and social justice. An evaluative model is presented as a way of improving educational practice at the school level. Implications of evaluation are examined relative to a moral and ethical stance rooted in conceptions of social justice. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics
Adler, Leonore Loeb, Ed.; Denmark, Florence L., Ed. – 1995
Contributors to this collection put forth many contemporary theoretical ideas about violence in society. All agree that finding ways to prevent violence is critical and that living in peace means acceptance of diversity. The following chapters are included: (1) "Motivational Approach to Violent Behavior: A Cross-Cultural Perspective: (Sergei V.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
California Univ., Los Angeles. Afro-American Studies Center. – 1993
A subcommittee of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) was charged with the task of developing a national agenda for America's cities and regions. This report consists of the working paper developed by the co-chairs of the subcommittee and the position papers committee members produced. It is intended to be a starting point for…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Szumski, Bonnie, Ed. – 1996
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The varied opinions in each book examine different aspects of a single issue. The topics covered in this volume explore the racial and ethnic tensions that concern many Americans today. The racial divide…
Descriptors: Achievement, Affirmative Action, Blacks, Conflict
Baird, Robert M., Ed.; Rosenbaum, Stuart E., Ed. – 1992
The causes of bigotry, prejudice, and hatred and what can be done about them are discussed by the authors represented in this collection. Most of the book provides general discussions of these issues, but Part 2, "Universities and the 'Politically Correct' Response to Hatred and Prejudice," contains some specific examinations of these…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Cultural Differences, Definitions, Educational Discrimination
Adler, Louise, Ed.; Gardner, Sid, Ed. – 1994
Linking schools and social services has become a national and international movement. This linking usually involves making a wide variety of services available to all family members, community development, cooperation among services, and systemwide change. This book provides a framework for discussing this issue. It examines the values behind…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Partnerships in Education, Politics of Education
Do It Now Foundation, Phoenix, AZ. – 1982
The document presents a collection of articles about LSD. The first article discusses the increasingly popular use of blotter acid (tiny squares of absorbent paper soaked in liquid LSD). Article 2 furthers this look at the newer LSD formats and describes rumors of lick-'n-stick stamps and color-transfer tattoos as examples of techniques aimed at…
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education
Reiss, David, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This volume documents the rise in violence in our communities and explores its impact on children's physical, psychological, and social development. Focal themes are: the necessity for better information about the kinds of violence to which children are exposed, the necessity of beginning to build intervention strategies aimed at violence, and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Health
Roleff, Tamara L., Ed. – 1996
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The variety of opinions expressed in this collection of articles and book excerpts explore many aspects of the problem of homelessness. According to a 1994 report by the U..S. Conference of Mayors, the number…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Critical Thinking, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Economic Factors
Swisher, Karin L., Ed. – 1997
Many commentators have expressed alarm over the increase in the number of single-parent families in the United States over the past four decades. The growth in single-parent families has been fueled by a rise in the number of out-of-wedlock births. Whether children are more likely to suffer social and economic problems when raised by one parent…
Descriptors: Births to Single Women, Crime, Divorce, Economically Disadvantaged
Cozic, Charles P., Ed. – 1997
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The variety of opinions expressed in this collection of articles and book excerpts explore many aspects of illegal immigration. Contrary depictions of the aspirations and attitudes of illegal immigrants fuel…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Factors, Federal Legislation
Download full textGill, Kent, Ed.; And Others – 1993
Based on successful classroom practice, the 31 essays in this book describe methods for teaching English and language arts while increasing students' self-esteem and respect for others, awareness of social issues, appreciation of literature, understanding of connections among disciplines, and involvement in their own learning. Essays in the book…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
