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Cornell, Peter M. – 1977
Written for secondary school Canadian students, the document examines Canada's international trade policy. It is arranged in three sections. Part I discusses the affect of Canada's trade policy on the individual citizen. Tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade such as import licenses, preferential purchasing agreements, health and safety…
Descriptors: Economics, Economics Education, Exports, Foreign Countries
Download full textFlach, Frederic, Ed. – Directions in Rehabilitation Counseling, 2001
This volume of 12 lessons provides expert information on a variety of medical and psychological issues in rehabilitative counseling. The lessons, which may be applied toward continuing education credits, are: (1) "Integration of Psychiatric Treatment and Rehabilitation" (Jeanne Steiner, Larry Davidson, Michael A. Hoge, and Selby Jacobs);…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Continuing Education, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training
Jarrett, Denise, Ed. – Northwest Teacher, 2000
This publication features articles that illustrate how several Northwest teachers are using problem solving to achieve rigorous and imaginative learning in their classrooms. Articles include: (1) "Open-Ended Problem Solving: Weaving a Web of Ideas" (Denise Jarrett); (2) "Teenager or Tyke, Students Learn Best by Tackling Challenging Math" (Suzie…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Integrated Activities
Urban Indicator, 1998
This journal issue presents examples of progress in urban education. It shows preliminary data on system-wide improvement in student achievement, dropout and graduation rates, student attendance, and more. Progress in urban schools is the result of a growing national consensus on what needs to be done, and an increasing emphasis by urban educators…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Attendance, Dropout Rate
Juvenile Justice, 2001
This publication examines the extent and nature of school violence and reviews promising approaches to creating safe schools and peacefully resolving conflicts. The feature article, "School Violence: An Overview" (Margaret Small and Kellie Dressler Tetrick), provides an understanding of the nature of the challenges to safety and discusses ways to…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education
Kulik, Barbara J., Ed. – Journal of the Council for Exceptional Children, 2000
This volume of "Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services" contains the following featured articles: (1) "The Value of Standards-Based Curricula for Students with Physical and Health Disabilities" (Catherine L. Keating), which discusses how a standards-based evidence-based curriculum can provide a basis of consistency for all children…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Children, Childrens Literature, Curriculum
Lipsitt, Lewis P., Ed. – Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 1999
These 12 monthly issues from 1999 explore problems encountered by children and adolescents. Regular features include "Keep Your Eye On...," brief accounts of research into childhood and adolescent problems; "What's New in Research," summarizing research from recent publications and professional conferences;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Pioneer Inst. for Public Policy Research, Boston, MA. – 1995
A draft of a book, "School Choice: The Cultural Logic of Families, the Political Rationality of Institutions," received a great deal of media attention. The book contains research from nine different studies of school choice and includes an introduction and conclusion by Harvard professors Richard Elmore, Gary Orfield, and Bruce Fuller. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Competition, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Kaplan, David M., Ed. – Journal for the Professional Counselor, 1995
The focus of this volume is systems theory. While systems theory has been widely utilized in marriage and family counseling, it is less well known to counselors in other specialities. Articles in this issue are: "The Evolving Family of the 1990s: Implications for Counselors" (Terry Bordan and Eugene Goldin); "Systems Theory across the Counseling…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Chaos Theory, Counseling, Counselors
Peer reviewedThe Journal of State Government, 1990
All nine articles in this periodical issue focus on the theme of the war against illegal drug use, approaching the topic from a variety of perspectives. The articles are: "The Drug War: Meeting the Challenge" (Stanley E. Morris); "Ways to Fight Drug Abuse" (Bruce A. Feldman); "Treatment Key to Fighting Drugs" (Stan…
Descriptors: Current Events, Drug Abuse, Federal Government, Government (Administrative Body)
FairTest Examiner, 1991
The FairTest Examiner is a quarterly newsletter that discusses the appropriate use of tests and test results. Many of the features address recent events in the field of educational testing reform. The bulletin's regular features include: current news items, a list of recommended reading material, a listing of FairTest personnel, announcements of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Change, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1980
Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue contains four articles focusing on children and television. The lead article outlines major Australian views on television, analyzing how these concepts determine that country's use of the medium. The second article reviews international developments in children's television highlighted at…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Incidental Learning, Individual Development
Brodinsky, Ben – Updating School Board Policies, 1983
Behavioral scientists maintain that a board-superintendent relationship thrives only within a total organization that is sound and healthy. To develop such an organization, agreement should be reached at the onset on what exactly is board policy and prerogative and what is in the administrative domain. A board must develop its goals with the…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
Carrow, Patricia A. – Research Bulletin, 1987
The overall goal of teacher consultation is to improve upon the teacher's problem solving skills by addressing the immediate objective of solving student-centered problems. This study investigated the effects of the Systematic Facilitative Approach to consultation (SFA) and a written orientation to consultation with elementary school teachers.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Counseling Techniques
Ranard, Donald A. – In America: Perspectives on Refugee Settlement, 1989
A study was conducted concerning how Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, and Hmong refugees between the ages of 15 and 18 have faced the difficulties of adjusting to life in the United States. The study looked at some of the reasons behind the difficulties these youth experience, as well as their success at school, within the family, and in society.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Cambodians
