This reference book, developed to present options for the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse, contains descriptions of creative approaches used to address the problem of child sexual abuse. Some of the programs described offer active and entertaining interventions, such as puppet shows, coloring books, stories, teddy bears, and…

Prepared for use by teachers, guidance counselors, administrators, and career education personnel, this source book is designed to stimulate ideas for program planning, to help them become acquainted with the kinds of activities other schools have found to be successful, to provide personnel from other school districts to contact who have worked…

This report documents research and development performed under the sponsorship of the Cognitive and Neural Sciences Division of the Office of Naval Research in fiscal year 1991. It provides abstracts (title, principal investigator, project code, objective, approach, progress, and related reports) of projects of three program divisions (cognitive…

This report describes the results of a project that has been aimed at collecting and validating data on local wealth in school districts throughout the nation for the school year 1976-77. Section 2 reviews the concepts and terminology needed to understand and interpret the data collected. Section 3 describes the conduct of the project, including…

Discusses who takes college-level courses on solar energy; what material should be covered; sources of texts, outlines, curricula, and teaching aids; kinds of equipment needed; and science-, business-, and vocationally-oriented programs to prepare for such solar energy careers as design, research, education, and construction. (Author/JN)

This publication describes awards made in the National Science Foundation's Division of Science Education Development and Research in FY 1980, FY 1979, and in earlier years. Two indices are contained in the first section. The first index is a rotated title index to every award in the publication. Every significant word in each title is an entry…

This publication describes awards made in the National Science Foundation's Division of Science Education Development and Research in FY 1981, FY 1980, and in earlier years. Two indices are contained in the first section. The first index is a rotated title index to every award in the publication. Every significant word in each title is an entry…

The Division of Science Resources Studies (SRS) of the National Science Foundation has a legislatively mandated responsibility for the collection, compilation, and analyses of information related to science and technology, inputs, outputs, and impact. This constitutes a broad charter requiring diverse activities. The products of these activities…

Presents a collection of articles to provide chemistry teachers with resource materials to add forensic chemistry units to their chemistry courses. Topics range from development of forensic science laboratory courses and mock-crime scenes to forensic serology and analytical techniques. (JN)

The National Science Foundation Division of Science Resources Studies (SRS) has a legislatively mandated responsibility for the collection, compilation, and analyses of information related to science and technology, inputs, outputs, and impact. This constitutes a broad charter requiring diverse activities. The products of these activities are of…

The National Science Foundation's Divison of Science Resources Studies (SRS) has a legislatively mandated responsibility to collect, compile, and analyze information related to science and technology resources and impacts of those resources. The mandate consistitutes a broad charter requiring diverse activities. The products of these activities…

Developed as one part of the "Learning by Design" environmental education program, this compilation of resource information and materials serves as a guide to current environmental education projects, curriculum materials, books, people and organizations. Designed as a system rather than a one-time publication, the information in this document…

The National Science Foundation's Division of Science Resources Studies (SRS) has a legislatively mandated responsibility to collect, compile, and analyze information related to science and technology resources and the outputs and impacts of those resources. The mandate constitutes a broad charter requiring diverse activities. The products of…

A Florida Department of Education R & D project, "Collection and Dissemination of Validated Community-based Career Guidance Practices," is presented with a focus upon four areas: (1) the project staff's 12 working definitions of community-based career guidance practices; (2) nine trends noted in the national survey being conducted; (3) selected…

The final product of the Wisconsin Special Users Needs Assessment project initiated in the summer of 1984, this report outlines how library systems have worked with hard-to-reach and underserved populations over the past 10 years. The document is divided into three parts. Based on a review of the systems' annual plans and evaluations for the past…