This monograph examines the causes of student disruption and proposes some practical solutions, based on the work of Maryland's 1975 Task Force on Educational Programs for Distruptive Youth. Primary purpose of the Maryland task force was to identify appropriate programs for young people who cannot function in the contemporary school setting. To…

It is recommended that a human relations program should address itself to developing understanding and acceptance of oneself and others by relating to others on the basis of their dignity and worth. Its primary goals should be: (1) to develop an awareness on the part of educators and students to the need for honest and open expression; (2) to…

A descriptive analysis is presented on the strategy currently being utilized to evaluate the ESEA Title III Human Relations project, "Understanding Ourselves," in the Carroll County Public Schools in Maryland. Building on several theoretical postulates concerning the complex nature of school systems and concerning the organizational and…

This document contains a phased Ten Year Plan aimed at promoting voluntary collaboration between urban and suburban Boston area school districts and includes the involvement of students, parents, teachers, school principles, superintendents, community organizations, and others concerned with education. It is a plan containing policy and program…