Presents a model, ChemSafe, that was developed to address and solve the allied problems of chemical purchase, storage, use, and disposal in schools. (ZWH)

Schools in Alberta, Canada are trying to create environments that promote respect and responsibility in students and staff while providing an opportunity for students to meet required academic standards. The background of the Safe and Caring Schools Initiative is discussed. This program, which tries to reduce disruptive behavior and improve…

Discusses a program designed for a multiethnic classroom setting that uses drawing and storytelling to help immigrant and refugee children build bridges between the past and the future by attaching meaning to experience. Results show that the three themes found in the children's work -- family, friends, and myths -- are factors that can protect…

Using an ecological approach to career development along with a soft-systems theory, this article identifies areas for assessment of career counseling programs and methods for evaluating progress in these areas. (SNR)

Primarily intended for college freshmen, this book provides practical advice and hints on ways to succeed in college and on setting career goals. Thirteen chapters outline and discuss various life skills and "tools" for succeeding in college and on the job, including planning and organizing; problem solving/analytical skills;…

This is the first report since the 1925 reorganization of the Bureau of Education's section of kindergarten education in the city schools division into a section of nursery-kindergarten-primary education, in keeping with the general movement to unify the work for all ages of young children. Data have been assembled to offer facts concerning…

This exciting guide provides professionals with a balanced emergent literacy program that develops language, print awareness, and phonological awareness skills. Activities in these three domains are integrated into 10 lessons. Each "PreRead" session begins with a written and oral presentation of the sequence of activities for that day using a…

PROGRAMMING A CURRICULUM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MEXICAN AMERICAN YOUTH IS A DIFFICULT TASK. CENTRAL TO PROGRAMMING IS THE QUESTION OF WHETHER NEEDS AND CONTENT ARE TO BE IDENTIFIED AND DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF ANGLO OR MEXICAN AMERICAN CRITERIA. TWO MAJOR STANCES ON THIS ISSUE HAVE DEVELOPED WHICH ARE--(1) THAT THE MEXICAN AMERICAN NEEDS TO LEARN…

Current social changes reinforce the need for trained marriage and family counselors. After a brief examination of these changes, already established programs, advantages, disadvantages, and the criterion for the establishment of a nation-wide paraprofessional program are discussed and groups which might benefit from para-professional training are…

Instructions for arranging screening schedules. (CH)

Describes typical programs of films designed to acquaint audiences with the full range of the film art. (CH)

In an effort to facilitate cooperation on a state and regional basis to develop and support environmental education programs, the Western Regional Environmental Education Project is being conducted. The purpose of this report is to provide data on the status of state level programs conducted by Departments of Education and resource management…

Data relating to population and family planning in twelve foreign countries are presented in these situation reports. Countries included are Ghana, Guyana, India, Japan, Kenya, Khmer Republic, Nepal, Niger, Republic of Vietnam, Senegal, Thailand, and Trinidad and Tobago. Information is provided under two topics, general background and family…