In three languages, Spanish, French and English, these materials provide facts, background information and guides for preventing accidental harm to children. The materials, organized in three identical packets consisting of four pamphlets, offer information for mass media specialists, guidelines for administrators and decision makers, a technical…

This paper contains a study of student attendance problems in the New York City school system. The goals of the study were to determine the degree to which the chancellor's attendance program had been implemented at the school level, to explore some attendance-related issues, and to make recommendations for action by the board of education.…

The governor of Michigan charged the Task Force on School Violence and Vandalism with the responsibility of developing recommendations designed to reduce school violence and vandalism. The Task Force was divided into five subcommittees: (1) Student Concerns, (2) Educational Personnel Concerns, (3) Law Enforcement and School Security Concerns, (4)…

IN THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, 1962-65, RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE HAD THREE DIFFERENT POLICIES FOR STUDENT WITHDRAWALS FROM CLASS--(1) A 6-WEEK NO-PENALTY PERIOD, WITH THE GRADE ASSIGNED FOR WITHDRAWALS AFTER THAT PERIOD TO BE DETERMINED BY THE STUDENTS' PROGRESS UP TO THE DATE OF WITHDRAWAL, (2) A 6-WEEK NO-PENALTY PERIOD, WITH GRADES OF F FOR LATER…

THIS SET OF CONSIDERATIONS HAS BEEN PREPARED TO PROVIDE PERSONS WORKING ON THE DESIGN OF NEW OR REMODELED LABORATORY FACILITIES WITH A SUITABLE REFERENCE GUIDE TO DESIGN SAFETY. THERE IS NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN TYPES OF LABORATORY AND THE EMPHASIS IS ON GIVING GUIDES AND ALTERNATIVES RATHER THAN DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS. AREAS COVERED INCLUDE--(1)…

REGULAR MAIL ORDER CATALOGS MAY BE USED AS A SOURCE OF MATERIAL FOR TEACHING MANY PRACTICAL LESSONS TO GROUPS OF STUDENTS WHO MAY BE POTENTIAL DROPOUTS. A UNIT CENTERING ABOUT THE USE OF SUCH CATALOGS WAS DEVELOPED IN A CLASS OF STUDENTS 14 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER BUT STILL IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. LOOKING UP AND ORDERING ITEMS FROM A CATALOG CAN…

REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE ON HOW 16 AMERICAN COMMUNITIES ARE COMBATING DELINQUENCY WITH THE AID OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ACT (1961) FUNDS. EACH COMMUNITY WAS SEEKING ANSWERS TO DELINQUENCY THROUGH LOCALLY DESIGNED PROGRAMS BASED UPON A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION INVOLVING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SINCE OCCASIONAL PREVIOUS APPROACHES TO THE PROBLEM HAD…

THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF A NEW APPROACH TO VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE THROUGH THE USE OF EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS. THE CHOICE OF APPROXIMATELY 150 SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS TO BE EXHIBITED WAS BASED ON SUCH CRITERIA AS (1) PROJECTED NUMBER OF WORKERS IN EACH OCCUPATION, (2) APPEAL OF SELECTED OCCUPATIONS TO SECONDARY, TRADE, AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, (3) APPEAL OF…

The statistical information compiled in this report indicates the extent, frequency, and financial costs incurred as a result of vandalism in the public schools of suburban Cook County, Illinois. Data presented were gathered from a survey instrument developed and disseminated by the Educational Service Region of Cook County to 143 school…

The National School Resource Network (NSRN) has been established by a grant from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, to meet the challenge of school disruption, violence, and vandalism. NSRN's goal is to assist schools in preventing and reducing these problems by identifying and…

This annotated, sometimes critical, bibliography is directed to those wishing to acquire a background in the conservation and preservation of library and archive materials. The bibliography lists general works, technical works, disaster planning literature, other preservation bibliographies, automated preservation information sources, periodicals…

A two-week orientation program designed to acquaint pre-freshman engineering students with material relevant to their subsequent curriculum was successful in boosting the students' chances for survival in both engineering and other academic programs. Verified by carefully drawn samples from three separate entering classes, it was found that the…

The Final Report of the Task Force on Responsible Decisions About Alcohol is comprised of three booklets. Booklet 1 contains a history of the Education Commission of the States (ECS) and the formation of the ECS Task Force on Responsible Decisions About Alcohol. The goals and objectives of the task force are defined as they relate to approaches…

One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter states that youthful vandalism is a multidetermined problem that has its roots not simply in the personality of the vandal but also in interaction with peer, family, and community systems. The costs of vandalism are noted, and various intrapsychic and…

A discussion is presented on the essential need for removing mobility barriers in public recreational areas as well as other sites. It is pointed out that physical disability is not limited to those confined to wheelchairs, but includes persons with temporary or lesser physical handicaps such as limb casts, canes, poor vision, deafness, or the…