This talk covers the seven major concepts or general parameters of pupil transportation within which a school board must function: (1) definition of school bus transportation, (2) responsibilities of a school board, (3) type of school board, (4) purchasing school buses, (5) contracting school buses, (6) operations, and (7) national standards.…

The key position in any student transportation system is that of school bus driver. The driver's responsibilities are such that a specific program of school bus driver education becomes a necessity. A review of the literature reveals that no studies pertaining to school bus driver education have been made. This thesis documents the history and…

Explores the impending crisis of the energy shortage faced by community colleges which depend heavily on transportation. Suggests mass-transit systems and campus decentralization as possible solutions. (TP)

Findings from a second annual transportation survey mailed to 6,000 school officials, with a 15 percent response rate, reveal that transportation costs, difficulty in hiring and keeping qualified bus drivers, and the condition of buses topped the list of concerns. (MLF)

Reviews conflicting federal and state developments (including liability lawsuits) involving seat belt installation on school buses. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board differ on this issue, and several states are considering seat belt legislation or crashworthiness studies. Hints are…

Discusses conditions preventing school bus drivers from maintaining discipline and safety and proposes administrative remedies. Gives examples of overlooked hazards in both riders' and drivers' behaviors. (MCG)

Article discussed the peculiar problem of busing in the United States and its possible meaning for future historians. (RK)

Argues that "quality education" is used these days as a polite way to discuss matters relating to school desegregation and other interracial matters; the concept is discussed as it relates to how much is learned, and the manner in which children are socialized to become citizens of the society. (Author/JM)

A compilation of regional reports forecasting the coming academic years: financial woes trouble the Midwest and Northeast; Atlanta still carries the controversy sparked by the Atlanta Compromise;'' Denver is trying to adjust its standing as the first Northern city with court ordered busing; and, Los Angeles combats vandalism. (Author/JM)

Summarizes and assesses the empirical findings from social science research in the areas of integrated and compensatory education, considers the role of the social scientist in policy-making in these areas, and concludes that this role should yield to a principle of voluntarism which would permit maximum citizen choice. (Author/JM)

Beginning with the Brown vs. Topeka'' case of 1954 and continuing to the Equal Educational Opportunity bill of 1972, the author traces a series of court cases, laws, pronouncements and research studies concerning educational opportunity and the implications of the busing concept for desegregation and integration. (Author/JM)

Reports the results of a national survey conducted for the Commission on Civil Rights, which found that the public does not know much about the school busing to which it is supposedly so vehemently opposed, and that that lack of knowledge affects where it stands on the issue. (Author/JM)

Argues both that there is no evidence to suggest that we abandon our long-time commitment to quality integrated education; and that we must oppose vigorously those national and local forces attempting to deprive local school districts of one important desegregation technique--transportation. (Author/JM)

Discusses organizational problems in Italian state-run nursery schools. The causes of extreme variations in pupil-teacher ratios and problems concerning teacher scheduling, lunchroom management, and student transportation are examined. (AM)

Four areas of concern to older students who commute are examined: mobility, integrating support systems, multiple life roles, and involvement in campus life. Implications for advising are discussed, and four roles for advisors are proposed. Three illustrative case studies based on interviews are provided. (Author/MSE)