This resource manual for youth with disabilities includes newsletters, bibliographies, agencies and advocacy groups by state (addresses and telephone numbers), model programs, legislation, legal resources, innovative research, resource directories, and policy statements on a variety of disabled youth-related subject matter (including community…

Describes a situation within an organization where a new problem-solving and decision-making program was being instituted and the development of a preparation program to acquaint program leaders with the changes. Objectives of the preparation program and elements of the guide and video that were utilized are discussed. (MBR)

The first part of this annotated listing describes print and audio-visual materials and projects and programs that deal with using international students--foreign students and American students who have lived overseas--as educational resources. The second part describes community organizations that promote international exchange and international…

Retirement communities such as Sun City, Arizona, are a significant geographical phenomenon in contemporary U.S. society. The reasons for the evolution of Sun City as a popular migration destination and the geographical implications of large-scale residential segregation among the elderly are discussed. (RM)

Lists books, pamphlets, and articles of interest to teachers addressing "science, technology, and society" in the curriculum. This extensive bibliography includes international sources as well as those from public and private groups. (DH)

Supreme Court litigation concerning the teaching of evolution in public schools is discussed. Questions regarding the cases for classroom discussion with secondary students are provided. (RM)

Psychology departments should increase their efforts to develop separate courses on the psychology of women as a catalyst to mobilize resources for the more difficult task of mainstreaming research on this topic into the rest of the curriculum. Resources useful for developing a psychology of women course are described. (Author/RM)

Topics discussed include: the emergence of biotechnology; modern food technology; strategies of transnational food companies; transnational agribusiness firms and Mexican agriculture; food production in Western Europe; the agro-industrial system of the USSR; food systems in India; food production systems of the Senegal River; and production modes…

The relation between the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the provisions of the Bill of Rights or the first 10 Constitutional amendments is discussed. (RM)

When constitutional questions are raised, the means-ends approach turns to the framers of the Constitution not for specific answers, but rather for general guidance as to what the Constitution was intended to accomplish and how constitutional questions can be resolved in a manner consistent with these overall intentions. (RM)

The Supreme Court clearly bases the creation of new rules on its own personal predilections not by the phrases of the Constitution nor in terms of the expressed intentions of those who wrote the Constitution. The court might not be so popular if people knew what it is really doing. (RM)

Discusses impacts of global resources and environment, focusing on food, fisheries, forests, energy, water, and air. Includes graphs, charts, maps, and tables of the current environmental situation; they are suitable for classroom use. Also includes suggested guidelines for implementing a global studies program and an annotated list of resource…

The work of 17 major photographers who documented farm life in America during the 1940s is being presented in an exhibition entitled "Roy Stryker: U.S.A., 1943-1950." Launched at the International Center of Photography, New York, in May 1983, the exhibition will be touring nationally through 1985. Sample photographs are included. (RM)

Suggests that English teachers should be familiar not only with the recommendations by the Commission on Excellence in Education, but also with Ernest Boyer's "High School," and John Goodlad's, "A Place Called School." (MM)

Suggests various classroom studies related to plate tectonics and continental drift, including comments on and sources of resource materials useful in teaching the topics. A complete list of magazine articles on the topics from the Sawyer Marine Resource Collection may be obtained by contacting the author. (JN)