This brochure, a presentation of observations made by stepparents about their experiences, is designed to help new and future stepfamilies look realistically at problems which may confront them. Steps to take before remarriage which may ease the transition into the new family are suggested: (1) examining motives for marrying; (2) accommodating…

Sample procedures, data formats; questionnaires, and explanations are presented that institutions can use to adapt and implement the planning process described in "A Handbook for Institutional and Academic Program Planning: From Idea to Implementation" (Kieft, Armijo, and Bucklew, 1978). Materials are designed for use by two-year and four-year…

An 18-week course of study whose objective is to enable middle school students to become capable, functional writers is discussed in this monograph. The first section is a treatment of course objectives and overall design, containing semester, course, and instructional unit outlines. The second section of the monograph discusses instructional…

School bus safety depends as much on responsible students as it does on competent drivers. Periodic on-the-job training is necessary to maintain and increase driver skills in handling buses and pupil passenger behavior. Similarly, continuing instruction on safety rules and the need for personal responsibility for those rules is needed to promote…

Suggestions to assist teachers in preparing a course in death education are offered. Although there is not currently a standard for preparation or licensing of potential death educators, there are opportunities available for learning about formal dimensions of death education and counseling. Professional development experiences are available…

Presented is one of a series of resource guides designed to provide students with an improved mathematics program. This guide emphasizes real-life situations focusing on the operation of a store. Classes are divided into grocery, meat, produce, drugs, and hardware sections at the beginning of the course. Students learn how to organize, collect,…

One of five annotated bibliographies that describe books about certain regions of the United States, this compilation focuses on books about the Southeast. The stated purposes of these regional bibliographies are: (1) to introduce young people living in the subject region to books dealing with their cultural heritage, (2) to help young people of…

One of five annotated bibliographies that describe books about certain regions of the United States, this compilation focuses on books about the Middle Atlantic area. The stated purposes of these regional bibliographies are: (1) to introduce young people living in the subject region to books dealing with their cultural heritage, (2) to help young…

One of five annotated bibliographies that describe books about certain regions of the United States, this compilation focuses on books about the Midwest. The stated purposes of these regional bibliographies are: (1) to introduce young people living in the subject region to books dealing with their cultural heritage, (2) to help young people of…

One of five annotated bibliographies that describe books about certain regions of the United States, this compilation focuses on books about the Great Plains. The stated purposes of these regional bibliographies are: (1) to introduce young people living in the subject region to books dealing with their cultural heritage, (2) to help young people…

Presented are environmental education lessons adapted for use by third-grade teachers in Pinellas County, Florida. Six conceptual schemes provide the manual's organizational framework: interrelationships, heredity and environment, change, effects of population growth, finite resources, and environmental responsibility. Following a discussion of…

This book is the teacher's manual to a text designed to meet the particular needs of those children who have "accumulated discouragements" in learning mathematics. It is a manual of suggested teaching strategies and additional materials aimed at compensation for past student failures to understand mathematical concepts. This book, D, is…

This third volume in the Entrepreneurship Education curriculum materials includes readings and suggested additional resources which complement the instructional strategies contained in the first two volumes. Three sections are included in the guide: critical incidents, readings in entrepreneurial skills, and management skill area resources.…

This resource book, which provides a sampling of programs developed by the Youth Advocacy Projects of the Teacher Corps on behalf of troubled youth, is organized ln tbree major sections. Section I presents outlines, resources, and critiques of staff development courses, organized according to target youth group(s) and by subject area. Section II…

In order to meet the instructional support needs of a diverse student population, nine community colleges joined to form the Northern Illinois Learning Resources Cooperative (NILRC). Chartered as a not-for-profit corporation and initially funded with a grant from the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the aims of NILRC are to reduce duplication…