This guide is designed to show group leaders how to organize a program on single parents and their families and present this program in two meetings. At the first meeting, presenters provide information about single-parent families; at the second they suggest ways to involve the school, the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), and other community…

An examination of the effect of intervention strategies utilized in the Research and Development Utilization (RDU) Program on school improvement outcomes was the subject of this document. The basic Federal/State approaches to support local school improvement efforts are a coercive/manipulative approach, direct support, or indirect support.…

The purpose of this publication is to provide informational and organizational aid to students, teachers and administrators interested in developing and strengthening student leadership through local and regional student leadership training workshops. Divided into two major parts, the first part discusses the improvement of leadership training…

The paper examines the effects of pre-adult socialization on adult political activity. Four causal models are evaluated. Three models assess the direct and indirect effects of parental characteristics: socioeconomic status, level of political activity, and level of non-political (organizational) activity. The fourth model assesses the impact of…

The Volunteers in School (VIS) program, a three-year intervention using nonprofessionals as change agents and service providers, was designed to help children identified by their teachers as having behavioral or academic difficulties. An attempt was made to coordinate the teacher's classroom activities with those of the change agent and to devise…

This set of case studies describes six local elementary and junior high school improvement projects. Chosen from the 30 comprising the Consortium Project's pool of target schools, these school sites represent a mix of urban, suburban, and rural districts in three of the project's six states. Each study describes (1) the social context, historical…

This project carried out by members of the school system presents a detailed description of the town of Suffield, Connecticut and its public school system, and then specifies the counseling services provided in the school system. It details the attempts to clarify the role of counselors as perceived by various parts of the school system (e.g.,…

An investigation of the relationship between high school priorities and self-concept was undertaken. Upper- and underclassmen from large and small high schools completed questionnaires and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. Participation in five activity areas was related to self-concept scores using a multiple-regression technique.…

As part of the National Study of American Indian Education, this report on perceptions of Indian education is divided into 2 sections. The first deals with attitudes of Indian students and parents toward formal education and with attitudes of teachers toward Indians. The second section is concerned with interaction between the Indian community,…

Describes the Montgomery County, Maryland Public School's model program, Project PROTECTION, an innovative approach for the detection and prevention of child abuse. It involves four phases: staff development, direct service to nonpublic schools, curriculum development, and policy revision. (Author/HMV)

Discusses the development of civil defense education following World War II. Examines its effects on the public as atomic bomb drills became commonplace in schools which also served as fallout shelters. Concludes that inadequate portrayal of the horrors of nuclear war produced anger, fear, and disillusionment as the postwar generation matured.…

A discussion of the implications for agricultural educators concerning food production and world population and what agriculture educators can do. (HD)

Paper attempts to analyse the factors constraining the use of primary and secondary level schools as instruments for planned political socialization. (Author)

Describes a Syracuse, New York, school that removed bureaucratic restraints by emphasizing ends rather than means and by centering responsibility and authority within the school building. (JF)

Describes the energy conservation program devised by the Houston, Texas, Independent School District. Explains steps taken to involve students, teachers, staff members, and administrators in the program. (FL)