Designed for use in a secondary or undergraduate level course non global development, this case study examines the current crisis in the world food supply. The study is divided into three main parts, each dealing with a key question of world food supply: (1) What Is Hunger? (2) Why Is There Hunger? (3) What Is Being Done? Section 1 defines hunger…

The document summarizes the fourth annual evaluate findings, based upon on-site evaluation, during 1974-1975, of 88 local educational agencies (LEA) throughout Illinois. Each LEA Evaluation focused on eight areas, and these same areas provide the structure for the report, with conclusions, recommendations rating, and suggested solutions provided.…

Designed as supplementary material to undergraduate geography courses, this document focuses on a contemporary social problem and its relation to geography. The paper examines existing patterns of residential separation in which ethnic and racial groups--primarily black Americans--generally are spatially clustered in segments of urban space that…

The publication was prepared as a statement on the position of the California State Department of Education pertaining to the concept of career education. Career education is conceptualized as the bridge to relevancy between education and work; it moves the school out of the ivory tower into interaction with the total community. The position paper…

The volume contains instructional materials for high school consumer education classes. The materials were produced at a workshop and were designed to introduce excitement and enjoyment in the learning process and to serve the slow reader. The first section contains an introduction to simulations and games in consumer education and descriptions of…

This document is concerned with the ways in which the planning done by universities, singly or together, interacts and might better interact with the planning done by governments or their agencies. This document attempts to focus attention on process as a prior condition to planning that leads to efficient action. The first chapter summarizes the…

Since the future role played by the school library media center is important to library planners, a Delphi survey questioned school librarians, leaders in the profession, and faculty members in schools with media. Four factors were seen to affect the future of the media center: (1) trends within the next 25 years, (2) innovations needing to be…

A distillation of hundreds of speeches, working papers, panel sessions, informal discussions, and formal resolutions, this report is derived from the First National Conference on Rural America (April 1975) and reflects emergence of a rural political platform. Attended by approximately 1,500 people from 49 States, Puerto Rico, and Canada, the…

This material provides a program to instruct secondary level students in the political, governmental, and legal process and to encourage active student participation in these processes. Part of a year-long curriculum program, this unit examines the structure and function of the state, county, and local levels. Included are policy formation,…

The Portland (Oregon) Public School Project Career Education (PCE) resource supplement (K-6) was developed to be added to the PCE/K-10 Activities for Career Education. The first section of the document consists of instructions for use of the document, the minimal expectations of the project, the goals and components for career awareness…

Compiled for the professional and paraprofessional personnel in grades K-8 of the Toledo Public School library/media centers, this guide suggests methods for teaching skills needed in locating, using, appreciating, and understanding all kinds of print and nonprint materials. For each of the three grade level groupings (K-3, 4-6, 7-8) appropriate…

As part of a series of guides designed for instruction of American Indian children and youth, this resource guide constitutes a pictorial essay on life of the Apache child from 1880 to the early 20th century. Each of the 12 photographs is accompanied by an historical narrative which describes one or more cultural aspects of Apache childhood.…

In response to the need of many individuals and communities throughout Pennsylvania for an effective network to disseminate information about water resources, a study was conducted to explore possible relationships between the Water Resources Center and the Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension Service. The report focused on a case history review of…

These classroom materials are part of the Project Benchmark series designed to teach secondary students about our legal concepts and systems. This unit focuses on juvenile rights and responsibilities under the law. The materials outline juvenile rights and responsibilities in the areas of parental control, education, free expression, search and…

The guide was designed to serve dual functions: (1) as the plan for the administration and operation of a work experience program for the San Mateo Union High School District for 1975-80, and (2) to assist the staff at all levels in the daily organization and management of work experience programs. The system defines the lines of accountability at…