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Montgomery County Public Schools, 2014
"MCPS School Safety and Security at a Glance" provides, in a single document, information about the reporting of incidents related to school safety and security, school climate, local school safety program descriptions, and serious incidents. Information is presented for each Montgomery County (Maryland) public school. While much of this…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Counties, School Safety, School Security
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Miller, Roxanne Greitz – Science Scope, 2008
Commonly referred to as CFLs, compact fluorescent light bulbs are rapidly replacing traditional incandescent light bulbs for residential use. However, controversy and even comic parody have arisen surrounding CFL use. CFLs contain small amounts of mercury, and several public forums and news agencies have been announcing that the breakage of a CFL…
Descriptors: Lighting, Energy Conservation, Hazardous Materials, Poisoning
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Scandrett, Eurig; Crowther, Jim; Hemmi, Akiko; Mukherjee, Suroopa; Shah, Dharmesh; Sen, Tarunima – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2010
There is a need for a theoretical understanding of education and learning in social movements which takes into consideration the diverse ways in which learning occurs as well as the social, economic and ecological conditions in which movements emerge. These material conditions set opportunities and constraints for the generation and distribution…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries
Thomas, Jennifer; Luebbers, Paul E. – American Journal of Health Education, 2009
Objectives: This teaching idea is designed for students to learn about the ingredients in cigarettes and the potential short-term health consequences of these ingredients, as well as to learn about the general effects of smoking. Students will complete an activity to use this information in a hypothetical, but potentially, real-world situation.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Smoking, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
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Enn, Rosa – Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to an indigenous community that lives in the periphery of Taiwan. The Dao on Orchid Island have had to face serious abuse of their human rights in terms of ecological exploitation and environmental injustice. The article highlights the empowerment of the indigenous group through collective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Content Analysis, Student Empowerment
National Archives and Records Administration, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is finalizing an alternative set of generator requirements applicable to laboratories owned by eligible academic entities, as defined in this final rule. The rule provides a flexible and protective set of regulations that address the specific nature of hazardous waste generation and…
Descriptors: Federal Regulation, Hazardous Materials, Laboratories, Environmental Standards
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Clark, Gary – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2008
A student or an athlete bleeding does not mean that the teacher or coach is necessarily bad or irresponsible. Most have had students (probably from dry heat in the winter) who develop a nosebleed for no apparent reason. Obviously there are also physical activities and sports with a higher chance of physical contact, and thus potential for…
Descriptors: Safety, Physical Education, Injuries, Disease Control
Ruan, Lian J. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Fire service field staff instructors seek and share information and use information sources during their instructional work of teaching, training and curriculum development. This study is the first attempt to study their information-seeking and sharing behaviors, which have not previously been investigated empirically. Twenty-five fire service…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Curriculum Development, Hazardous Materials, Information Sources
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Ghazinour, Mehdi; Emami, Habib; Richter, Jorg; Abdollahi, Mohammad; Pazhumand, Abdolkarim – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2009
Different methods of poisoning used by individuals with the diagnosis of parasuicide admitted to the Loghman Hospital, Tehran, from 2000 to 2004 were investigated, with particular focus on gender and age differences. Drugs, pesticides, and other agricultural chemicals (women: 12.7%, men: 9%) were the most commonly used methods. In males, the…
Descriptors: Females, Narcotics, Hospitals, Poisoning
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Marten, Gerald G.; Matthews, Catherine E. – Science Teacher, 2009
Contrary to what we often hear and teach, there is good news to be found on the environmental front. Environmental success stories show us not only that sustainability is possible, but also how people have made it happen. We can make these stories and their lessons accessible to students with help from the EcoTipping Points Project, which has…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Ecology, Sustainable Development, Science Education
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Mohr, Beth A. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2009
This article examines, by way of a case study, a community where groundwater has been highly contaminated with nitrate and how that situation brings together matters of public policy, environmental justice, and emerging technology. The Mountain View community lies in an unincorporated area of Bernalillo County, New Mexico; the neighborhood is 77%…
Descriptors: Water, Public Policy, Water Pollution, Justice
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Nxumalo, Fikile; Pacini-Ketchabaw, Veronica; Rowan, Mary Caroline – Journal of Pedagogy, 2011
In this article we interrogate neoliberal assemblages within the context of eating and feeding practices in early childhood education. We consider how neoliberal assemblages are enacted and created through multiple linkages between micro and macro regulations and policies, and everyday food routines. We attend to the embodied intensities, desires…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Food
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Akbasli, Sait; Meydan, Ali – Education, 2010
The solid objects, kept away regularly to protect the school environment can be defined as solid wastes. This study aims to portray the aspects of the elementary school administrators relating to the recycling of solid wastes, developing and raising an awareness of teachers and students. This is a descriptive study and carried on with 11…
Descriptors: Wastes, Sanitation, School Administration, Administrators
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Nigg, Joel T.; Nikolas, Molly; Mark Knottnerus, G.; Cavanagh, Kevin; Friderici, Karen – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: Recent studies have suggested that child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its symptom domains are related to blood lead level, even at background exposure levels typical in western countries. However, recent studies disagreed as to whether lead was related to inattention or hyperactivity-impulsivity within the ADHD…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parents, Foreign Countries
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Mezzacappa, Enrico; Buckner, John C.; Earls, Felton – Developmental Science, 2011
Prenatal exposures to neurotoxins and postnatal parenting practices have been shown to independently predict variations in the cognitive development and emotional-behavioral well-being of infants and children. We examined the independent contributions of prenatal cigarette exposure and infant learning stimulation, as well as their…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Parenting Styles, Home Visits, Child Rearing
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