This document contains Volume XXIX of the "American Journal of Education." Articles typically cover specific educational institutions, teaching and learning across education sectors, state education issues and activities, education legislation, foreign education, notable educators, professional development, and education history and…

This document contains Volume XXXII of the "American Journal of Education," the final volume of this collection. Articles typically cover specific educational institutions, teaching and learning across education sectors, state education issues and activities, education legislation, foreign education, professional development, and…

This document contains the fifth volume of the "International Series" of the "American Journal of Education." The "International Series" is devoted to the completion (as far as practicable) of subjects presented in the previous Series and a "Historical Survey of National Systems, Institutions, and Methods of…

This document is the second volume of the "International Series" of the "American Journal of Education." The "International Series" is devoted to the completion (as far as practicable) of subjects presented in the previous Series and a "Historical Survey of National Systems, Institutions, and Methods of…

Locally produced brick and Idaho White Pine laminated wood are used in building a combination gymnasium/shop constructed to withstand climatic extremes. (MF)

Burglaries and auto thefts are higher next to public high schools than in adjoining neighborhoods or next to private high schools. This difference may be explained because public high school grounds and the adjacent blocks are seen as public property, while private school grounds are closed to outsiders. (Author/IS)

Examines the differences in visual and pictorial conventions between people in less technologically developed countries and those in the industrialized European sphere. The implications of these differences are assessed in light of cultural factors rooted in both geographic location and level of technological development. (MER)

Neonates born without complications to healthy mothers at 14,000 feet or at 490 feet above sea level were evaluated at 24-36- and 48-60-hours-of-life. In comparison with low-altitude infants, high-altitude infants were significantly lighter, shorter, had a smaller arm circumference, and presented more signs of behavioral immaturity in interactive…

Examines physical conditions that were major considerations in the selection of Port Valdez, Alaska, as the site for the marine terminal for the trans-Alaska pipeline. Topics discussed include rejected sites, advantages of Port Valdez, description and operation of Valdez terminal, and marine tanker access. (Author/DB)

This research tests the hypothesis that differences in academic performance between children who have never moved and children who have moved once or several times before to a great extent stem from the fact that they perform differently prior to mobility. (Author/RK)

Describes how a high school designed a contest to reduce geographic illiteracy. A preliminary geographic location and map skill test was given schoolwide, with prizes for the top 10 scores. Concludes that the test results gave a picture of the geographically illiterate and that the test helped glamorize geography. (GG)

Suggests a definition for the concept of remoteness and explores how it may change within the context of the emerging information-based society. Considers remoteness in terms of geographic space and information space. Explains that the postindustrial age has created conditions for the emergence of a new form of disadvantage based on access to…

Reviews two projects studying the nature of mental representations of space induced entirely by language. The first project investigates perspective in descriptions of large-scale (e.g., convention center, town) space. The second project investigates mental representations of objects located immediately around the body. (37 references) (KRN)

Discusses the geographic diffusion of telecommunications services, particularly the Internet, and analyzes the development of Internet backbone networks. Focuses on the intermetropolitan links, network capacity, and network links, and suggests the need for experimentation with empirical techniques and measurements to study the relationships…

Data from a sample of 595 Canadians who care for elderly relatives suggest that the spatial arrangement of home, workplace, and the relative have an impact on stress. Travel time to work and to the elder impinge on work and family responsibilities. Most respondents sought to modify the home-elder axis rather than the home-work axis. (SK)