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Becker, Kimberly D.; Brandt, Nicole Evangelista; Stephan, Sharon H.; Chorpita, Bruce F. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2014
We examined the measurement of educational outcomes related to children's mental health treatments. A total of 85 papers describing 88 randomized controlled trials that included at least one educational outcome and one mental health outcome were included in these analyses. Forty-five different measures were identified as the primary educational…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Mental Health, Randomized Controlled Trials, Academic Achievement
Dyer, Becky – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 2009
This article suggests how movement analysis from a socially contextualized perspective can inform understanding about the significance of sociopolitical contexts and aesthetic values in Western dance training. Perspectives of movement analysis provide groundwork for discussing perceivable ways to address discrepancies between democratic and…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Ideology, Aesthetics, Motion
Martin, Marisa A. – Social Education, 2008
In recent decades, the environment has become a focus of intense national interest. Increasingly, individuals, organizations, and governmental entities have turned to the courts for resolution of environmental debates. Litigants in the courts must, however, clear the initial hurdle of "standing" to have their cases heard. In this article,…
Descriptors: Courts, Court Litigation, Climate, Conservation (Environment)

Veregge, Nina – Great Plains Quarterly, 1995
Describes the historical development of the spatial order of human settlement in Geary County, Kansas. Geary County's sense of place derives from the integration of physical and human environments--patterns of association between daily human activities and natural environment that have produced a particular cultural landscape. (SV)
Descriptors: Built Environment, Human Geography, Land Settlement, Local History
Gilbert, Bil – Smithsonian, 1990
Presents a historical perspective of the environmental movement in the United States, beginning with Earth Day, 1970. Profiles "environmentalists" and describes environmental activities, achievements with environmental reform, turning points, and proenvironmental legislation from 1970-90. (MCO)
Descriptors: Background, Conservation (Environment), Environment, Environmental Education

Rundstrom, Robert A. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1994
Describes the physical site and situation of Alcatraz Island. Discusses how the Indian occupiers of Alcatraz created a symbolic "place" by reconstructing the island's physical appearance, environmental character, social structure, and personal and collective meaning. Examines the role of placemaking in the island education of occupiers'…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indians, Group Unity, Identification (Psychology)
Mackintosh, Barry – 1985
The key events and conditions that helped form and direct the evolution of the United States National Park System are presented in this publication. Information is organized into three sections. Part 1 is a brief introduction calling attention to the complexity of the National Park System's origins and designations. Part 2, the main body of the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Federal Programs, Natural Resources

Horowitz, Helen Lefkowitz – History of Education Quarterly, 1986
Presents an historical context for understanding developments at U. S. colleges and universities during the 1960s, when over half the campuses experienced some kind of demonstration. Provides an in-depth analysis of the socio-political forces that spawned the radical reform groups of that decade. (JDH)
Descriptors: College Environment, Culture Conflict, Educational History, Educational Trends

Pavel, D. Michael; And Others – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1993
Discusses the sacred bond between the cedar and the Skokomish people and tribal efforts to protect the cedar through treaties and court litigation. Describes how disappearance of the cedar is adversely affecting traditional education practices and the survival of traditional culture and ceremonies. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Conservation (Environment), Natural Resources
The Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Park Service, 1933-1942: An Administrative History.
Paige, John C. – 1985
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) has been credited as one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's most successful efforts to conserve both the natural and human resources of the nation. This publication provides a review of the program and its impact on resource conservation, environmental management, and education. Chapters give accounts of: (1) the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Employment Programs, Environmental Education, Federal Programs

Mielke, Keith W. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1990
Describes the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) approach toward research and development and provides an overview of this issue that highlights CTW. The CTW model of research and development is explained; formative and summative evaluation are discussed; and changing learning environments at home, at school, and in the community are considered.…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Community, Educational Environment, Educational Television

Orom, Anders – Journal of Documentation, 2000
Analyzes and discuses some aspects concerning the historical and social context of information science and information institutions. Highlights include views of Jose Ortega y Gasset; changing conceptions of the structure, foci, and content of the discipline; prewar and postwar paradigms; the physical paradigm; and the cognitive view. (Contains 27…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Information Science, Social Environment
The Struggle for Academic Democracy. Lessons from the 1938 "Revolution" in New York's City Colleges.
Edel, Abraham – 1990
This book addresses the philosophy of governance in higher education, the nature of governance and some of the forms it may take, the meaning of democracy in university governance, criteria for assessing governance systems, and underlying assumptions about aims and efforts. The book focuses on the colleges and universities in New York City in the…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Organization, College Environment, Democratic Values

Harvey, Mark W. T. – OAH Magazine of History, 1988
Emphasizes that to understand the American West, one must realize the central importance of the environment to its inhabitants. Provides an overview of western environmental history. Discusses state and federal reclamation efforts, the role of public lands, and the growth of conservation and preservation movements. (KO)
Descriptors: American Indians, Attitudes, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques

Freedman, Morris – American Scholar, 1980
The author recalls his undergraduate years at the City College of New York in the late 1930s. (SJL)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational History, Higher Education, Student Attitudes