Study abroad has evolved from small, isolated programs for students to a more integral part of many students' undergraduate experience. Institutions are beginning to consider the safety aspects beyond the academic program itself. This article covers procedures and processes for administrators to consider. (Author)

This article discusses the public health dangers associated with radon exposure in homes and schools. In addition, testing and corrective efforts by federal and state agencies are discussed. A map indicating areas in the U.S. with potentially high radon levels is included. (IAH)

Profiles Floyd Wiggins, Jr., veteran school security chief for Richmond (Virginia) Public Schools. Besides a security force, the district uses hand-held metal-detectors and police-dog raids in its secondary schools and is considering use of student identification cards, security video cameras, and a larger parent volunteer force. Wiggins feels…

Educators must create learning environments that are responsive to the social, emotional, and intellectual needs of adolescents. Today's adolescents need emotional and social guidance to cope with social pressures and personal identity confusion that naturally accompany adolescence. This generation of adolescents brings a different set of needs…

As colleges and universities evolve, so too do the complexities of creating safe environments for students. This article describes safety in its various contexts and provides an overview for this special journal issue. (Contains 17 references.) (GCP)

Initiation traditions and rites of passage are important for group and team membership, but the violent behavior and alcohol abuse involved in hazing constitute serious campus crime. This article helps campus administrators to develop new strategies for attacking the hidden crime of hazing. (Contains 32 references.) (Author)

Presents a junior high school counselor's view on the safety of today's schools. Contends that today's schools are no different than those of the past, but rather that today's schools are unfairly scrutinized and focus is placed only on the negative aspects. (GCP)

This article on school violence deals with teacher concerns regarding school safety. Discusses the escalation of the problem, proposed legislation, and results of a survey of vocational education teachers. Describes the experience of a teacher who was shot in his classroom. (JOW)

This article is intended to aggressively stimulate provocative ideas about educational practices. In a time when the status quo is easier and more cost effective to maintain in public schools, Dr. Fenwick English attacks these views with a postmodern challenge. It is time for school leaders to consider more than one solution to the problems they…

This author reports that, among high-school students who graduated in the bottom 40 percent of their classes, and whose first institutions were four-year colleges, two-thirds had not earned diplomas eight and a half years later. While four-year colleges admit and take money from hundreds of thousands of such students each year, the students who…

Because public school teachers increasingly are being sued for failure to perform their duties adequately, teacher preparation programs should include coursework in school law as a preventive measure. Some cases are discussed and recommendations are made. (MT)

School and district administrators are taking a variety of measures to improve school safety. The job of selecting an appropriate program, however, is not an easy one, considering the myriad possibilities and the need to know where to allocate precious resources. RAND examined the literature regarding these programs and found that only a handful…

This article reviews safety and security issues as they relate to technology, both for individuals and for the higher education institution. (Author)

Teachers should know basic first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the Heimlich maneuver to be able to deal with emergencies immediately. (SK)

Discusses the building of a safe middle school environment in a Connecticut school through the middle school model. Highlights interactions between administrators, teachers and students; and the values of respect, responsibility, and empathy. (JPB)