The goal of this study was to determine the characteristics and continuing education needs of municipally employed recreation personnel in Ontario. An instrument consisting of a list of duties, a rating scale, and sections designed to secure data relative to the problem was developed and administered on a personal basis at 18 regional meetings.…

Medical care is viewed as an investment good, as contrasted with a consumption good. Numerous studies are cited which support the overall contention that improved health affects productivity through its effects on a person's education. The number of school days lost and the number of school dropouts which result from poor health are considered in…

This paper makes the observation that in selected European countries social class differences in academic achievement emerge early in a person's school career. This early influence of social class affects dropout and enrollment rates in higher education and subsequent occupational opportunities. The author examines the relative influence of…

Reviews judicial decisions involving school staff evaluation systems. Courts remain reluctant to interfere with the summative evaluation process of a school district. Administrators must apply reasoned, ascertainable standards in employment decisions in order to withstand judicial scrutiny amid the array of legal constraints on the evaluation of…

The current emphasis on excellence, it is suggested, is used as an excuse to exclude. The more people who are educated, the greater the possibility that collective decisions will be of better quality. Higher education must become more open and more inclusive. (MLW)

Focusing on successful vocational programs for Blacks, this article describes two differently structured secondary-level schools located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: (1) Murrell Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical School and (2) A. Philip Randolph Skills Center. (LRA)

Describes a program that provides educational rehabilitation in a therapeutic setting using Adult Basic Education/General Education Development classes. Data indicated that students who completed six months of training in this program raised their academic achievement level by seven grade levels in math and by five grade levels in English. (Author)

The "Excellence and Equity in Teaching" project, part of California State University's Teacher Diversity Program, has developed and implemented a model for increasing the numbers of minority teachers. The model identifies three components: motivation, academic preparation and performance, and social context. This article describes the…

Goals 2000, the Educate America Act, establishes a new role for the federal government in education by defining national education goals and by creating a voluntary system whereby states can receive funds in return for participation in national education reform. Summarizes the major provisions of Goals 2000, paying particular attention to…

Examines the first-year success of nontraditional students that entered a teacher education college through the Scottish Wider Access Programme. Access students performed better than the traditional-entry control group in some subjects but had more difficulty in professional studies, language, and mathematics. Questionnaires and interviews showed…

A Virginia Department of Education survey of urban, suburban, and rural schools using block scheduling revealed fewer disciplinary problems, a strong teacher preference for this format over traditional scheduling, and positive effects on standardized test scores in reading and mathematics. When time is used well in schools, school climate improves…

Examined the hypothesis that African-American adolescents' school achievement is detrimentally influenced by their perception of a discriminatory "job ceiling" affecting their employment opportunities. Found that the more aware of discrimination the African American adolescents were, the less important they perceived academic achievement…

Argues that girls emerge from middle school with lowered sense of self esteem, a discouragement with school, and a school performance that does not match earlier achievements. Examines school strategies of silencing, "revisioning" middle school education, teacher action research to transform school practices, and community building…

This article explores the way that educational disadvantage and opportunity became manifest in the South African school system by tracking performance in the gateway subject of Mathematics (and to a lesser extent Physical Science). Previous research by the author showed how it was possible to use a proxy method to track redress in the absence of…