The author criticises career education as being too job-oriented, too simplistic, overemphasizing economic productivity, and too confining. She suggests incorporating the best points of career education--its emphasis on the adaptability and decision-making ability of the student--in an educational plan that would replace career education as a…

Offers perspectives on the environment as an expression of personal and cultural elements. Philosophically develops the concepts of home, place, and story. Also suggests that dimensions of historical interpretation, cultural ecology, and study of the future be included in environmental education programs. (ML)

Defines the concept "quality of working life," why interest in this has increased, and why guidance counselors and students should understand it. Quality of working life means more than job satisfaction or flexible working hours. It helps guidance teachers understand attitudes and expectations of students embarking on their first job.…

All persons, regardless of current stage of lifespan development, stand to benefit greatly by an improved understanding of aging and the aged. Instruction about aging can and should be integrated within existing health curricula. (CJ)

Focus groups and individual interviews were conducted with 187 individuals including family members of children with a disability, individuals with a disability, family of children without a disability, service providers, and administrators. Ten domains of family quality of life were identified and described in terms of subdomains, indicators, and…

Analysis of the Keene malpractice court case, which awarded compensatory damages to a child with severe disabilities probably contracted shortly after birth, focuses on how the court calculated life expectancy and the loss of life enjoyment, concluding discrimination against people with mental retardation, in that the decision assumes these…

Total Quality Management Plus (TQM) goes beyond customer satisfaction to consider quality of life, environmental conditions, crime rates, and health and well-being. Steps to integrate such concerns into the TQM process include being ready for challenges, creating a quality system to collect performance data, defining the ideal school and world…

The miracles of modern medical technology are sometimes accompanied by unanticipated costs affecting survivors' quality of life. This article considers the educational implications for three groups of children who could not survive without medical intervention: children treated for cancer, low birth-weight and premature infants, and the medically…

Explores conceptions of health and health promotion that have emerged over the past decade, considering implications for school health personnel and presenting activities that incorporate the emerging ideas. Discusses health promotion principles and values; implications for school health personnel; and a community-level quality of life model that…

Reports on a study that investigates the evolution of the idea of "good quality of life" in the context of an educative process that values firsthand experiences of nature and the engagement to think about those experiences. (Contains 28 references.) (DDR)

This booklet details the ways in which public education is a sound investment for this society and its members. Sections illustrate the ways in which education benefits society by: providing greater earning power; enriching the quality of life in communities; promoting equal opportunity; maintaining a free market economy; enhancing personal…

This article encourages teachers to think about how they teach. Teachers must pay attention to their actions, interventions, and their own life history. The vision and value of teaching are explored. (DF)

Organized recreation has become competitive and overstructured in today's society. Children are pushed into many activities where they must excel rather than simply enjoy. Recreation professionals can reexamine agency priorities to help ensure that play is satisfying for children. (DF)

Describes The Council of Europe's recently produced booklet showing how it pursues its goals of European unity through educational activity. (MD)

Quality of life of 76 school-age children with disabilities receiving education services in public schools was compared to that of 64 typical students enrolled in grades K-12. Scores of students with disabilities were lower on all scales of the Quality of Student Life Questionnaire, particularly on satisfaction, well-being, and social belonging.…