Cooperating with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education has prepared boxes of experimental curriculum materials on the subject of ecology. This guide summarizes the design and contents of the boxes and provides instructions for those using the boxes--principals, teachers, parents, librarians, and…

The sections of this sourcebook are: Directory of Quasi-Public and Private Agencies; Federal Government Agencies; General Reference Information: Sources and Materials; Developing a Community Development Library; and Listing by Program Area. The first section lists the name, address, telephone, and subject areas of quasi-public and private firms…

This paper summarizes a project designed to develop and field test a guide to aid parents in selecting quality day care for their children. Field testing revealed that the guide is both reliable and useful. (Author)

Middle-grade students in the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states trail their counterparts nationally, and increasing numbers of students are unprepared to do high-quality work in high school. In response to this situation, SREB and its member states formed a middle-grades consortium and developed a 10-point comprehensive improvement…

In 1999, the Ohio Energy Project (OEP) was awarded a grant through Rebuild America, under the U.S. Department of Energy, to develop an EnergySmart Schools Program for Ohio. Together with its partners, this program serves to empower students to improve the conditions of their school buildings through education, thus increasing scientific literacy…

Acceptance of inferior status in school teaching, where women are in the majority, reflects the larger society. However, society is changing. Examines the tools available for the reeducation of teachers and presents five goals for women's studies programs. (Author/DN)

Recognizing that textbook adoption procedures and evaluation criteria vary from state to state or district to district, the authors present some general guidelines on screening and evaluation that should prove helpful to any elementary textbook adoption committee. (Author/SJL)

Guidelines are presented for arranging to have professional musicians visit and perform in an elementary school, choosing the right musical group, negotiating the fee, and preparing the students for the concert. (Author/SJL)

Focuses on some basic questions regarding assessment in higher education that may be useful to administrators in speech communication facing pressures to develop an assessment program. (KEH)

Programs to encourage dropouts to finish school need to overcome the roadblocks of credits, time, and support services. Highlights nine specific hallmarks of effective dropout prevention programs gleaned from a study of 479 programs titled: "School Dropouts: Survey of Local Programs." (MLF)

This guide presents information on the procedures for peer review of grant applications. It begins with an overview of the review process for grant application submission and review. The review process includes: (1) pre-submission procedures that enable the Institute to plan for specific review sessions; (2) application processing procedures; (3)…

This booklet offers state, district, and school leaders guidance both in understanding comprehensive school reform and in identifying effective comprehensive school-reform programs and the organizations that develop and help implement them. It focuses on the new federal program known as the Comprehensive School Reform Development (CSRD) Project, a…

This book is intended to present guidance curriculum activities which address students' needs in the areas of learning to live, learning to learn, and learning to work. The activities are divided into four developmental levels: K-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-12, and K-12. At the bottom of each entry the name of the contributing school counselor, school…

This community home care program for family caregivers is designed to provide information to family caregivers on ways to provide care more easily in the home by making changes in the home, and drawing on resources from outside the home. It provides guidelines for volunteer "hosts," i.e., persons who coordinate and run the course, on how to assist…