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Lawrence, Richard – 1998
In the face of an unprecedented increase in school crime and violence, this book addresses school crime as a two-dimensional issue consisting of the problem of crime in schools and the role of schools in preventing delinquency and dealing with delinquent students. This book reviews the theories that attempt to explain the relationships among…
Descriptors: Crime, Dropouts, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textSmith, Vernon; And Others – 1976
This book, one in a five-volume series dealing with perspectives in American education, discusses the need for, the role of, and current developments in alternatives in education. The series is intended to contribute to a better understanding of the educational process and the relation of education to human welfare. Chapter one provides an…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational History
Horton, Aimee Isgrig – 1989
This book reviews the history of the Highlander Folk School (Summerfield, Tennessee) and describes school programs that were developed to support Black and White southerners involved in social change. The Highlander Folk School was a small, residential adult education institution founded in 1932. The first section of the book provides background…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Blacks, Change Agents
Reyhner, Jon, Ed. – 1997
The 25 papers collected in this book represent the thoughts and experiences of indigenous language activists from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand, and are grouped in six categories: tribal and school roles, teaching students, teacher education, curriculum and materials development, language attitudes and promotion, and summary…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education, Community Role
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. – 1978
Focusing on skills and attitudes necessary for responsible action, the handbook describes responsibility education programs for students and suggests resources for promoting program development. Responsibility education is defined as a process which gives students enriched school-directed citizenship experiences. Responsibility education…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Cognitive Objectives
Williams, Robert L. – 1977
The report offers practical suggestions, organizational strategies, and educational concepts to classroom teachers and curriculum developers for designing and implementing polycultural programs. Polycultural education is defined as experiences provided by the school which enable students to appreciate their own and other people's ethnocultural…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
