Sets forth the criteria for an individualized instruction program for use with pregnant adolescents. (FL)

This review conducted by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) explores the use of technology to support academic achievement for at risk high school age youth during their out of school time. The task of this literature review was to sort through the many publications, research briefs, and observations in this arena, with a…

Describes an inservice institute that familiarized teachers with the pressures that lead students to commit suicide and a program for troubled students. (FL)

An experimental sex education program designed for the junior high school adolescent is described. The program's goal is to affect primary prevention of adolescent pregnancy and other problems related to adolescent sexuality. (Author/JMF)

Since neither the provision of contraception, nor exhortations to preserve premarital chastity serve the adolescent's need to integrate their now-present biological capacity to procreate into their operational self concept, this study utilized experiential learning about fertility to facilitate the integration of biologic maturity with adolescent…

The authors present a detailed description of an integrated program that includes skill context in (1) personal development, (2) work assistance, (3) communication, and (4) life skills. The program is designed to help behaviorally disordered adolescents prepare for reintegration into the mainstream of society. (Author/CH)

The United States leads all other developed nations in inappropriate teenage pregnancies and the educational and societal consequences. Describes activities of the community-based I Have a Future Program (IHAF), built on the premise that changes in sex behavior must be pursued in a framework of enhancing self-esteem and presenting positive…

Argues against the international project called "Sex Education for the Schoolchildren of Russia" that is a sex education program intended for students in the seventh through ninth grades and is carried out by the Ministry of General and Professional Education of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation…

Describes the Marietta (Ohio) "Teen Teaching" program, semester-long courses that provide high school juniors and seniors with opportunities to explore teaching in music education. Discusses the activities of the Teen Teachers, who work with elementary and middle school teachers for two periods every day. (CMK)

Describes the Peers on Contemporary Art (POCA) program at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), for which 9th-12th grade students act as tour guides. Focuses on issues such as the students' role in curriculum planning, the application and training process, description of the tours, and reasons for POCA's success.…

Discusses the lack of research into the art education of students within the adolescent stage. Examines the rationales of secondary art education and addresses art education for this age level within New Zealand that characterizes Western art education. Includes references. (CMK)

Aspects of the Help-A-Kid (HAK) program considered in this series of six workbook guides include: (1) the program's organization, its objectives, its strategies for getting students to participate, and the roles of parents and the community in the program's implementation; (2) in-service training for junior staff; (3) values clarification raps…

Discusses the implementation, goals, program components, and intended evaluation procedures of Teen-Link, a health promotion disease prevention program for inner-city disadvantaged youths in Durham, North Carolina. (BB)

Explores the many roles that the theater played within the settlement houses in Toronto (Canada) from 1910 to 1930. Demonstrates that settlement workers in Toronto attempted to use the power of the theater to influence, inspire, and inform both their clientele and the broader community. (CMK)

Describes San Francisco State University's development of a teacher education program to prepare middle school teachers. Its eight components are nature of the preprofessional field experience; subject matter preparation; preenrollment orientation; seminars on middle school teaching; curriculum and instruction; team teaching; teacher advisors; and…