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Bigham, James E. – American School and University, 1979
Of all things that can damage a roof, people are the worst. Ways are suggested to control access to roofs and monitor inspections and maintenance work. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Labor Utilization, Roofing
Haney, Stan – American School and University, 1980
The basic profit assumption that requires accountability for manpower can be applied to a school or university maintenance program. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Business, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Baldwin, Lionel V. – Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 1975
This guide to career opportunities in air pollution control includes resource information in this area and provides a listing of colleges and universities offering environmental science programs. The guide was prepared by the S-11 Education and Training Committee of the Air Pollution Control Association. (Author/BT)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Career Education, Careers, Employment Opportunities
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Hanson, John R., II – Journal of Economic Education, 1995
Contends that it is widely believed that cheap labor in poor countries attracts foreign investors. Asserts that historical evidence indicates that past patterns of direct foreign investment in poor countries are inconsistent with the cheap-labor argument. Includes two figures and one table. (CFR)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Change
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Haupert, Michael J. – Journal of Economic Education, 1996
Describes an undergraduate economics course experiment designed to teach the concepts of comparative advantage and opportunity costs. Students have a limited number of labor hours and can chose to produce either wheat or steel. As the project progresses, the students trade commodities in an attempt to maximize use of their labor hours. (MJP)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Economic Impact, Economic Research, Economics Education
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Sime, Luis – Journal of Moral Education, 1994
Contends that popular, or a form of alternative, education stands in the background of most efforts in human rights education in Latin America. Maintains that education must educate people as producers, citizens, and individuals. Discusses challenges to this task in light of liberation theology and the Peruvian experience. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Democratic Values