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Ury, Claude M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1970
A bibliography of recent books and articles on environmental problems with sources of free materials and publishers' addresses. (MF)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Ecology, Environmental Education, Government Publications
Shaw, Fredrick – Phi Delta Kappan, 1969
Descriptors: Educational Parks, Educational Planning, Population Trends, Racial Integration
Johnson, Howard M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
A study of the impact of school closures reveals "limited change/no deterioration" in the community. (IRT)
Descriptors: Community Change, Elementary Education, Population Trends, Real Estate
Vonk, H. G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Time is running out for social studies revision. If the social studies profession hopes to resurrect credibility with youth, every teacher must consciously move to relate his courses to the value dilemmas of youth and the value-laden issues of our time. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Community Change, Demography, Environment, Industrialization
Dewing, Rolland – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
Charges that militants are exaggerating the threat of ecological disaster and offers evidence in support. (Author)
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Ecology, Environmental Research, Natural Resources
Harriman, Richard L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
Argues that even if militants are exaggerating the threat of ecological disaster the world will be better off for their warnings. (Author/JF)
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Ecology, Environmental Research, Natural Resources
Chambers, M. M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1970
Bold public investment in the expansion and improvement of education will enable the utilization of educated persons for the improvement of education. (Author)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Job Placement
Hodgkinson, Harold L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1995
Using racial/ethnic categories as official census data is outdated; this information has become a political reality with little scientific or intellectual validity. Although race has always been a partial marker for poverty, people have been more effectively segregated by wealth. Poverty is the best predictor of school failure. (10 references)…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, Population Trends
Ornstein, Allan C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
The author details how a massive shift of people, jobs, and money has benefited the "sunbelt" cities of the South and West at the expense of the "frostbelt" cities of the Northeast and Midwest. Some implications for education are suggested. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Financial Problems, Futures (of Society), Migration, Municipalities
Cross, K. Patricia – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
Outlines the trends in adult education at the postsecondary level, expresses some concerns about what is happening, summarizes the implications for improving equity in adult education, and suggests policy that the federal government should set in the area of adult education. (IRT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Educational Policy, Equal Education
Gallum, Alec M.; Clark, David L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1987
Presents findings on public attitudes toward educational policies pursued by the Reagan Administration from the 1987 Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll. It is a 13-page report with statistical data and an explanation of how the research was conducted. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Demography, Educational Policy
Hodgkinson, Harold L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Reflects on the declining quality of higher education today, the increasing inability of higher education to meet student needs, and the ways in which demographic influences will affect higher education in the next 16 years. Offers seven suggestions for leaders of higher education in dealing with these concerns. (IW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Birth Rate, Colleges, Demography
