This bibliography of child abuse and neglect resources was developed for use by school district administrative and educational staff to enhance their child abuse prevention programs or to assist in creating new programs. Some sections will also be useful in extending programs to the community. Citations are organized into four chapters. Chapter 1,…

This research update begins with a review of research on adolescent drug use and its prevention. The research reviewed illustrates the complexity of the problem and of the many variables that may affect outcome. The review suggests that a social influences approach to drug prevention that focuses on preventing the initiation of use by reducing the…

This document presents a selected bibliography of recent books and journal articles relating to adolescent sexuality and reproductive health. The compilation of annotated references is divided into sections which focus on the issues of: (1) Sexuality Education; (2) Contraception; (3) Parenthood; (4) Communication with Parents; (5) Reproductive…

The article focuses on giftedness in preschool-age children, including: the importance of early identification of giftedness, identification methods, techniques for providing a nurturing environment in the home, needs of parents of gifted children, and school programs for serving the gifted. A bibliography of relevant books and periodicals is…

Discussion of children in single-parent families focuses on contributions fathers make to children's development; proposes a model for viewing fathers' roles in literacy; and suggests programs for libraries and schools to involve fathers and compensate for fathers' absences, including a bibliography of children's literature with positive male role…

Contains abstracts of eight documents and six journal articles from the ERIC database that concern the creation of school and community environments in which children are safe from violence. (MDM)

Selected from pictorial records deposited in the National Archives by government agencies, the leaflet lists 194 photographs or copies of artworks portraying American Indians, their homes, and activities. The picture descriptions are grouped by such subject areas as the following: agency buildings (4 citations), agriculture (6), basketwork (3),…

This 2-section guide covers both professionally-produced documentaries for a general viewing audience and footage produced by researchers for their own viewing in data collection and analysis. The first section, which focuses on edited documentaries, includes information on how documentaries are produced and on usefulness and realism, a catalog of…

Annotated bibliography of 220 books, monographs, and journal articles on orienteering published 1984-94, from SPOLIT database of the Federal Institute of Sport Science (Cologne, Germany). Annotations in English or German. Ten sections including psychological, physiological, health, sociological, and environmental aspects; training and coaching;…

This 59-item annotated bibliography covers suggested reading material published between 1956 and 1991 to assist college faculty and administrators in promoting first year success for college freshmen. The bibliography is divided into seven sections of resource materials. Section 1 contains suggested readings on both objective research on the…

Abstracts for 106 educational events in Burma that were reported in newspapers between January and April 1973, are presented in this collection. The items include medical conferences, primary education, secondary schools, technical and vocational education, students' activities, outstanding students, teaching of an English course, university…

This 349-item annotated bibliography covers five major subject fields of primary education: general policy (universalization, wastage); organization and management of primary schools; content of primary teaching programs; teaching methods at primary level; reforms and innovations in primary education. A sixth section contains miscellaneous…

This is the appendix to the study "What Works? An Examination of Effective Schools for Poor Black Children." The study identified and described urban schools that were considered effective in providing quality education for economically disadvantaged black students. This appendix contains a comprehensive bibliography and abstracts of literature…