The transition from high school to college is an important milestone, but it is only one of many steps in the journey through higher education. This volume is an annotated bibliography of the emerging literature examining the many other transitions students make beyond the first year, including the sophomore year, the transfer experience, and the…

This bibliography consists of nearly 500 references to works on urban school policy, administration, and curriculum. The works cited, most of which were developed by school districts in large cities, were compiled from a computer search of "Resources in Education" from 1975 to 1981. Citations are organized by ERIC document (ED) number. Each…

The second in a series on the independent school curriculum describes multicultural education, suggests questions to ask the entire school community, and contains a bibliography of multicultural curriculum materials. (Author/MLF)

Documents previously announced in Resources in Education (RIE) concern the various controversial areas of student rights and responsibilities, examine trends of recent court decisions, and provide administrators with basic information, suggestions, and examples pertaining to these areas. The index terms used to select the documents are "court…

To help educators deal with controversial issues, the references in this list of resources address the types of objections frequently raised about instructional materials, ideas for school policy, the position statement of a professional organization on the teaching of controversial issues, teaching suggestions, and related legal considerations.…

These three documents contain information to aid in selection of instructional materials for schools. The first begins with a list of 17 instructional materials selection criteria, bibliographic format and user interest criteria, criteria for non-fiction and fiction materials, and a nonprint review form. The second document, a handbook for…

The 12 items in this annotated bibliography on absenteeism are entries in the ERIC system. The publications cited focus on attendance policies and techniques for reducing truancy. The techniques mentioned include alternative individualized programs, punishments (such as lowered grades) for absences, and rewards (such as parties or higher grades)…

One avenue being explored as a way to cut costs while maintaining the quality of programs and services is year-round education (YRE). In most cases, the known benefits and drawbacks of an existing component of traditional scheduling must be weighed against the theoretical advantages and disadvantages of YRE. The five articles reviewed in this…

This report is one in a series of publications issued on school-based management and improvement (SBI). The publication is intended to present the best and most interesting of the research involving school based approaches to educational reform, including research on effective schools. It begins with an introductory article on SBI and its link to…

Bibliography of recent reports and articles selected by the Massachusetts Advocacy Center to highlight the relationship between school policies and practices and early school leaving. Selections reflect the belief that schools can change their practices to reduce dropout rate and, with remediation, improve the education of all students. (Author/PS)

In a statement issued to the American Psychological Association Task Force on the Rights of Children and Youth the speaker addresses the issue of corporal punishment of children in the schools. He offers personal views on the issues of the use of corporal punishment, and poses three suggestions for consideration: (1) opposition to corporal…

This document is an annotated bibliography of research and development publications on topics concerning services to at-risk youth. The 30 publications, which have been produced by a variety of organizations, are grouped into these categories: (1) increasing academic success; (2) meeting diversity in today's students; (3) community partnerships;…

In order to identify factors which indicate a student would benefit educationally from retention, and to provide information and recommendations to educators, parents, and others involved in the decision to retain a child, this paper addresses the issue of retention in four major areas: the historical basis of retention, negative and positive…

This annotated bibliography of publications and documents on special education services lists items available from government sources in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada). Section I lists five publications on the topics of policy, procedures, legislation, student rights, and program standards. Section II lists 40 resources focusing primarily on…

This state-of-the-knowledge paper, a companion to the author's 1975 monograph on a similar topic, examines the legal ramifications of student suspension, expulsion, and search and seizure of students' property. The author reviews relevant court litigation and state laws pertaining to specific rules on student conduct, the procedures to follow in…