Michigan Literacy conducted a project to collect, review, summarize, and compile a reference document of all student assessment tools currently being used by adult volunteer literacy programs in Michigan. Data were gathered through a survey questionnaire that was sent to 134 volunteer literacy programs (with 82 responses). Respondents reported…

A practicum project involved the establishment of a career resource center in one high school of 1,500 students to provide high school teachers with a wide variety of career education materials in a centralized location. Materials housed in the center were obtained from various sources: donations from local businesses, materials from workshops…

This handbook is designed to guide faculty and administrators in working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) college students. It brings together the varied viewpoints of people concerned with providing appropriate services to LGBT students on college campuses. The book's 42 chapters discuss topics of special interest for faculty…

This thesaurus, developed by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM), represents an expansion of the NICEM subject headings list, which is designed to provide access to a database of bibliographical records of nonprint, educational media. A preface discusses the issues that led to a revamping of the subject headings,…

The School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children was launched in June 1994 to improve the health and education of children through better nutrition. This leadership guide provides information to school decision-makers on using materials and resources developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and describes Team Nutrition, an implementation…

This annotated bibliography covers resources pertaining to Christopher Columbus, the European Age of Exploration, native civilizations in the Americas, and changing views of Columbus' role in history. The materials are organized by intended audience into the following sections: grades preK-3, grades 4-8, grade 9-12, and professional. Most of these…

A small sample of the 60 indicators contained in the "Condition of Education, 1992" are provided in this brief booklet. Ordering information to receive the complete 421-page book is listed along with the following tables: (1) High school completion rate for 19- to 20-year-olds; (2) student drug and alcohol use; (3) immediate transition…

This catalog lists end-products of projects sponsored by Health and Welfare Canada under the Child Care Initiatives Fund. These resources include final reports, manuals, books, conference proceedings, videos, kits, and pamphlets. The resources are listed numerically by project number, with each one-page listing providing: (1) product title; (2)…

This annotated bibliography lists 25 materials that focus on older adult literacy needs, issues, and programs. It includes current Canadian literature in the area, as well as pertinent U.S. documents. The materials cover topics ranging from older adult literacy program development and learning resources to selected titles of general literacy…

The Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) is an intermediary agency which supports adults statewide who care about youth. This handbook, which considers young people as resources, serves as a bridge to more information on youth involvement. It defines youth leadership and participation; provides program ideas and strategies; lays the foundation for…

Four lesson plans for teaching elementary students about the Amish in Indiana are presented in this document. The lessons include: (1) using periodicals to learn about Amish life; (2) using the budget to learn about Amish life; (3) simulating a day in an Amish school; and (4) visiting the Amish. A 14-item list of resources for teaching about the…

Lesson plans for secondary teachers based on documents and objects found in the Hershey Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania comprise the document. The Museum seeks to make its resources available to teachers who are not able to bring their students from the classroom to the Museum. Photocopied reproductions of the documents are provided for the…

In addition to its time-honored function of transmitting the heritage and of developing rational power, Washington believed that the school must also concern itself with character building, vocational training, civic and social competency. (Author/AM)

A model is provided which shows how the community can become a laboratory in which the learner studies data and makes decisions. In the community laboratory, learners are both participants and observers, helping them understand why they live as they do and how citizens work together to improve community life. (Author/JR)

Examines how the objectives of open schools and those of contemporary social studies are similar in trying to make the individual a functioning member of society with a high level of participation. One is to guide the children in learning activities that emerge from their own interests and involve the community as a resource and a laboratory.…