This manual is intended to aid in the investigation of sexual harassment complaints by providing information specifically addressing special considerations and the analysis of sexual harassment complaints in the employment context. Although primary focus is the investigation and analyses of cases in the State civil service, the principles of…

Provided are suggestions for student investigations of life in swift stream communities, in slow stream areas and near a spring. (PEB)

IN HER 17TH YEAR OF SERVICE AT A JUNIOR COLLEGE OF ABOUT 2,800 STUDENTS, A PROFESSOR WAS SUSPENDED AND THEN DISMISSED. THE SITUATION LEADING TO THIS ACTION INCLUDED (1) A REDUCTION IN LOAD, ACCOMPANIED BY REDUCTION IN SALARY, (2) A TRANSFER FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER, (3) CHARGES OF "CONTUMACIOUS" CONDUCT, (4) INTERPRETATIONS OF…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE PERCEPTION THAT LOCAL 4-H CLUB LEADERS HAVE OF 36 LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES COMPRISING A ROLE MODEL, AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH SELECTED FACTORS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH LEADERS' PERCEPTIONS. A MAIL QUESTIONNAIRE WAS USED TO COLLECT DATA FROM ALL 4-H LEADERS WHO HAD SERVED AT LEAST ONE YEAR IN THE WARREN…

Five papers from the Workshop on Mathematical Problem Solving sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Study of Learning and Teaching Mathematics are included along with an overview of the interests and history of the Center and its organization of the problem-solving workshop. One paper contains an overview of mathematical problem solving. The…

An investigation was made into the use of project work in management education; it was in three phases--collection of a range of project models, evaluation of a particular type of project (that undertaken on the middle management courses run for the ports industry by three technical colleges and institutes), and recommendations on project…

Project Outreach conducted a survey to assist the National Council on Indian Opportunity (NCIO) in fulfilling its obligations of coordination, appraisal, and innovation of various Federal programs affecting the Indian community. The report covers 49 reservations and Indian groups and is a synthesis of the original responses provided by Indian…

The purpose of this investigation was to show that many of the problems concerning the teaching of culture in the curriculum of second languages are conceptual problems (based on one's understanding of the meanings and definitions involved) and that in order to improve the curriculum of second languages, teachers need to have a background in…

The investigation and evaluation of American Indian education carried on by a special senatorial subcommittee on Indian education over a 2-year period created concern over the "organization question." The subcommittee came to believe that no matter how strong, how good, or how well funded were the programs for educating American Indians,…

Focusing upon a working knowledge of ecological principles as a requisite for today's society, this teacher's guide suggests numerous field studies which make pertinent use of these principles. It is designed to serve as an aid in planning student-centered activities which allow for understanding and improving the ecosystem in which they are an…

A comparative study of the cost effectiveness of retrospective manual and on-line bibliographic searching is described. Individual task times for question analysis, searching, photocopying, shelving and output distribution were measured, and component costs for labor, information, reproduction, physical space and telecommunications calculated. The…

A sample of 796 New York sexual abuse reports was studied to explore factors associated with substantiation of the reports following an investigation. Substantiation rates increased with the child's age, and reports were more likely to be substantiated when they involved female children or came from a mandated source. (Author/JDD)

Portions of the Cockcroft Report which seem confusing are discussed. The connections among problems, applications, and investigations are considered in sections on being a mathematician; open is in the mind; assumptions, rules and patterns; and learning not to be anxious. (MNS)

Topics for investigation in mathematics classes that arise from the Olympics are discussed. Activities with performance records leading to the development of graphs are illustrated. (MNS)

Detailing actions and reactions relative to a study conducted by the United Nations on discrimination against the American Indian, this report also includes letters from the Iroquois Confederacy, the Lakota Treaty Council, and the Institute for the Development of Indian Law. (JC)