Describes a three-week library assignment--designed to acquaint freshman students with a large library and with research techniques--that was focused on the topic of censorship. (EL)

Explains how William Golding's novel can be used to promote the use of exploratory language. Offers activities related to the novel that involve both writing and speaking. (FL)

The transition from adolescence to adulthood is marked by role changes, including movement out of the student role and entry into the adult roles of worker, spouse, and parent. This study examined the temporal order in which these role changes occur and the causal factors that determine this order. (Author/RM)

Developing a community service project for middle school students can be a daunting task. The sheer number of contacts necessary for the project to be successful can be overwhelming. This manual will provide materials and guidance to simplify this process and ensure its success. Included in this workbook are sample letters, worksheets, lesson…

This handbook introduces students to essential elements of preventing crime at school by making sure the design, use, and upkeep of the facility do not provide opportunities for criminal behavior--crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED). It discusses how to identify problem areas and the steps to take to make sure these problems are…

This report examines five dimensions of various initiatives intended to empower students. It is based on two case studies of schools belonging to the Coalition of Essential Schools, a school-reform project aimed at improving teaching and learning in American schools. The report focuses on the level of power that administrators and teachers…

This study investigated children's participation rights in two secondary and two primary schools in England, focusing on the child's right to express views freely in all matters affecting him or her, as indicated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Participating were students and staff at two primary and two…

This paper reviews the historical antecedents and theoretical foundation for a constructivist approach to teaching and learning. One neglected characteristic of constructivism apparent in the professional literature is the need to better understand that human relationships in the classroom are often pivotal in helping students construct knowledge.…

In Reading Recovery, the fostering of active learning begins immediately. The three actions children must learn to take from the beginning as teachers move into instruction are: do some reading "work" at the point of difficulty; take some initiative; and make some links between new items learned and existing knowledge. Active learners…

Two Alabama programs use students to help alleviate the manpower shortage in rural health-care facilities (Author/KM)

Article discusses several fundamental considerations that undergird the rationale for adult education. (Author/RK)

Discusses the five characteristics which distinguish this upper division college from the majority of higher education institutions in America. Indicates the presence of a positive response based on increasing enrollment from 520 in January, 1973, to a possible 1,200 by June, 1973. (CC)

Students developed methods of self instruction in a school where teachers did little teaching; helping each other was forbidden by school rule, but provided students with their major means of learning. (JB)

Sees the task of language instruction involving four staff roles: teacher, materials developer, coordinator, and linguist. Roles are separable even though one person may possibly perform all of them. (VM)