Clients from two university counseling centers (N=591) indicated the help sources they contacted before requesting counseling. Significant differences were found in the rank order in which contacts were made and in the ratings of the degree of helpfulness expected from counseling. (Author)

In order to help students be aware of postsecondary educational opportunities, guidelines are offered to teacher-coordinators of secondary cooperative vocational education programs for keeping a resource file of 2- and 4-year college programs, college catalogs and resource personnel, and other information for business careers. (MF)

Described is the design and function of Sea Lab II. Drawings illustrate the internal and external design of Sea Lab II. Also included is a discussion of the aquanauts' daily routines which involved physiological studies, engineering checks, and human performance evaluations. (MA)

Systematic ratings of the faculty by residents in a psychiatric training program can be useful in identifying academic resources because residents are in a unique position to provide a measure of who in the faculty has special skills that may otherwise go unnoticed. (Author/LBH)

Suggests three unconventional teaching approaches and instructional resources to help history teachers stimulate critical thinking about the past, present, and future. Described are ways of teaching folk history, alternative history, and future history. For journal availability, see SO 505 897. (Author/AV)

A monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas and resources. (Editor)

Presents a variety of topics pertaining to social studies in the middle school, listing teacher resources, classroom applications, and curriculum guides. Titles include "Writing and Social Studies Instruction: Implications of Research"; "A Map Literacy Project"; "Helping Students Ask Their Own Questions"; "The…

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using an Apple Macintosh in a high school journalism department. Details the software available in the categories of layout ("Xpress" and "Pagemaker"), word processing ("Microsoft Word"), and graphics ("MacDraw,""Cricket Draw,""MacPaint," and…

Survey of 174 college students reveals that the ideas proposed by Becker, Geer, and Hughes (1968) apply to students in 1988: a Grade Point Average (GPA) orientation is translated into patterns of teacher evaluation, resource assessment, and test taking and studying behavior. (BJV)

Describes the contents and structure of a heritage education resource package which was developed to heighten students' awareness of their heritage through the study of architecture. Designed to supplement a variety of curriculum units, this package utilizes local history resources to enliven heritage instruction. (GEA)

A guide to the use of authentic European French-language broadcast television for language instruction provides tools and criteria for analyzing its functions, characteristics, and messages. (MSE)

Explores relationships between school district enrollment and the internal allocation of resources across subject areas of the curriculum. Empirical work is based on a random sample of 79 New York state school districts and includes cross-sectional as well as longitudinal results. (MLF)

Discusses resources available to help teachers and administrators in serving multicultural student populations. Stresses the importance of parent input into programs for such populations. (FL)

Describes bibliographies and review sources useful in locating and evaluating children's literature about the environment including the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), dissertations, periodicals, organizations, and individuals. Provides addresses and subscription or publication information for several sources. (LFL)

Reviews seven resource units, journal articles, and supplementary textbooks published between 1983 and 1985 for teaching about the Cold War in secondary social studies classes. (JDH)