This study examines the relationship between the organizational structure of multi-unit community college districts and the performance of urban campuses in serving disadvantaged students. Emphasis is on the expanding functions and changing structure of urban community colleges, the relationship between district office and district colleges, and…

Books, pamphlets, periodicals, films, filmstrips, loops, recordings, and relia are catalogued in this multi-media guide on urban living. Materials are suggested which could be used effectively with inner-city young people or in explaining city problems to affluent suburban youth, pre-school through high school age. Items are evaluated for their…

New views of the city, together with new approaches for seeing the city in a positive way (not for what it lacks but rather for what it offers as an outdoor classroom), are supplied in this teacher's guide for grades five through nine. The interdisciplinary unit gives the city child an opportunity to understand ecology without ignoring the…

The objectives of this report are to briefly synthesize the communication approaches used by legislative bodies in the acquisition of scientific information, to describe the practices of the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress and the Office of Technology Assessment, to describe the present and proposed communication systems…

Described are the patterns of air pollution in certain large urban areas. Persons in poverty, in occupations below the management or professional level, in low-rent districts, and in black population are most heavily exposed to air pollution. Pollution paradoxically is largely produced by high energy consuming middle-and upper-class households.…

The urban environment creates an atmosphere of external and internal pressures which cause immeasurable stress in a blind person attempting independent travel. (Author/SB)

The urban university plays an important role in the intellectual life of the urban community. Traditional universities would do well to undertake more community-oriented tasks in order to fulfill this important role of an urban university. (Author/MC)

Describes the selection of content, validity, reliability and beginning norms for a revised Childhood Level of Living Scale suitable for an urban setting. The scale itself is included along with instructions for scoring. (CM)

Urban school districts are discovering city parks as a place for students to learn about their environment through biological investigation. Outlined are some of the activities that are appropriate for students of various grade levels working in a park setting. (MA)

Focuses on some of the larger social issues involved in the structure and function of television, with how our society sets up, regulates, and finances the institution of television and how it, in turn, reflects and impacts on American culture. (Editor/RK)

Students solve the dilemma of planning for a decent standard of living while protecting the quality of our environment. Students act out the roles of members of a simple economy: producers, consumers, resource developers, environmental planners. An instructor's manual describes equipment, time needed, and steps for playing. (AV)

This paper explores how the people of Owen Sound, Ontario viewed the various regions of their city. Presents maps showing perceptions of positive and negative regions. Includes examples of citizens' characterizations of these regions, showing social attitudes and values. (JDH)

Describes the main findings of British urban social geographers. Concludes that though social geographers have adequately described residential areas using "objective data," they still have not conveyed much of what it is like for people to live in urban areas. Includes a 68-item bibliography. (JDH)

Describes the philosophy, facility features, and program offerings at Brown University's environmental education center. The Urban Environmental Laboratory (UEL) is an integrated instruction, residential, demonstration project for students and the public community. Conservation technologies, active learning, and hands-on experience characterize…

An analysis of a small neighborhood of Paris looks at its layout and spatial constraints, habitats, symbols, sense of territory, and rhythms and styles of the inhabitants and their roles in the group. The description, including photos, is intended for use in the French language classroom. (MSE)