Appalachian State University of North Carolina, which draws mostly from nearby rural areas, has opened the Appalachian House in Washington, DC as a temporary residence and research center for faculty and students. The urban location of the house provides students with experiential learning opportunities not previously available. (JMD)

Franklyn G. Jenifer, Chancellor of the Board of Regents of Higher Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, proposes residential urban schools for at-risk inner city youth. These "urban academies" would remove those who are most vulnerable from the destructive ghetto environment and totally involve them in the educational environment. (FMW)

Describes the methods used by elementary school student parents, teachers, administrators, and the surrounding community to create an urban wildlife habitat in central Phoenix. The program is designed to increase the likelihood of students becoming environmentally responsible citizens. (LZ)

Describes ways that groups and businesses involved in the urban forestry movement educate both the general public and specific audiences. Includes various lessons these groups seek to teach. (MCO)

Describes Outward Bound Urban Resources Initiative, a six-week summer course whose goal is to work with urban youth to develop solutions for local environmental problems. Among the activities described include converting city lots into parks, neighborhood cleanup, and tree planting. (MDH)

This article explores the nature of professional school counseling in urban settings. An overview of key characteristics of the urban environment and urban schools first provides context for the role of the professional school counselor in such a setting. Second, specific challenges facing urban school counselors are considered. Third, a set of…

Focusing on social factors associated with increased depressive symptoms among working mothers living in poor urban neighborhoods, this study investigates the effects of welfare participation, employment conditions, and child care on women's emotional well-being. The authors use new data from the Philadelphia Survey of Child Care and Work.…

"There are other ways to get happy," the slogan signifying "Say no to drugs!" is gaining attention within the African American community in the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) area. "There are other ways to get happy" comes from learning about and understanding traditional elements of African American folklore. For those…

A 1988 mayoral committee assessed the seriousness of Los Angeles (California) housing problems and found that the city's housing efforts were sufficient in the 1960s, when the Federal Government took primary responsibility for housing and the average wage was adequate to support the cost of the average house or apartment. However, the following…

Using data from the High School and Beyond longitudinal study, the relationships among gender and rural, suburban, or urban setting and academic ability were examined. Data reflect the population of high school sophomores and seniors in 1980. When the influence of socioeconomic status was controlled, gender and setting each explained little or no…

This presentation reviews and discusses literature on the following problems affecting blacks in America today: (1) housing; (2) education; (3) economics; (4) civil rights; (5) drugs; and (6) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). An attempt is made to focus on race relations as a major factor in the majority of the problems discussed. In…

Survival Skills for Urban Women is a series of 10 3-hour workshops designed for low-income minority women. The workshops cover the following topics: (1) assertiveness; (2) personal health; (3) nutrition; (4) money management; (5) child management; (6) legal rights; (7) self-advocacy; (8) crisis coping; (9) community resources; and (10) re-entry to…

Documents cited in this annotated bibliography focus on the often neglected problems of children in the "built environment": at home, at play, at school, and in the community. Twenty entries are from foreign countries; 74 are from the United States. It is hoped that these references will be useful to all who are interested in problems…

This essay offers several propositions related to the problems of urban areas and notes the implications of these problems for urban universities and their colleges of education. The quality of life in urban America is deteriorating as is the quality of service being provided by urban schools and social service agencies. A large portion of the…

This examines the existing state of acculturation of Puerto Rican migrants living in Chicago and the extent to which religion affects their acculturation. Six variables (age, prior urban or rural residence, sex, recency of migration, religion, and religiousness) and the relationship of these variables to acculturation are investigated. The sample…