Schools can no longer be responsible for only the cognitive domain of the child. They must also expand to include the affective domain. When it comes to the corporal punishment or discipline of a disruptive black child, the child's cultural history and history of alienation must be considered. And, because it is the teacher who controls rewards…

A committee, composed of members of the Alvin Community College (ACC) Board of Trustees, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, and Alvin Police Department, and representatives from the faculty, administration, and student body, formulated a campus police policy handbook for the college. Development of the handbook…

This instructor's guide for a foster parent curriculum consists of specific curriculum material for the study of the social and psychological development of toddlers, ages 1 and 2. The guide is divided into 5 parts: (1) a developmental guide of normal toddler behaviors and appropriate adult responses; (2) an outline of desired foster parent…

This report focuses on underschooling in the State of New York. The study provides statistics on dropouts, examines students' reasons for leaving school, and analyzes the school histories of dropouts with respect to patterns of disruption, truancy, and academic failure. Suggestions of school administrators and dropouts on how students might be…

An analysis of higher education collective bargaining agreements reveals that the question of faculty productivity is addressed almost exclusively in terms of workload, with the emphasis on efforts that are quantifiable. These workloads are defined in terms of minimums and maximums. Typically each agreement defines in specific terms what the…

This book looks at major issues in day care and child care services from an international perspective, argues for a national child care policy, and makes recommendations for action. The first two chapters provide the context for the current issues in child care in terms of the history of child care, the need for child care outside the home, the…

Since the 1960s, dominance of public school community interactions has shifted from school professionals to citizen groups, volunteers in the schools, community agencies and the business community. Evidence of this trend can be discerned from the ongoing Urban Education Studies project, which has school systems in the Council of The Great City…

This paper proposes that local public schools assume the locus of responsibility for providing comprehensive health and mental health services for children and their families. Among the advantages of school based delivery systems are the universality of public education, the availability of physical and human resources, established funding…

Recent legal decisions, coupled with Federal and State statutes, require the New York City Board of Education to follow definite guidelines in providing equal educational opportunities for its handicapped children. Among the problems raised are those of classification and labeling, criticized by some as a procedure that focuses more on pathology…

Orientation materials are provided in this handbook for newly appointed members of vocational education advisory committees at Walla Walla Community College (WWCC). In a question/answer format, the handbook first describes the role and functions of advisory committees in relation to the provision of high quality educational programs, adequate job…

Outside the classroom there are many opportunities that provide a variety of environmental, ecological and academic-oriented experiences. For inner city minority children from low income families the need for outdoor education programs is particularly critical. Much of the outdoor experience can be established right on the school site by using the…

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module, one of a series of 18, provides a guide to establishing a safe and healthy preschool environment and promoting health and safety practices among preschool children. Upon completion of the module, CDA trainees are expected to be able to create a safe learning environment for children,…

The report describes procedures for teaching and administering a one-week course in publicity in a Principals of Marketing course at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Emphasis is on helping college students develop communication skills. A major objective is to help students be aware of the public's general lack of understanding of the free…

The parent can be the catalyst to "spark" the collaboration necessary to the success of career education from the total community. Parents should become involved because education determines how one's children will live, which in turn determines the quality of life the parent enjoys in the community. To speak effectively, parents should speak…

This guide involves a synthesis of three inservice models (Glasser's Reality Therapy, Gordon's Teacher Effectiveness Training, and Focus) with the author's knowledge of and experiences with teaching to develop an effective classroom strategy for helping students. This guide concentrates on strategies for dealing with three problem behaviors:…