The material used in preparation of this booklet was obtained through a series of interviews with labor superintendents and labor supervisors at Berea College. It concerns the selection of work-study students for various university departments. The physical plant director discusses the process of selecting and training physical plant student…

Written to answer a long-felt need for a comprehensive, up-to-date planning instrument to measure the quality of school facilities, this appraisal guide serves as a road map for school administrators and boards involved in any type of building program. The guide attempts to evaluate school facilities in terms of their general condition as well as…

This manual provides the basis for a 10-hour advanced course of instruction to be offered for those school bus drivers who have successfully completed a basic course. The course is composed of five units. The pupil control unit attempts to develop in the school bus driver an understanding of the functions of discipline and his relationship to the…

This document reviews the literature on general specifications for elementary and secondary schools. Most of the reviewed reports recommend a sequence of activities for developing school facilities that includes: (1) formulation of educational objectives, (2) school plant survey, (3) architectural involvement and planning, (4) program…

The study reported here was conducted in an effort to obtain data for comparing the combined owning and operating costs of two different types of air-conditioning systems in two elementary schools. Both schools were built during 1969-70 in the same geographical area along the southeast coast of Florida and are also served by the same electric…

This report provides statistics on the administration of Titles I and III of Public Laws 81-874 and 81-815. Law 81-874 provides financial assistance for maintenance and operation of schools in Federally affected areas, and Law 81-815 provides financial assistance for school construction in Federally affected areas. Information provided includes…

The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…

Energy conservation in school transportation is a major area of concern to the educational community. School buses travel in excess of four billion miles annually consuming 900 million gallons of fuel, transporting 55 percent of the school enrollment (grades K-12). Since the fuel allocation emergency, school transportation managers have begun…

A study of three hearing, moderately handicapped children (seven and eight years old) was undertaken in order to examine the acquisition, generalization, and maintenance of sign language production with this population. (PHR)

The complexity of the factors that influence the education of immigrant children are discussed, along with some of the ways in which to respond to the diversity of needs, attitudes, and circumstances with the resources of programs and practices in English as a second language. (Author/HP)

The effects of school size and school plant utilization on pupil costs of maintenance and operation (M & O) in a large city school system in the South were investigated. School size is significantly and negatively related to pupil costs of M & O. Utilization rate, computed by dividing average daily attendance by the design capacity of the…

Discusses the history behind and present and future implications of the struggle for an independent Quebec. (AM)

A case study by the facility planner of the Duval County School District in Jacksonville, Florida, illustrates the challenges faced by public education and emphasizes the opportunities for growth. (Author/MLF)

Examines the need for medium to large academic libraries to have a policy for staff use of microcomputers. Key issues that should be covered in such a policy are outlined, including rules for acquisition and use, compatibility of hardware and software, and data administration. A model policy is provided. (CDD)

Thirteen learning disabled and 15 remedial high school students were taught reasoning skills using computer-assisted instruction and were given basic or elaborated corrections. Criterion-referenced test scores were significantly higher for the elaborated-corrections treatment on the post- and maintenance tests and on a transfer test assessing…