An innovative program for teaching music in urban areas is presented. (CK)

Makes a general survey of the urban environment and its relationship to the public library. Presents arguments against the decentralization of public library services. Suggests that the public library reach the young through contributions to school library collections. (RM)

This study uses the town of Roorkee (Uttar Pradesh, India) as a model in an attempt to understand the precise nature of the dynamics of urban growth and its impact on the environment. A computer package is used to identify and forecast development-related trends, and environmental impacts are analyzed. (LZ)

Presents case consultation in which consultants respond to issues of urban planning for mass transit (subway) system and how to maximize prevention of intentional injury within subway stations. Also asks what type of research study should be used and what type of data collected once system is operating. Case is discussed by Morton M. Silverman and…

Place and community are terms used with ever more frequency in discussions, reports, and research related to education, yet there is little agreement related to what these terms mean. This article examines the concepts of place and community in an attempt to bring more clarity to the role they may play in educational theory and, ultimately,…

This article concerns the relationship between social-educational goals and the school context. We used a questionnaire to map the educational goals of teachers in pre-vocational education in the field of social competence, and investigated whether these goals were related to the percentage of students from ethnic-minority groups and to the urban…

African American communities are disproportionately subjected to large amounts of environmental pollution and environmental hazards. However, little is known about their environmental concerns, understandings, and values. In the study reported in this paper, 24 African American parents from Houston, Texas were interviewed on their perspectives…

An interior with trees, plants, and a "street" generates excitement at the Children's Learning Center in Brooklyn, New York. (MLF)

This article reports on a "live-in" research project conducted by the Health Education Program, College of Health, University of Utah, that will ultimately aid the planning of health education curriculum. (JA)

Describes the experiences of the University of Cincinnati in working to improve the urban situation in Cincinnati. (Editor/PG)

This report traces some of the history and philosophy of a different approach that helps urban students better understand ecology and ecosystem theory. (Author)

Laments the lack of student publications in predominantly black high schools throughout the country, but especially those located in a poverty area of a city. (RB)

A state bureau of environmental education has developed a master plan, and state funds are allocated to school systems or individual teachers for the development of "exemplary programs or instruction materials." (Author/MLF)