These readings provide basic background information on urban integrated pest management and the development of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs for the control of rodents, cockroaches, and head lice. IPM is a decision-making process for deciding if pest supprssion treatments are needed, when they should be initiated, where they should be…

If Papago Indians find meaning in their reciprocities of drink and find a viable social existence in the drinking circuit, culturally meaningful rehabilitative strategies should be derived from study of these patterns. (JC)

This guide presents seven units of study for secondary level social studies classes learning about New York City. The curriculum is designed to encourage students' active participation in, rather than passive observation of, their urban environment. Therefore, the various activities presented require students to investigate their own community's…

This report is part of a series of resource publications designed to provide planners with explicit information for planning, funding, and operating programs. It identifies early start-up considerations and presents alternatives for program design and administration of urban conservation and service corps programs. Many of the principles and…

Topics covered in the upcoming AAAS Annual Meeting on "Science and the Quality of Life" are outlined and briefly discussed. (DT)

Described is a course offered at Wilbur Wright College, on Chicago's Northwest Side, in which students investigate the Des Plaines River and its drainage system and relate ecological information to their lives. (PEB)

This report investigates the concept of the Quality of Life (QOL) and presents a developmental methodology for constructing a measurement scheme to assess the QOL. A brief synopsis is given of the research that has been done in this area to date including various guidelines and rationale used in attempting to develop a meaningful social indicator…

Address delivered at the annual convention of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, & Recreation (84th, Boston, April 13, 1969).

This agriculture extension service publication from Pennsylvania State University examines weed control and identification in vegetable crops. Contents include: (1) Types of weeds; (2) Reducing losses caused by weeds, general control methods and home garden weed control; (3) How herbicides are used; (4) Specific weeds in vegetable plantings; and…

This report covers the first six months of the Los Angeles Public Library's federally funded project to extend library service to the disadvantaged. Section I covers the recruitment and training of staff members for the project, including monthly staff orientation meetings emphasizing technical and sensitivity training. Section II describes the…

The third of the Los Angeles Public Library's semi-annual reports on its federal project for the disadvantaged includes individual staff reports from the Central Region, Bookmobile Division, Lincoln Heights, Venice, The Display Artist, and a student worker. In these reports are discussions of (1) conditions and people in the communities served,…

In this six month period of the Los Angeles Public Library's project to extend service to the disadvantaged a full time public relations assistant was hired. Attempts were made to evaluate special activities and the Library Administration considered implications of the project for the Library's service program. This document includes reports from…

Francois Truffaut's film classic, "The 400 Blows," can provide artistic material for English teachers who wish to design a unit on the individual and society, on alienation, or on growing up. In the film, a powerful image of the terrifying isolation that the adolescent, Doinel, experiences is presented through repeated camera shots of…