Presents a framework for formulating urbanization policies and discusses the application of this paradigm in the context of Islamic ideology. Operationalization of the framework is developed as a five-step sequence. (Author/WB)

Assesses the cognitive, behavioral, and attitudinal impacts of one unit of Baltimore's four-unit population education curriculum. Over a thousand ninth graders in seven schools participated in the study. Several positive impacts were found, and suggestions are offered for improving the unit. (WB)

Describes an attempt to develop an instrument based on subjectively derived data, capable of assessing and classifying human communities according to social climate. The strengths of the scale are discussed as well as the types of data that might be collected to further test the instrument. (Author/SA)

Finnish educators are concerned with the affective and aesthetic aspects of environmental education, with sensitivity to the urban, as well as the natural, environment. This article, one of several in this issue on art education in other countries, describes how human environment concepts are used in Finnish art teaching. (SJL)

Describes an experience based reading program developed in Melbourne, Australia, for low-income and immigrant children and a series of books to be published which are based on this program. (MKM)

Describes a course in urban American history offered at Delta College, Michigan which emphasizes experiential learning, field experiences in urban surroundings, group and individual student projects, and social and residential mobility and local history. (MB)

Describes plans for future urban development which take into account energy needs, mass transportation, technological innovations, high density settlement along the rapid transit spine, and rational decision making. (Author/DB)

Examines the relations between physical maturation and youths' perceptions of their family context and the associated daily stresses experienced. Results extend the literature on physical development and urban African American populations. Findings suggest that adolescent-perceived hassles are indications of parental monitoring and more adaptive…

Describes the efforts of Bernadette Cozart and the Greening of Harlem, a community-based project working to reclaim abandoned land. Outlines efforts to educate children, create safe play areas, and provide participants with skills that can lead to jobs. (LZ)