Examines problems associated with transboundary environmental pollution, focusing on problems arising between the United States and Mexico and between the United States and Canada. Also discusses new organizational forms developed to bring transboundary issues to a higher policy-making level. (JN)

Physical, chemical, and biological effects on macrophytes (aquatic plants) on the freshwater ecosystem are discussed. Research questions and issues related to these organisms are also discussed, including adaptations for survival in a wet environment, ecological consequences of large-scale macrophyte eradication, seasonal changes in plant…

Assessed the physical characteristics of counseling facilities and sampled the opinions of counseling directors (N=134) as to desirable physical features of college counseling services. Presents findings about reception-waiting areas, individual counseling offices, group counseling rooms, and testing rooms. (RC)

Found at the summit of some of the highest peaks of New York State's Adirondack Mountains are low-growing plants similar, and in many cases, identical to plants growing in the Arctic. Describes these plants and the environment in which they are found. Includes a color plate of alpine tundra plants. (Author/JN)

Examined whether students living in residence halls permitting alterations are more satisfied with their living environment than those students with less control. Results indicated that students are more satisfied with the High Change residence hall as shown by their responses to a satisfaction scale. (RC)

Discusses the impact of seven contextual variables related to counseling office environment: the initial reception, the name of the center, the color of the room, music, counselor, clothing, seating arrangements, and the room itself. Offers suggestions for improving the counseling process. (RC)

Argues that in planning a suitable environment for dramatic play, the following aspects should be taken into consideration: teacher attitudes to dramatic play, provision of a play-conducive environment, and appropriate selection of space, time, peers, and equipment. (Author/MP)

Describes geobased information systems in which information about land and natural resources is entered and stored in digital computers for later retrieval and manipulation. Identifies six uses of the system by state natural resources agencies and how agency information and education departments can build upon these uses. (DC)

A plan was developed to compensate for the lack of space for physical education activities. Additional space was found in the school lobby, hallways, and unused classrooms. Students were then permitted to select the course they wanted to take from a variety of new courses added to the curriculum. (JN)

Uses five field studies and an examination of historical trends to look at the way school spaces constitute resources for achieving declared curricular aims and the way the organization of pupils is related to the actual problems of accommodating and moving personnel within the building. (Author/IRT)

The social and psychological factors accounting for satisfaction and dissatisfaction at work and the relationship of levels of job satisfaction to physical and psychological well-being on the part of university campus employees are examined. (JD)

Part one of a three-part series about noise pollution and its effects on humans. This section presents the background information for teachers who are preparing a unit on sound. The next issues will offer learning activities for measuring the effects of sound and some references. (SA)

Some countries have no fixed rules about classrooms' physical size or numbers of children taught therein. Italian children attend schools within their catchment area; each class has a maximum number of pupils. New Zealand schools serve all comers, except when crowding threatens. The Dutch government guarantees equal physical and teaching resources…

Outdoor education is the only means by which people can recover their identity as a part of wildlife in harmony with earthly wisdom. Outdoor education programs that aim to bring alienated youth in touch with their own wild natures have four major features: (1) earthlinks (connecting daily life to surroundings); (2) stories (myth and science); (3)…

Suggests components necessary for a library career center to help patrons look for jobs. Highlights include location; collection; physical arrangement; local resources; teaching about appropriate Internet tools; word processing stations; having reference materials as well as circulating materials; and seminars. (LRW)