This publication describes infant and toddler programs in which young children and their parents are seen as trustworthy, competent people able to make decisions and solve problems. In Chapter 1, aspects of the Pacific Oaks Infant-Toddler-Parent Program are described, infant-toddler safety rules are listed, and guidelines for parent observation…

A selected compilation of recent architectural and institutional journal articles and books dealing with various aspects of student housing comprise this bibliography. Subject area coverage is broken down into four major sections which are as follows--(1) planning, financing and operation of student housing presents information sources dealing…

This book channels some research concepts about teacher and child behavior and its settings into ideas that can be used by teachers in an informal analysis of his/her own classroom learning environment. It is particularly directed to kindergarten and primary school teachers, although some nursery school and upper-grade teachers may find it of…

These activities are part of a series of 17 teacher-developed instructional activities for geography at the secondary-grade level described in SO 009 140. In the activities students develop map skills by learning about and using nautical charts. The first activity involves students in using parallel rulers and a compass rose to find their…

This booklet (prepared by architects, educators, and community groups) presents some guidelines for creating learning environments in child care centers. The ideas and information could be used for creating new centers, for redesigning facilities, or for remodeling existing buildings. Emphasis is placed on the interrelatedness of the goals of a…

This publication is part of a series designed to help adult home economics education supervisors and instructors meet the consumer homemaking needs of the low-income adult learner. The information contained in this part provides idea starters for developing ways to create an environment conducive to learning. Supervisors may use the presentation…

This book contains 23 articles related to: 1) the scope of ecological concern; 2) our changing environment; 3) examples of attacks on the problem; 4) establishing priorities; and 5) the value judgments that are posed as a result of our growing ecological awareness. Selections express the divergent experience, professional backgrounds, and…

The objectives of this geography course for liberal arts students include the following: 1) to demonstrate cooperative action among sciences, by showing that physical and chemical phenomena occur at biological surfaces that usually exist in economic and cultural frameworks; 2) to show that laboratory principles of mass and energy exchange and…

Emphasis in this manual is on translating an institutional plan into the activities required for the capital expansion of an institution of higher education. The total institutional planning function is described and analyzed in detail in order to implement facility construction plans in an orderly and cost-effective manner. Four major categories…

Data derived from parallel questioning of 1971 knowledgables and leaders (N=111) and a 1973 sample of household heads and homemakers (N=464) living in four rural Eastern Kentucky counties (Harlan, Perry, Whitley, and Wolfe) were used to assess both objective and subjective aspects of quality of life. The indicators employed were: income; job…

Provides activities which illustrate factors other than habitat destruction, such as wildlife trade and pollution that directly and indirectly endanger plants and animals. Focuses on sea turtles, introduced species and illegal wildlife trade. (ML)

Reviews the goals and methodology of an investigative unit on ecology which focuses on pond studies. Provides specific examples of the activities and involvements of the students. (ML)

Summarizes the central assumptions of the communicative language teaching model and the potential difficulties that regular classroom teachers may face in implementing it. Seven criteria for use in organizing communicative classrooms are presented, and applications of these criteria to decisions about organizing classroom interaction and the…

The 48 maps and descriptive narratives in this atlas of the Navajo Reservation are divided into six sections. Part I, Navajo Country, displays Navajo land in relationship to the United States and the region, and becomes more detailed to place locations within the Dine Bikeyah, or Navajo Land, including administrative and political subdivisions of…

The Water in Africa Project was realized over a 2-year period by a team of Peace Corps volunteers, World Wise Schools (WWS) classroom teachers, and WWS staff members. As part of an expanded, detailed design, resources were collected from over 90 volunteers serving in African countries, photos and stories were prepared, and standards-based learning…