The combination of the costs of providing services in sparsely populated areas and the equal opportunity benefits of comprehensive schools generates problems in terms of school district organization. The research reported here examines the relationship between increasing school district enrollment and increasing the distance children have to…

PROGRAMA DE EDUCACION INTERAMERICANA is a project of Texas A&M University in liaison with the Bryan Independent School District. The objectives of the program are to improve the knowledge and understanding of Texas teachers and students about other American cultures. Study teams of educators research and, in midsummer, travel to selected…

Reported were the results of a contract that involved identification, description, and categorization of the nature of transportation problems for the mentally retarded by means of analysis of existing studies, two surveys, and an inventory of specialized programs and systems operating in the United States. One major problem was found to be…

Santa Cruz City Traveling School was created to help youngsters cope with life pressures and complexities and gain a more complete education. Each semester, 36 students in grades 7-12 tour a region of the U.S. or Canada in a school bus. They live in hostels and group camps while being taught full range of academics and personal growth skills. (MLH)

A program combining classroom and community training in bus-riding skills to developmentaly disabled adults featured slide presentations, role playing, and performance in the natural environment. Test trials showed that all Ss learned necessary bus-riding skills and maintained their performance throughout the follow-up period of at least one year.…

The author discusses ways in which miniatures and schematic drawings can help blind persons deal with information provided by sonicguide. (CL)

A social studies teacher, who spent a month studying and traveling in China, relates, as told to her, the impact that the Cultural Revolution had on two Chinese--a female graduate student in her mid-twenties and a middle-aged college professor. (RM)

Measurement of stress in nonvisual travel was attempted with both an electromyograph and a galvonic skin response unit in four travel situations. Results revealed significantly greater stress response when unexpected contact with objects was made than with expected contacts and street crossings. Instructors' intervention also increased stress.…

The Asian and Pacific Student Leader Project (APSL) arranges nonacademic travel programs for multinational groups of university student leaders. (PG)

Educators should reassess the educational value of foreign travel experiences. (Author/HS)

Points out places of interest, historical landmarks, natural wonders, or phenomenon that can be found on a cross country trip through the United States. (RB)

In this essay, the first of a two-part series, the poet explores the literary heritage of the Midwest. He exhausts both the land and its people for a universal theme, yet is able only to find in the Midwest unparalleled diversity. (68 references) (Author/SJ)

Eight learning disabled males (16 to 17 years old) participated in a driver education unit via a visual response system, allowing students greater response and feedback. After the conclusion of the unit, all Ss scored above the criterion established by the Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws. (CL)