Discusses the establishment of school environmental awareness areas: what decisions are to be made and what kinds of activities can be carried out. (Author/SDH)

Administrators at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, have discovered that an open campus helps the student assume more responsibility for his actions, develop the capacity for making wise decisions about time use, and promote his own educational development. (Author/DN)

The concepts of educational malpractice and educational accountability are emerging more frequently in educational literature and as the basis of court cases. Up until now, no suits charging educational malpractice have been successful, but observers predict that suits charging schools with negligence will be successful. One basis for the court's…

This is one of a set of five handbooks compiled by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory which describes the processes for planning and operating a total Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program. Processes and material are those developed by the original EBCE model--Community Experiences in Career Education or (CE)2. The area of…

Presented is a guide for helping elementary school students become aware of the litter problem, acquire litter control skills, and develop an anti-litter ethic. The manual contains a hierarchy of learning objectives, a pretest/posttest instrument, background information on litter, and 12 lessons designed to promote attainment of the learning…

This is a guide for introductory college chemistry students who are new to the subject of chemistry and who have been exposed to linear and second-order algebra equations and the concept of slope. The guide presents directions on the following topics: (1) How to prepare for lectures and take notes; (2) How to study chemistry outside of class using…

This manual introduces students to the rules, regulations, policies, and general operational procedures of a secondary distributive education student-run school store laboratory (the Rainbow Shoppe). It details, from a student standpoint, the benefits of the training program and the roles and responsibilities of each student in the operation of…

The suit of Peter Doe v. the San Francisco Unified School District resulted because the client was awarded a high school diploma attesting to the fact that he had satisfactorily completed all the requirements for high school graduation; however, the client was unable to read above a fifth-grade level or to adequately function in society. The court…

This publication lists the responsibilities of the counselor/educator and the student in a columnar arrangement. It speaks first to the 12 main aspects of human rights, such as Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Inquiry and Expression, Due Process, Freedom of Association. Under each main division several examples are listed, such as School Religious…

This document on the Civil Rights of Students, perpared by the Educational Opportunities Planning Center, provides a synthesis of presentations made by the author and of the three discussion and answer sessions that followed at the three meetings of the School Law Conferences. Opening remarks emphasize the need for educators to respond to…

During the fall of 1974, a questionnaire was administered to a random sample of 700 off-campus students at the main campus of the University of South Carolina who were enrolled in nine or more semester hours of course work (approximately 8 percent of the population). The goal of the study was to describe off-campus students including their…

This panel presentation concerns itself with the administrative reporting responsibilities of college and university intramural programs. The main focus is on intramural programs directly responsible to physical education departments, student affairs programs, or both. Panel participants discuss their (a) respective organizational structures, (b)…

A survey was conducted of 300 parents of students in each of 18 North York Senior High Schools to determine their attitudes toward the schools which their offspring attended. Questionnaires containing 10 statements to be agreed or disagreed with were mailed to these parents,who were selected at random from listing of parents of students. The…

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) operates approximately 222 schools, ranging from small 1-2 teacher day schools to large residential boarding schools. In September 1974, the BIA established student rights and due process procedures. All BIA schools were to develop a student rights and responsibility (SRR) program, initiated at the local school…

Results favored the individualized reporting system over the traditional one. High ability children were favored over low ability children and girls over boys. Individualized reporting systems yielded a higher average level of intellectual self-responsibility for children of low ability. (Author/BJG)