Examples of service-learning at Stanford and Michigan State illustrate one dimension of the service function and point to two other dimensions as life-style possibilities for students and career goals for faculty. Specific programs and their rationale are described. (Editor/LBH)

Schoolcraft College in Michigan has designed a program in which inmates of a women's prison, the Detroit House of Correction (DeHoCo), are trained as nurse-attendants and teachers' aides in special education. Daily classroom instruction is combined with on-the-job training with retarded children. (LBH)

Institutional boards, administrators, and counsel must become informed about the expanding array of statutes, ordinances, and regulations concerning property of historical interest in order to cooperate constructively with community organizations and public agencies in raising funds, altering and removing existing buildings, and developing campus…

A high school teacher discusses what his school district is doing to improve economics education. A program that brings together academic resources of local colleges and economic resources of the community has been established. A mentor position in curriculum development has been created and inservice teacher education is being provided. (RM)

Discusses several incidents of censorship involving adolescent literature at the publisher level, school level, and teacher level. Suggests ways for educators to combat censorship in these areas. (MM)

Describes the Urban League's Education Initiative, a program to improve the education of Black urban public school students. Program components are the following: (1) involvement of black parents, community groups, and business leaders; (2) focus on specific, measurable goals; (3) provision of direct services to students and parents; and (4) a…

For six years, San Jose State University has offered a training program aimed at the problems of special education teacher recruitment and preparation in rural areas. Program features include Rural Community Advisory Committee which participates in student recruitment and program development, instruction via interactive television, field-site…

Clarifies the roles and differences of teachers in a small rural district versus those in a tiny district. Amplifies the opportunities of staying in a tiny district. (JK)

Discusses three goals from research that can be served by incorporating writing into the middle school social studies curriculum. These include: (1) assisting students in learning social studies content, (2) promoting critical thinking skills in students, and (3) enhancing linkages between students and their communities. Implies student writing…

Since changing political, economic, and social forces determine the success of educationally innovative policies, there are limitations to the idea that formal education is a field built upon scientific and technical knowledge with teachers as its expert professionals. Various strategies for improving the autonomy and control of classroom…

This article relates tried, tested, and successful public relations programs in use at school library media centers. A four-step process for developing a suitable public relations program (research, planning, action, and evaluation) and programs that focus on communicating with school staff, administrators, parents, and the community are…

The Mt. Bethel Elementary School in Marietta, Georgia, cooperated with the Chattahoochee Nature Center to develop a nature trail in a neighboring wooded lot. The program used the school's current science curriculum, depended on students to construct the trail, and involved direct teaching and inservice assistance from nature center personnel. (PGD)

Discusses four new trends that are changing the climate of the teaching profession: teaching centers; involvement of experienced teachers in training beginning teachers; merit pay; and new alliances with business, industry, and taxpayers. (MBR)

Three factors that will have major effects on the medical cost quality debate are: industrial and governmental policy in regard to health-related expenditures, an aging population, and societal attitudes towards competition in the health care system. Approaches to conflict resolution are offered. (MLW)

The Yale Child Study Center collaborated with the New Haven School System and initiated a school improvement plan that was successful in improving schools for low income, perdominantly minority children. It used principles from behavioral and social sciences to change the social systems under which the schools operated. (MD)