Many human needs may be satisfied in the design of educational facilities. An inventive environment is proposed. A floor plan illustrates the concept of the Village Square/Town. (Author/MLF)

The authors studied truancy in junior high school students through structured interviews with 33 truants. Truancy at this age was commonly associated with significant difficulties at home, at school, and with peers. Two types of truants were delineated: "authority-defying" and "peer phobic." The school's role is discussed. (Author/SJL)

The medical and psychological literature pertaining to personal and organizational strategies for handling job stress is reviewed. The paucity of scientific research in this domain is emphasized as is the lack of involvement by industrial/organizational psychologists. (Editor)

The laboratory curriculum of an introductory physical geology course which emphasizes a peer-learning approach is discussed. (Author/SA)

Suggestions are given for safety precautions in the secondary school science laboratory. Emphasis is placed on fire safety and identification of particularly hazardous situations. (SA)

Describes an evaluation model which employs available data for curriculum evaluation; discusses three modes for its use; and reports on tests of the model. Its components are: enrollment characteristics, cost analysis, instructional conditions, student success, and utilization of instructional space. Tables illustrate the model. (MB)

Expands on the findings of a panel reporting on "in-country" language experience in Australia. The article lists guidelines for second-language learning that stipulate that students learn best when treated as individuals, are provided with opportunities to communicate in the target language, are exposed to communicative data relevant to…

Discusses 10 Internet misconceptions: all information is available, no copyright laws apply, all information is free, complete research papers can be completed, all sites are true and equal, objectionable material is everywhere, information can be found faster, complex databases are easier to search, latest information is always available,…

Discussion of school library media programs, educational reform, and the national guidelines set forth in "Information Power" focuses on a study of 48 school library media programs in the New England region. Surveys and observations by student interns from the University of Rhode Island library school are compared and analyzed. Results…

A task force of the Council for Children with Behavior Disorders identified seven goals for educators and mental health professionals providing services to culturally diverse students. The goals address such topics as: misidentification of culturally based behavior as a behavior disorder, culturally and linguistically competent assessment,…

Discusses library historians, publishing, and tenure requirements for library educators. Topics include problems in conducting research; the need for library history; the publishing industry; disciplinary insularity versus interdisciplinary study; and 10 guidelines for untenured research novices. (LRW)

Discussion of school reorganization and reform focuses on standards and guidelines for school library media programs. Highlights include professional association guidelines, selected planning and evaluation instruments, and current state standards and guidelines. (LRW)

Provides advice to child care center directors on purchasing the center's furniture. Contains a series of questions that directors should ask related to purchasing furniture, based on advice from manufacturers and dealers. Summarizes the key factors needed to consider when purchasing classroom furniture and includes tips on buying from catalogs…

Provides suggestions to child care center directors on how to become effective participants at meetings. Suggests that a little planning and careful attention to the subtleties and details of participation can transform meetings into powerful organizational tools. Suggests that good preparation, respect for the ideas presented during the meeting,…

This survey of 27 state departments of special education investigated standards and guidelines on behavioral procedures current in 1994 and compared them with 1989 survey results. Types of behavioral procedures, including prohibited/restricted procedures, were identified, and monitoring activities were described. In 1994, more states had standards…