It is self-defeating for a school staff to attempt to destroy informal student subgroup organizations, believes this author. He gives suggestions for helping minority groups to become more cohesive with the student body. (Editor)

Units to help disruptive children--and those they disrupt--have been set up by some authorities and schools. Author looks at policies and practice in Bristol, Gateshead and the ILEA units in Reading. (Editor)

Considers whether the progressive schools are still pioneers. (Editor)

This paper briefly discusses research on the negative impact of indoor air environments within educational facilities and the positive impact of a scientifically based cleaning process. Included is a form for calculating the environmental performance for a school environment and definitions of relevant terms. Final sections discuss building…

This paper provides a summary of the development and management of five campus demonstration sites designed to create harmony with natural systems and meet current student needs without compromising the needs of future generations. Information for each campus includes an overview of the site, project origins, the proposal and design process, the…

This article compares the messages contained in the physical environments of early childhood classrooms in Reggio Emilia, Italy, with typical early childhood settings in Canada and the United States. The article examines the classroom's "aesthetic code"; i.e., the social construction created, consciously or unconsciously, by the…

Article describes one school's experience with the problem of students smoking in the restrooms and steps taken to solve it. (GB)

Most respondents claiming exemplary programs in student activities indicated student newspapers, although other publications were also mentioned. The writer explores aspects of producing these printed pieces. (Editor)

The community college has been criticized as a "cooling-out' phase in higher education. The authors assert that equal educational opportunities, social reforms and individual self-esteem demands are being met through community colleges. (Author/PG)

The purpose of this paper is to provide some account of the sociology of knowledge and to explore the implications for the study of the curriculum of this particular viewpoint. (Author)

The pluralistic university must explore the relationship between educational equity and individual excellence, and between egalitarianism and the excellence of societal and educational institutions. (Author)

La Mirada's RAP program is conceived on the notion that the only way to help young drug users is to get them to help themselves. When it becomes uncool'' to take drugs, they're likely to want to get off drugs. That's when the serious talking begins. (Author)