This compilation of ERIC abstracts dealing with transportation is the 15th in a series that identifies research and instructional materials in selected occupational clusters. Fifty-seven documents were identified by means of computer searches of "Research in Education" from 1967 to December 1972. Instructions on how to use ERIC reference…

THE MIGRANT MINISTRY IS AN INTERDENOMINATIONAL FIELD PROGRAM WHICH HAS SERVED THE NEEDS OF MIGRANT FARM WORKERS SINCE 1920. THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM--NATIONAL GOALS, MAJOR CONCERNS IN THE FARM LABOR PROBLEM, RELATIONSHIP TO TITLE III-B OF THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT, AND NATIONAL BUDGET. THE INDIVIDUAL…

Sixty thousand students from the Los Angeles Unified School District are being bused. Parents are reacting to the legal order. In addition, increasing numbers of teacher strikes are occurring around the nation. The desegregation program taking place in Los Angeles, and the effects of teacher activism in other parts of the country, are described.…

This article reports the preliminary findings of a study on changes in community opinion during the desegregation process. Responses to various questions regarding desegregation in the Charlotte-Mecklenberg school system in North Carolina by Black and White community members are summarized. (Author/EB)

A classroom program to teach public transportation usage (bus-riding skills) to five retarded persons (18-24 years old) was evaluated. (Author/BD)

Describes the material management certificate and the associate in applied science degree programs at William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois. Material management functions include purchasing, production control, inventory control, material handling, warehousing, packaging, computer applications, and transportation. (MF)

Focusing on the increased use by trainers of off-site facilities for employee training meetings, this article looks at some improvements and the expanding market in the meeting site industry. It also highlights emerging trends in the industry and covers the growth of meeting planning into a profession. (EM)

Concludes that the positive effects of desegregated schools for minority students are dependent on the quality of the school to which they are bused. (Author/AM)

An engineering-economic simulation model of residential energy use is employed to evaluate the effects of nine different residential energy-use "futures" as to economic impact on Americans to the year 2000. (Author/CP)

Argues that "the journey to work has a different meaning for women than for men. Unlike men, women's home-role requirements are important predictors of the length of their journey to work. Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Work Experience of women aged 30 to 44 are examined. The main finding is that women with demanding home roles have…

Available from: National Center for Law and the Handicapped, Inc., 1235 North Eddy Street, South Bend, Indiana 46617. Intended for parents of handicapped children, the article provides an overview of rights and remedies concerning their child's education. (CL)

Historically, the insurance industry has been cyclical in price and the types of risks it will insure. Schools should carefully consider developing long-term relationships with companies committed to school bus insurance. Buyers can exchange information with their insurers to improve their risks. (MLF)

The majority of school bus fatalities occur to children who must walk in front of the school bus upon discharge. Drivers must be educated about this startling fact and know which passengers are more susceptible to fatal accidents. Children must be taught safety precautions. (MLF)

Students need training at home, at school, and on the bus concerning their own actions while traveling on school buses. The training needs to focus on the dangers, on how students can help to save their own lives, and on developing a positive attitude toward safety and the driver. (MLF)