This paperback presents an illustrated, first hand report of the changes in attitudes towards women and child care in China since the revolution of 1949. Chinese women are encouraged to take an active part in the country's activities. Extensive governmental programs provide women with birth-control information, prenatal assistance, maternity…

In this account, the author describes and analyzes a fairly typical suburban, elementary school principal. The author has studied the principal from a cultural perspective, describing his day-to-day activities both in terms of what the principal does and the time he devoted to various administrative activities. Of the many dimensions of the…

This monograph summarizes methods used to investigate and prevent crime in school, sketches possible legal claims that students might make as a result of these approaches to inschool crime prevention, and, in an extensive analysis of five court cases, gives particular attention to the legal issues related to searches of student lockers by school…

This publication is intended as an initial effort by the New York state education department to provide pragmatic and realistic suggestions for the development by schools of successful drug abuse prevention programs. The information provided covers: (1) the nature of the problem; (2) present school district policies and procedures; (3) program…

The results of the high school student opinion survey for 1970 are discussed. Degrees of satisfaction for perception of curriculum, school image, school rules, and staff student relations are presented. A summary of findings on specific items such as classroom activities and procedures; opinions on changes in facilities and rules; effectiveness of…

This report provides board policy samples and other policy resources on student rights and responsibilities. The intent in providing policy samples is to encourage thinking in policy terms and to provide working papers that can be edited, modified, or adapted to meet local requirements. Topics covered in the samples include (1) freedom of…

The report describes general education courses offered at Wilde Lake High School--a school that maintains a flexible environment conducive to learning and hopefully fosters individual development and growth. The aim of the school is to create an environment that helps students: adjust and cope with their environment outside the school; develop…

In this speech, a black, former principal describes the unique problems facing black school administrators. The author states that his most important task was to establish and maintain credibility in the profession and in the community. He discusses (1) his relations with the staff, (2) his relations with students, (3) his role in school community…

Part one of this book, Introductory, discusses such topics as the needs of the adult world to develop talent, an inclusive culture, and a participant democracy; the economic function of education; and, the disfunctional nature of the typical secondary school day. Part two, A New Style of Secondary School, includes four chapters: (1) Everybody can…

An attempt is made to examine classification, the sorting or tracking of students in schools, generally premised on their intellectual performance or potential. Emphasis is placed on the misclassification of significant numbers of students which has the effect of denying some students an equal educational opportunity and its importance for…

Explores the responsibility incumbent upon student journalists, the school administration, and the community for upholding the First Amendment. (HTH)

Tested an empirically based prediction model of school dropout on juvenile delinquents (N=137). Identified four factors yielding a high level of prediction: misbehavior in school, disliking school, the negative influence of peers with respect to dropping out and getting into trouble, and a marginal or weak relationship with parents. (Author/ABB)

Interviews revealed the following attitudes of working class high school students: (1) boys resent institutional authority, view school in utilitarian terms, affirm patriarchy, and evidence racism; (2) girls emphasize the centrality of the private and marginalize the public, a wage labor identity, and independence, and downplay a home-family…

Discusses the gradual rise in teenage suicides since the 1950s, and offers some pointers for using writing (with "Romeo and Juliet" as source literature) as a basis for group discussion. Adds that suicide is a theme and a reality that can be addressed in the English classroom. (NKA)

Provides an edited version of the Supreme Court opinions in "TLO v New Jersey." Includes an article delineating the new rules on student searches that have resulted from the court decision. A third article discusses questionable areas the Court decision left unclear. (MD)