Impact of school desegregation edicts is measured and compliance theory is discussed. Existing research is examined concerning coercion required to produce compliance with school desegregation guidelines in 31 Georgia school districts. Journal available from Southern Political Science Association at the office of publication, 107 Peabody Hall,…

Offers guidelines to aid school districts in planning a sale of school construction bonds so as to minimize interest costs. (JG)

Offers guidelines to aid school officials in planning school construction projects and choosing an architect. (JG)

Discusses teaching techniques, course content, strategies, and problems of teaching a behavior modification course to university students. Course target areas include subjects such as anxiety control, fear elimination, weight control, smoking reduction, interpersonal interaction, assertiveness, and exercise maintenance. (Author/DB)

This article presents a checksheet for systematically evaluating foreign language textual materials. (CLK)

Experienced school reporters know plenty about standards. The struggle to set standards that define what students should know and be able to do at various stages of their education has been at the heart of school reform since the late 1980s. So if journalists are going to understand the value of standards, it will be those covering schools. It is…

Guidelines for the Preparation and Professional Development of Environmental Educators is a set of recommendations about the basic knowledge and abilities educators need to provide high-quality environmental education. The guidelines are designed to apply: (1) Within the context of pre-service teacher education programs and environmental education…

In today's high-pressure atmosphere to "get the scores up," teachers and students find themselves faced with more and more highly-structured, prescripted lessons that allow for little creativity and exploration. However, both students and teachers deserve a balanced education that includes exciting opportunities to delve into areas of strong…

This manual is intended to assist teachers in implementing a comprehensive approach to teaching academic vocabulary at the classroom, school, and district levels. Using the manual's list of 7,923 terms, school and district teams can choose the most important vocabulary terms they want to teach to all students. All vocabulary terms are extracted…

Integration occurs when separate parts or elements are combined into a unified whole. This book focuses on classroom arts integration--equally incorporating skills in drama and reading comprehension into all lessons. Drama and reading comprehension share a multitude of authentic connections, including meaning making and interpretation. Each…

Closing the achievement gap and creating high-performing schools depends not on what we teach but how we teach. The most powerful and effective way teachers can help students overcome negative influences in their environment as well as succeed in becoming their best selves is by developing close and caring connections with them. Developing quality…

This paper analyses five Mozambican secondary school teachers' professional knowledge about limits of functions. Building up on Even's analysis of SMK [subject-matter knowledge], a new framework has been put together for this analysis. Interviews have been held with the teachers to analyse their knowledge according to this framework. Data suggest…

The purpose of these Guidelines is to provide libraries for the blind and those who work in them with a broad overview of matters to be considered in planning and implementing an integrated digital library system. The Guidelines are not intended to provide technical solutions. Given the pace of technological change, solutions can only be developed…

This document presents a table of state guidelines concerning the size of educational facility sites. For the state, the formula for school site analysis is provided, along with relevant comments and the name of related documents. The information was collected from state facility reports and manuals and verified through direct contact with…

This new and expanded Third Edition analyzes blindness within the context of two overlapping theoretical constructs: the development of self-esteem and the process of adjusting to social and/or physical trauma. The book is divided into four sections. The first section, provides an overview of blindness and the essential background for subsequent…