As the secondary school has become an agent of mass education, it has been beset by complex problems, particularly in the identification of its educational role and its purposes as a social institution. Key features of the identity crisis in Australian secondary schools are described. (MLW)

Reports the findings of a longitudinal study of the impact of literacy on the occupations and schooling of students who were judged to be low reading readiness in first grade. (FL)

This essay focuses on an analysis of the relationships among the educational institution, the mode of economic production, and the labor force. Class is considered an important factor in the dominant mode of production. Social classes are produced in a capitalist society by their position in the division of labor. The educational system reproduces…

Reviews research and data on youth employment, particularly among minority groups, and discusses the roles of the school and the family. Holds that the success of future efforts to assist youth depend on (1) the commitment of resources to the disadvantaged; and (2) a multidisciplinary, multiagency approach to youth employment. (Author/GC)

Discusses nonacademic variables that must be considered in attempts to upgrade educational opportunities for youthful offenders. Describes the preventive, rehabilitative, and integrative roles that schools play in this enterprise. (Author/GC)

A curriculum designed to promote fire prevention and safety methods for both parents and teachers is described. Ways to help prevent fires are listed and sample curriculum objectives are given. (JN)

Identifies fears which can beset children on their first days of school, discusses reasons for a wide variety of specific fears (separation anxiety, transition from a familiar to a strange environment), and suggests ways for parents to help their young children overcome fears of school. (DB)

Past employment and training policy has been conducted largely outside the educational establishment; however, the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act marks some new complementary roles for schools and is forcing schools to provide services to groups of students that have been previously ignored. (BM)

Education in its root meaning refers to the process of "drawing out" from the person that special uniqueness that is there. Given the different settings of family and school, what each knows about a child is often slightly different. A sharing of their perceptions can be extremely valuable to both. (Author/SJL)

Guidelines are given for professional school health personnel dealing with suspected child abuse. (LH)

Uses the story of one student to examine the role and responsibility of the school in helping violent students. (IRT)

At a time when the divorce rate has doubled, many single parents are raising their children alone. Education and the schools must be in touch with changes that are altering American society and the schools that serve it. (LD)

Questions are raised regarding the appropriateness of testing children for school readiness from both a conceptual standpoint and in terms of the negative reactions created in both children and parents. (JD)

Child abuse education for the purpose of awareness of the problem and prevention of its occurrence can occur throughout the school years of the student. (JD)

Examines two books ("Who Gets Ahead" and "Small Futures") that consider the role of the school in assuring students of social and economic equality once they are out of school. (IRT)