Describes a school-based program that attempts to intervene in the failure syndrome of pregnant adolescents, which is reflected in the areas of education, health, self concept, and parenting. (PB)

The era of educational expansion is now past. Educators must cut back their programs, but at the same time not ignore severely pressing educational issues. (PB)

Discusses the earth science concepts which an informed voter should know in order to responsibly vote on ecologically-oriented issues, such as land use planning, mining exploration, and resources management. (MLH)

Argues that while the achievement level of the black population is below that of the white population, dramatic gains in literacy, in educational attainment, and in school enrollment have been made by the black population, it is stated: therefore, the society must emphasize what has been accomplished by blacks instead of focusing chiefly on…

Reports results of a Phi Delta Kappa survey on moral education, showing that educators have concern for rising crime and declining family life and expect family and church to conduct moral education. (DW)

Discusses implementation and evaluation in moral education pilot projects in Canadian elementary and secondary schools, emphasizing the role and impact of the teacher in teaching of values. (DW)

A comparison of content and procedures for teaching morality to the young in countries with contrasting political systems. (Author)

Discusses the school's role in fostering moral development among its students. (HMV)

This book contains selected findings of a survey of the reading habits of Americans sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Book Industry Study Group, Incorporated, and discussions of those findings by participants in a seminar sponsored by the same organizations. Various sections of the book contain remarks on the…

This report is a compilation of the presentations given at a three-credit workshop on self-directed adult learning held July 14-25, 1980, at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. An introductory section overviews the workshop, the purpose of which was to initiate the development of policy guidelines for both facilitators of learning and learners…

Continuous recent Teacher Corps involvement with community-based education has led to a conceptual framework for implementing programs. This framework results in better delivery of services to the community through grass roots community development and the use of school facilities for providing programs. The major role of the community coordinator…

One of ten studies commissioned to investigate research needs and to stimulate activities, this paper focuses on teaching issues in international education. This encompasses education about the planet, the human species, and the social structures of the world as a whole. The "teaching issues" in question are matters relating to the quality of…

Previous researchers, notably James Coleman, found that schools had very weak effects on student achievement and that socioeconomic factors had very strong effects. They made this discovery by measuring the effects of schools when socioeconomic factors were held constant, and they found negligible effects of schools. This study's hypotheses are…