Presents research findings in the United States and Israel supporting young adolescents' need for meaningful work opportunities in preparation for productive citizenship. Assesses various aspects of curriculum for this age group and links schools and communities across cultures. (MP)

Describes specific types of learning situations in which schools and communities work together to provide a holistic approach to children's educational experiences. (MP)

Considers how schools can work with organizations, businesses, and families to involve community volunteers in developing educational policy and fiscal resources and in providing classroom teaching activities. (MP)

Argues that, as the new minority in the United States, parents of school-age children must actively involve themselves in the decision-making process to assure the adaptation of appropriate communal and educational services. (MP)

Reports trends and issues in kindergarten education, describing the positive change effected by one metropolitan area to bridge the gap between preschool and public school. (Author/MP)

A fifth-grade school teacher discusses the usefulness of brainstorming as a prewriting activity and illustrates how she used this activity with her students. (MP)

A Lakota college student and mother of two, Valda Black Bull recalls her education. The reader can compare the instruction she received in the public schools of an Indian reservation and that gained at the side of her Lakota grandmother. (MP)

While school art programs receive support from classroom teachers and school administrators, rationales for such support are frequently based on misconceptions of art and art learning processes. Through critical examination of two recent articles (Pierce, 1981; Klein, 1982), the author establishes a more accurate representation of current thinking…

Presents an annotated bibliography of music written specifically for young children or for occasions in which the child's enjoyment of the music is of primary importance. (MP)

Reviews research offering the teacher a different perspective from which to view beginning reading and provides a strong justification for activities normally thought to be less than academic. (Author/MP)

Advocates total community support for families whose children must care for themselves during out-of-school hours while their caregivers are working. (MP)

The importance of including the development of prosocial behavior as an integral goal of the school curriculum is discussed and illustrated through the case of the Susquehanna School--a small, privately run elementary school in Binghamton, New York. (MP)

Intended for teachers, principals, and other school workers, this article suggests steps to help end emotional abuse of children and the resultant damage to their self-concepts. (MP)

The meaning, characteristics, and applicability of visual literacy for early childhood teaching are examined, and concrete suggestions for introducing photography to the young child are offered along with specific camera-related activities. (MP)