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Date:         Sun, 26 Jul 1992 12:09:00 CDT
From:         P30JWP1@NIU.BITNET
Subject:      OERI: Publications--Elem. & Sec. (334 lines)

The following is provided by the Office of Educational Research
and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.  Please feel
welcome to distribute.


                  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
         OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT

PUBLICATIONS

Most publications listed below have been released since January
1992. For information on other earlier OERI publications, you may
order the Winter edition of this Bulletin free from OERI.

"How to Order" is below. A reminder: OERI can furnish single
copies of only those publications listed as being free from OERI,
on first-come, first-served basis. Publications sold by other
outlets, such as the U.S. Government Printing Office or the ERIC
Clearinghouses, are not available from OERI.

Elementary/Secondary

At-Risk Students and Thinking addresses the vital dual questions,
"Why have at-risk learners become a central concern of American
education, and how does the learning or nonlearning of such
students relate to the task of teaching thinking in our schools?"
$14.95 from RBS.

Center on Families, Communities, Schools & Children's Learning
Report  is the first newsletter issue from this OERI research
center. It describes the center's programs and includes fairly
detailed descriptions of some of their projects. Free from
CFCSCL.

Classroom Activities in Thinking Skills contains over 40
extensively tested activities in critical thinking, problem
solving, and decisionmaking. $21.95 from RBS.

Como ayudar a sus hijos a usar la biblioteca.  (See article on
LIBRARY BOOK AVAILABLE IN SPANISH)  Free from OERI; LP 92-4789.
An Electronic copy available by calling the OERI Bulletin Board
on 1-800-222-4922 and downloading 92-4789.txt.

A Comparison of Vocational and Non-Vocational Public School
<{Teachers of Grades 9 to 12 compares these teachers based on key
data such as demographics and teacher certification. $4 from GPO;
#065-000-00485-2.

Distress and Survival: Rural Schools, Education, and the
Importance of Community describes the distress many rural schools
are feeling, and how their small size, isolation, and loss of
community are exacerbating the problems. $13 from NWREL.
Education Reform from 1983 to 1990: State Action and District
Response concludes that policymakers still need to address five
issues of reform: higher-order thinking, at-risk youth,
governance, congruence of local and state goals, and policy
coordination. $12 from CPRE.

Effective Strategies for School-Based Early Childhood Centers
discusses themes, issues, and strategies for establishing
effective childhood centers. $5.20 from NWREL.

Eighth to Tenth Grade Dropouts is a summary look at a number of
indicators relating to the percentage of 1988 eighth graders who
dropped out by 1990. Free from OERI; NCES 92-006.

Experiences in Child Care and Early Childhood Programs of First
and Second Graders contains information from the NHES Survey on
children's experiences in the home, in home-based child care, in
center-based programs, and in school. Free from OERI; NCES
92-005.

Exploring New Methods for Collecting Students' School-Based
Writing  (
GPO; #065-000-00491-7.

Families in School $5 from CCSSO (See article on FAMILIES IN
SCHOOL).

Findings on Learning to Teach is a brochure based on research
that examines--and debunks--six common myths about teaching and
lists approaches that could make a difference in teacher
education. Free from NCRTL.

Hard Work and High Expectations: Motivating Students
to Learn  (See STUDENT MOTIVATION article) $1.25 from GPO:
#065-00496-8.  Electronic copy available by calling the OERI
Bulletin Board on 1-800-222-4922 and downloading 92-1500.txt.

The High Stakes of High School Science says the United States is
in danger of becoming a nation of two cultures: one empowered
<{with scientific knowledge; the other at its mercy. $25 from TNI.

Home Activities of 3- to 8-year-olds summarizes results from the
NHES survey on home experiences of young children. Free from
OERI; NCES 92-004.

International Mathematics and Science Assessments: What Have We
Learned? describes six major international studies of science and
math achievement, including findings and methodologies. $9 from
GPO; #065-000-00487-9.

Language Characteristics and Academic Achievement: A Look at
Asian and Hispanic Eighth Graders in NELS:88 examines demographic
and language characteristics and educational aspirations of Asian
and Hispanic eighth-graders and relates this to their
mathematical ability and reading comprehension as measured by an
achievement test. $11 from GPO; #065-000-00483-6.
Making Sure It Sticks: The School Improvement Leader's Role in
Institutionalizing Change is a set of training materials that
helps principals and others involved in decisionmaking and
leadership to initiate and maintain improvement projects in their
schools. $12.50 from NE/IL.

NAEPfacts describes what educators, researchers, and policymakers
say about effective practice; provides information from NAEP
<{about what actually takes place in schools; and concludes with
questions for discussion. This issue focuses on calculators and
computers in the classroom. Free from OERI; NCES 92-060.
Electronic copy available by calling OERI Bulletin Board on
1-800-222-4922 and downloading 92-060.txt.

Participation in Secondary Vocational Education, 1982-87
describes participation trends of high school graduates in
secondary vocational education in 1982 and 1987. $5 from GPO;
#065-000-00477-1.

The "Psychological Environment" of the School: A Focus for School
Leadership reports that school leaders affect motivation among
students of different racial and ethnic groups by the goals they
set and the psychological environments they create in their
schools. $10 from NCSL.

<{Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics:
School Year 1991-92 is an early estimate of the number of
students, teachers, and high school graduates for public and
private elementary and secondary schools, and total revenues and
expenditures for the operation of public elementary and secondary
schools. Free from OERI; NCES 92-032.

Public School Principal Survey on Safe, Disciplined, and
Drug-Free Schools is a tabular presentation of statistics on
principal perspectives on policies, training, and education
related to safe, disciplined and drug-free schools. $3.25 from
GPO; #065-000-00488-7. The teacher survey (mentioned in the
winter OERI Bulletin) is $3 from GPO; #065-000-00479-8.

Quiet Children and The Classroom Teacher  summarizes theories and
research about quiet children to help teachers understand why
some students have a low willingness to communicate and what
impact this characteristic is likely to have on classroom
communication. $8.95 from ERIC/RCS.

Raising Standards for American Education  (SEE FROM THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY) is the report from the National Council on Education
Standards and Testing regarding the desirability and feasibility
of developing national standards and a system of assessments.
$5.50 from GPO; #065-000-00480-1.


Progress explains the rationale for the aspects of reading
assessed in 1992 and criteria for development of the assessment.
It uses a variety of assessment approaches, both conventional and
innovative. $2 from GPO; #065-000-00435-6.

Reading In and Out of School call GPO {
information.   See article on 3 NEW NAEP STUDIES RELEASED.

1990 Science Report Card. $11 from GPO; #065-000-00490-9.  See
article on 3 NEW NAEP STUDIES RELEASED.
<{
Sounding Board looks at issues raised by OERI's Urban
Superintendent's Network, including common problems in urban
school systems, school board-superintendent relations, the

solutions. $2.50 from ERIC/EM.
<{
Student Motivation, School Culture, and Academic Achievement:
What School Leaders Can Do is an overview of some recent studies
on motivation as it operates at both the organizational and
individual levels. $6 from ERIC/EM.

Success Stories from Drug-Free Schools: A Guide for Educators,
Parents, & Policymakers  (See SUCCESS STORIES FROM SCHOOLS) Free
from NCADI.

Teacher Effectiveness and Reading Instruction provides practicing
teachers with the best of current thinking to assist them in
making intelligent and useful decisions about their classroom
reading programs. $12.95 from ERIC/RCS.

Toward the Transformation of Second
an overview of the field from the past to the present and
provides tools and resources to transform secondary school
counselors into dynamic, empowered counselors. $26.95 from
ERIC/CPS.

Transitions Experienced by 1988 Eighth Graders presents findings
regarding two types of transitions experienced by students as
they move between eighth and tenth grade--continuing or dropping
out of school; and transferring between sectors (e.g., Catholic
to public schools). Free from OERI; NCES 92-023.  Electronic copy
available by downloading 92-023.txt.

Trends in Academic Progress examines the achievement of US
students, as measured by NAEP, in science, mathematics, reading,
and writing since 1970. $19 from GPO; #065-000-00478-0.

How To Order

To expedite handling, please give the title(s) and order
number(s). If no order number is listed, no order number is
necessary. Match the acronym at the end of each description with
the list below to find out where to send your order.

REMEMBER: If you want publications from more than one source, you
<{must place the orders separately. OERI can only provide copies of
publications (while supplies last) for which it is listed as the
designated source.

Only single copies of the free items are available; however, you
are welcome to duplicate these materials. If a publication is for
sale, the price is given near the entry. Make out your check to
the organization receiving your order. GPO books require
<{prepayment.

ACCESS ERIC

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CCSSO
Council of Chief State School Officers
One Massachusetts Ave., NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC  20001

CFCSCL
Center on Families, Communities, Schools & Children's Learning
Dissemination Office
Johns Hopkins University
3505 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD  21218

CJP
Center for Japanese Studies Publications Program
108 Lane Hall
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1290

CPRE
Consortium for Policy Research in Education
Eagleton Institute of Politics Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ  08901-1568

ERIC/CPS
ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Personnel Services
University
of Michigan School of Education,
Room 2108
610 East University Street
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1259

ERIC/EM
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management
University of Oregon
1787 Agate Street
Eugene, OR  97403-5207

ERIC/RCS
<{ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills
Indiana University Smith Research Center,
Suite 150
Bloomington, IN  47408-2698

GPO
New Orders
Superintendent of Documents
PO Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA  15250-7954
Order Desk: 202-783-3238

NCADI
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
PO Box 2345
Rockville, MD  20854

NCLE
National Clearinghouse on Literacy Education
Center for Applied Linguistics
1118 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC  20037

NCRTL
National Center for Research
   on Teacher Learning
116 Erickson Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI  48824

NCSL
National Center for School Leadership
1208 W. Springfield Ave.
Urbana, IL  61801

NE/IL
Regional Laboratory for Educational
 Improvement of the Northeast and Islands
300 Brickstone Square
Suite 900
Andover, MA  01810

NWREL
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Document Reproduction Service
101 SW Main Street
Suite 500
Portland, OR  97204-3297

OERI
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Dept. EIB
555 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC  20208-5641

RBS
Research for Better Schools
444 North Third Street
Philadelphia, PA  19123

TNI
The NETWORK, Inc.
300 Brickstone Square
Suite 900 Andover, MA  01810
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