NCJ Number
36587
Date Published
1974
Length
182 pages
Annotation
UNIT OF A PROJECT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEM OF VANDALISM IN AN EFFORT TO INSTILL POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR IMPACT ON IT.
Abstract
THIS UNIT IS PARTICULARLY DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE PARKWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CHESTERFIELD (MO). THE HISTORICAL ORIGIN OF THE TERM VANDALISM IS TRACED TO THE CONTEMPORARY PROBLEM AND INCLUDES SUCH CONCEPTS AS SPECIFIC VALUES HELD BY VANDALS, THE ECONOMIC WASTE RESULTING FROM VANDALISM, AND CAREERS RELATED TO VANDALISM. THE UNIT ALSO INCLUDES THE BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED STUDENT CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION, PRE- AND POST-TESTS, SUGGESTED METHODOLOGIES FOR TEACHING EACH CONCEPT, AND PROPOSED STUDENT DATA SHEETS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)