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This volume contains a collection of selected papers submitted to the 19th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) held in June 2021. The 19th BCES Conference theme is "New Challenges to Education: Lessons from around the World." The book includes 40 papers written by 66 authors from 15 countries. The volume starts with an introductory piece co-authored by Zoltán Rónay and Ewelina K Niemczyk. The other 39 papers are divided into 6 parts representing the thematic sections: (1) Comparative and International Education & History of Education; (2) International Organizations and Education; (3) School Education: Policies, Innovations, Practices & Entrepreneurship; (4) Higher Education & Teacher Education and Training; (5) Law and Education; and (6) Research Education & Research Practice. The papers included in this year's conference volume outline a variety of challenges all actors in the education process (students, teachers, administrators, policy decision makers) at all levels of the education systems have recently faced. Readers can find conceptual and empirical studies, quantitative and qualitative methods, descriptive and analytical approaches, and even pessimistic and optimistic authors' views. This volume presents how novel concepts, ironical definitions, and provoking considerations are born in difficult times, when restricted life meets unrestricted spirit. [Individual papers are indexed in ERIC.]

These 28 essays recount popular education's history and its multiple uses in the labor movement today: to organize the unorganized, to develop new leaders and activists, and to strengthen labor and community alliances. They explore its other facets: theater and culture, economics education, workplace safety and health, and classroom use and address experiences from Canada and the United States (US)-Mexico border. The essays are "Popular Education" (Bernard); "Popular Education, Labor, and Social Change" (Hurst); "Highlander and Labor" (Williams, Sessions); "Organizing Public Sector Workers in Puerto Rico" (Delp, Outman-Kramer); "Stamford, Connecticut, Case Study" (McAlevey); "Paolo Freire Hits L.A.'s Mean Streets" (Bacon); "Year 2000 Justice for Janitors Campaign" (Arellano);"Las Vegas Hotel Workers Find a Voice" (Lee, Baker); "Empowering the Members' Voice" (Del Valle); "Economic Justice in the Los Angeles Figueroa Corridor" (Haas); "Fighting for a Living Wage in Santa Monica" (Rothstein); "Just Transition Alliance" (View); "Power of Voices" (Williams); "Battle in Seattle" (Brown); "On Theater and the Labor Movement" (Delp, Outman-Kramer); "Forum Theater" (Delp); "Theater for Worker Health and Safety" (Dooley); "Experiences with Popular Economic Education" (Teninty); "Justice for Avondale Workers" (Washington); "Building a Worker Health and Safety Movement" (Delp); "Workplace Learning, Literacy, and English for Speakers of Other Languages" (Chenven); "English Classes at the Union Hall" (Utech); "Labor in the Schools" (Tubach); "Labor Deserves Credit" (Schurman); "Case Method in Labor Leadership Education" (Bernard); "Confronting Trade Policies from the Bottom Up" (Delp, De Lara); and "Worker-Educators and Union Transformation" (Thomas, Martin). A resources list consists of 18 United States, 5 Canadian, 2 Latin American, and 1 Asian organizations and 2 international networks. (YLB)

This document contains 10 short monographs on priority issues relevant to the health and well-being of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families. An introduction by Daniel Hawkins discusses the important role of migrant health centers in providing primary and preventive health care services to this disadvantaged and underserved population. The monographs are: (1) "Dental/Oral Health Services" (Gina R. Lombardi); (2) "Environmental/Occupational Safety and Health" (Alice Larson); (3) "Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program" (Elizabeth Arendale); (4) "Mental Health and Substance Abuse" (Joseph D. Hovey); (5) "Outreach Services" (Tina Castanares); (6) "Domestic Violence Services" (Rachel Rodriguez); (7) "Disaster Relief" (Elia Gallardo); (8) "Housing" (Christopher Holden); (9) "Recruitment, Retention, and Training of Bilingual/Bicultural Staff" (Marian McDonald); and (10) "Child Labor" (Shelley Davis). Many monographs include discussions of related health education needs and training of medical and health professionals. (Contains references in each monograph.) (SV)

This book includes a collection of papers on the theories, methodologies, and practice of health promotion initiatives in Europe and the Americas. The 23 chapters are: (1) "A Framework for Health Promotion Evaluation" (Irving Rootman, Michael Goodstadt, Louise Potvin, and Jane Springett); (2) "Beyond Process and Outcome Evaluation: A Comprehensive Approach for Evaluating Health Promotion Programmes" (Louise Potvin, Slim Haddad, and Katherine L. Frohlich); (3) "What Counts as Evidence: Issues and Debates" (David V. McQueen and Laurie M. Anderson); (4) "Participatory Approaches to Evaluation in Health Promotion" (Jane Springett); (5) "Transformative Alliance between Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Health Promotion Research" (Sylvie Gendron); (6) "Evaluation of Quality-of-Life Initiatives in Health Promotion" (Dennis Raphael); (7) "Economic Evaluation of Health Promotion" (Christine Godfrey); (8) "Health Promotion: Towards a Quality Assurance Framework" (Richard Parish); (9) "Investigating Policy Networks for Health: Theory and Method in a Larger Organizational Perspective" (Evelyne de Leeuw); (10) "Evaluating Community Health Promotion Programmes" (Louise Potvin and Lucie Richard); (11) "Evaluating Community Initiatives for Health and Development" (Stephen B. Fawcett, Adrienne Paine-Andrews, Vincent T. Francisco, Jerry Schultz, Kimber P. Richter, Jannette Berkley-Patton, Jacqueline L. Fisher, Rhonda K. Lewis, Christine M. Lopez, Stergios Russos, Ella L. Williams, Kari J. Harris, and Paul Evensen); (12) "Evaluating Health Promotion in Schools: Reflections" (Sarah Stewart-Brown); (13) "Evaluating Health Promotion Programmes in the Workplace" (Lindsay Dugdill and Jane Springett); (14) "Evaluation in Urban Settings: The Challenge of Healthy Cities" (Lisa Curtice, Jane Springett, and Aine Kennedy); (15) "Evaluating Healthy Public Policies in Community and Regional Contexts" (Alfred Rutten); (16) "Evaluation of Health Promotion Policies: Tracking a Moving Target" (Nancy Milio); (17) "Evaluation of Countrywide Health Promotion Policies: The Canadian Experience" (Reg Warren, Irving Rootman, and Rick Wilson); (18) "Health Impact Assessment as a Tool for Health Promotion and Population Health" (C. James Frankish, Lawrence W. Green, Pamela A. Ratner, Treena Chomik, and Craig Larsen); (19) "Social Capital: Evaluation Implications for Community Health Promotion" (Marshall W. Kreuter, Nicole A. Lezin, Laura Young, and Adam N. Koplan); (20) "Case Study: The Canadian Heart Health Initiative" (Sylvie Stachenko); (21) "Issues in Evaluating Mass-Media Health Communication Campaigns" (Vicki Freimuth, Galen Cole, and Susan D. Kirby); (22) "Investment for Health: Developing a Multifaceted Appraisal Approach" (Erio Ziglio, Spencer Hagard, and Lowell S. Levin); and (23) "Evaluation in Health Promotion: Synthesis and Recommendations" (Michael S. Goodstadt, Brian Hyndman, David V. McQueen, Louise Potvin, Irving Rootman, and Jane Springett). (Papers contain references.) (SM)

This book brings together the most current thinking and research on educator stress and how education systems can support quality teachers and quality education. It adopts an occupational health perspective to examine the problem of educator stress and presents theory-driven intervention strategies to reduce stress load and support educator resilience and healthy school organizations. The book provides an international perspective on key challenges facing educators such as teacher stress, teacher retention, training effective teachers, teacher accountability, cyber-bullying in schools, and developing healthy school systems. Divided into four parts, the book starts out by introducing and defining the problem of educator stress internationally and examining educator stress in the context of school, education system, and education policy factors. Part I includes chapters on educator mental health and well-being, stress-related biological vulnerabilities, the relation of stress to teaching self-efficacy, turnover in charter schools, and the role of culture in educator stress. Part II reviews the main conceptual models that explain educator stress while applying an occupational health framework to education contexts which stresses the role of organizational factors, including work organization and work practices. It ends with a proposal of a dynamic integrative theory of educator stress, which highlights the changing nature of educator stress with time and context. Part III starts with the definition of what constitute healthy school organizations as a backdrop to the following chapters which review the application of occupational health psychology theories and intervention approaches to reducing educator stress, promoting teacher resources and developing healthy school systems. Chapters include interventions at the individual, individual-organizational interface and organizational levels. Part III ends with a chapter addressing cyber-bullying, a new challenge affecting schools and teachers. Part IV discusses the implications for research, practice and policy in education, including teacher training and development. In addition, it presents a review of methodological issues facing researchers on educator stress and identifies future trends for research on this topic, including the use of ecological momentary assessment in educator stress research. The editors' concluding comments reflect upon the application of an occupational health perspective to advance research, practice and policy directed at reducing stress in educators, and promoting teacher and school well-being.

This ready-reference school management tool is a practical guide that provides an answer to the questions "Where do I start?" and "Where do I look for direction?" Written in an easy-to-read, bulleted format, the handbook is an excellent resource for all principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school administrators. With words of wisdom from first-year principals, and voices of experience from more than 60 veteran elementary and secondary principals, this reference book will be used over and over again. The book is organized into five key sections, and each section includes brief overviews, checklists, and suggestions for further reading. Part I, Organization and Management, describes the role of the principal, negligence and liability, media relations, managing conflict and difficult people, effective meetings, resource management, records and information, and facility management. Part II, Teaching and Learning, explores school programs, learning communities, special education, supervision and evaluation, staff development, unions, and celebrating success. Part III, Behavior and Discipline, describes safe schools, code of conduct, supervision and expulsion, search and seizure, and police protocols. Part IV, Health and Safety, considers factors in reporting child abuse, occupational health and safety, emergency preparation, medical needs, and health and safety resources. Part V, Looking After Yourself, concerns professional development, wellness, and balance. Appended are: (1) Entry Plans; (2) Principals' Routines; (3) Regular Monthly Activities for Principals; (4) Getting the School Year Started: Checklists for July, August and September; (5) Professional Conferences: A List of Web Sites; (6) Words of Wisdom: Advice From Beginning Principals; and (7) School Activities and Field Trips. Also included are: (1) a list of resources; (2) a list of references; and (3) an index. [This book is a joint publication with the Ontario Principals' Council.]

This book describes proven methods for helping people change from inactive to active living. The behavior change methods are useful for healthy adults as well as individuals with chronic physical and psychological conditions. The book describes intervention programs for individuals and groups and for workplace and community settings. Part 1, "Theoretical Background and Tools for Measuring Motivational Readiness," includes (1) "Description of Physical Activity Interventions"; (2) "The Stages of Motivational Readiness for Change Model"; (3) "Integrating Other Psychological Theories and Models"; (4) "Learning about Physical Activity Mediators"; (5) "Evaluating and Measuring Physical Activity Mediators"; and (6) "Successful Physical Activity Interventions Using the Stages Model." Part 2, "Applications," includes (7) "Assessing Physical Activity Patterns and Physical Fitness"; (8) "Using the Stages Model in Individual Counseling:; (9) "Using the Stages Model in Group Counseling Programs"; (10) Using the Stages Model in Work-Site Programs"; and (11) "Using the Stages Model in Community Programs." Organizations and suggested readings are appended. (Sections contain references.) (SM)

This collection of papers includes 6 parts. Part 1, "Latino Populations in the United States," includes: (1) "Latino Health Policy: Beyond Demographic Determinism" (Angelo Falcon, Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, and Carlos W. Molina); (2) "Latino Health Status" (Olivia Carter-Pokras and Ruth Enid Zambrana); and (3) "Latino Access To Health Care: The Role of Insurance, Managed Care, and Institutional Barriers" (J. Emilio Carrillo, Fernando M. Trevino, Joseph R. Betancourt, and Alberto Coustasse). Part 2, "Latino Life Stages and Health," includes: (4) "The Early Years: The Health of Children and Youth" (Glenn Flores and Ruth Enid Zambrana); (5) "The Reproductive Years: The Health of Latinas" (Aida L. Giachello); (6) "The Later Years: The Health of Elderly Latinos" (Valentine M. Villa and Fernando M. Torres-Gil); and (7) "Latino Mental Health and Treatment in the United States" (William A. Vega and Margarita Alegria). Part 3, "Patterns of Chronic Diseases among Latinos," includes: (8) "The Impact of Cancer on Latino Populations" (Amelie G. Ramirez and Lucina Suarez); (9) "Cardiovascular Disease" (Eliseo Perez-Stable, Teresa Juarbe, and Gina Moreno-John); (10) "Diabetes" (Jose Alejandro Luchsinger); and (11) "Gender, Context, and HIV Prevention among Latinos" (Hortensia Amaro, Rodolfo R. Vega, and Dellanira Valencia). Part 4, "Occupational Health and the Latino Workforce," includes: (12) "Occupational Health among Latino Workers in the Urban Setting" (Rafael Moure-Eraso and George Friedman-Jimenez) and (13) "Health and Occupational Risks of Latinos Living in Rural America" (Kathryn Azevedo and Hilda Ochoa Bogue). Part 5, "Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use among Latinos," includes: (14) "Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems among Latinos in the United States" (Raul Caetano and Frank Hector Galvan); (15) "Tobacco Use among Latinos" (Gerardo Marin); and (16) "Latino Drug Use: Scope, Risk Factors, and Reduction Strategies" (Andres G. Gil and William A. Vega). Part 6, "A New Health Agenda," offers (17) "Latino Health Policy: A Look To the Future" (Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Angelo Falcon, and Carlos W. Molina). (Papers contain references.) (SM)

Agricultural work is the most hazardous and grueling area of employment open to U.S. children and is also the least protected. Adolescent farmworkers labor under more dangerous conditions than their peers working in nonagricultural settings and also face persistent wage exploitation and fraud. These adolescent workers are protected less under U.S. law than juveniles in safer occupations. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows children working on farms to be employed at a younger age than children performing other jobs; to work unlimited hours, even when school is in session; and to engage in hazardous work at a younger age. The FLSA's bias against farmworker children amounts to de facto race-based discrimination as 85 percent of farmworkers are minorities. Discrimination in legal protection leads directly to deprivation of other rights, most notably the right to education and to health and safety. U.S. law and practice contravene various international laws. Even the limited protections given to adolescent farmworkers by U.S. laws are not adequately enforced. This report makes recommendations to Congress about the FLSA and to the U.S. Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and state agencies. Sections of this report cover farmworker poverty and vulnerability; practices of farm labor contractors; health and safety risks related to pesticides, poor sanitation, and hazardous conditions and equipment; depression and substance abuse; the extent of underage workers; wage and hour concerns; the effect of farmwork on education; special risks to girls; the failure of U.S. laws to protect children working in agriculture; and failure to comply with international law. Appendices contain excerpts from the FLSA, the International Labor Organization Convention 182, and the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. (SV)

This book contains nine papers devoted to the psychological experience of youth employment and its role in shaping future employment experiences and expectations. "Introduction" (Julian Barling, E. Kevin Kelloway) emphasizes the diversity of young people as a group and the diversity of individual youth's employment experience. "The Nature of Youth Employment" (Catherine Loughlin, Julian Barling) examines relationships between employment quality and young people's work-related attitudes and behaviors. "Learning To Work: The Development of Work Beliefs" (E. Kevin Kelloway, Steve Harvey) explores the impact of learning before and during employment. "Gender Differences in Employment and Income Experiences among Young People" (Serge Desmarais, James Curtis) considers previous and new research on gender and youth employment. "Developmental Consequences of Youth Employment" (Michael R. Frone) reviews developmental outcomes of employment among adolescents. "Child Labor and Exploitation" (Chaya S. Piotrkowski, Joanne Carrubba) discusses child labor in the United States and worldwide. "Occupational Safety and Health in Young People" (Dawn N. Castillo) details the substantial risks that employment poses to U.S. youths. "Reconceptualizing Youth Unemployment" (Graham S. Lowe, Harvey Krahn) documents how school-to-work transition and life course perspectives can enrich a social-psychological understanding of youth unemployment. "Youth and Labor Representation" (Daniel G. Gallagher) reviews current trends and future directions in the relationship between young people and labor unions. All papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)

The monograph argues that prevention should be considered the first step in the rehabilitation process, and examines preventive efforts in the areas of occupational safety, road safety, home safety, and sporting and recreational safety. Following an introductory chapter, other chapters discuss: (1) the close relationship between compensation, rehabilitation, and prevention; (2) aspects of the cost of social welfare and income maintenance; (3) health effects of the environment; (4) the role of change as an accident-promoting factor; (5) measuring the success of preventive strategies; (6) regulation as a preventive strategy; (7) alternatives and supplements to regulation, such as incentives; (8) road blocks to effective preventive measures; and (9) areas where action is needed, especially the home and recreational activities. Examples of problems and programs in New Zealand are used to support the book's proposals. Includes 58 references. (JDD)

This book was compiled for pediatricians and others who are interested in the control of pediatric injuries. The manual's three sections are: (1) "The Field of Pediatric Injury Prevention and Control," which provides a broad overview of the field and highlights the roles of the pediatrician in the control of injuries and a developmental approach to adolescent injury control; (2) "Injury Control in Specific Settings," which looks at injury prevention at home, at school, in the workplace, and on the farm; and (3) "Specific Topics," which covers topics related to the mechanism of injury or to specific products. Topics in this section are: (1) violence; (2) motor vehicles; (3) water safety; (4) fires and burns; (5) firearms; (6) mechanical airway obstruction; (7) product safety; (8) toy safety; (9) sports safety; (10) recreational activities and vehicles; and (11) injuries caused by animals. The book's seven appendices include mortality data, a guide to federal government involvement in injury control, and an introduction to available American Academy of Pediatrics materials. All chapters contain references. (LPP)

This book explains how the use of video display terminals (VDTs) has been detrimental to women in the work force and has led to widespread health and safety problems. Chapter 1 discusses the development and scope of occupational illnesses associated with VDT work. Chapter 2 analyzes the power relationship between labor and capital in the office that produced the hazards of VDT work. The subject of Chapter 3 is organized labor's largely unsuccessful attempts to organize female office workers and negotiate occupational safety and health agreements with business. Chapter 4 shows how cooperation with the corporate media helped the computer industry get its message out. Chapters 5 and 6 discuss how both corporate and governmental use of nondecision-making tactics kept ergonomic and nonionizing radiation issues from being fully addressed and resolved at the federal level. Chapter 7 explains how the Reagan administration used the Office of Management and Budget to interfere with an epidemiological study of VDT workers and subordinate safety and health policy to its goal of deregulating business. Chapter 8 examines why many state government officials considered VDT regulations a drag on their competitive efforts to attract high technology investment and the consequences for labor's legislative campaign. Chapter 9 presents conclusions and recommendations for reform. Appendixes include notes, 205-item bibliography, and index. (YLB)

This handbook offers "how to" guidance on library management and provides a single source for laws, regulations, executive orders, guidelines, and court decisions on employee and employer rights and responsibilities. Detailed information is provided on: recruiting and selecting personnel; the employment relationship; wages and hours; employee benefits; health, safety, and privacy; discipline and discharge; and disability and workers compensation. It covers routine procedures and regulations, such as those for social security, as well as issues such as discrimination in the workplace. One chapter, "What To Do Before You Phone an Attorney," covers such concerns as violations of employee rights, reassignments, and personal problems. Potential management difficulties are also discussed and case problems with suggestions for resolution are presented. (AEF)

This is a handbook of advice for handling the everyday problems encountered in all types and sizes of libraries. It is designed to assist managers before, during, and after crises develop. Organized in an question-and-answer format, it tackles many dilemmas that can occur in the library, then offers solutions drawn from actual experience. The legal and ethical implications that affect management decisions are also outlined. A special section on Total Quality Management (TQM) describes how this management concept can be used to prevent problems in the library. Topics include: communication; career management; workplace security; job descriptions; hiring decisions; employee manuals; unionization; sexual harassment; liability; performance evaluations; multiculturalism; support staff supervision; work scheduling; use and abuse of power; and staff personality conflicts. Examples are provided from a variety of library sizes and types to illustrate coping techniques. A "Management Maxims" section concludes the guide and offers a quick summary of some of the management tips included in the book. (Author/MAS)

This book contains 12 case histories, each based on a real-life problem, that show how a manager can use common sense, knowledge, and interpersonal skills to solve problems in human performance at work. Each case study describes a worker's problem and provides background information and an assignment; solutions are suggested. The following cases are included: the Handicapped Meat Processor; the Damaged Dry Goods; the Scrubber's Scourge; the Annealer's Anathema; the Railroaders' Roster; the Frustrated Freighter; the Litigious Lab Tech; the Surly Supervisor; the Seated Sorter; the Small Tool Telephone Trauma; the Haitian Handsaw; and the Sullen Secretaries. Four appendixes provide information on the following: anthropometry; anthropometric estimates for U.S. adults; National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health lifting guidelines; and Snook and Ciriello lifting guidelines. A selected bibliography lists seven books and four journals. (KC)

Reviews a new textbook of West Virginia history, published in 1993 and intended for upper high school and college students. Praises the book's liberal use of firsthand accounts and its clarification of significant historical issues (such as factors leading to statehood), but criticizes its avoidance of issues of corporate exploitation and negligence in the state. (SV)

Through discussions of teaching practice and actual lesson suggestions, this book clarifies how the viewpoint of critical pedagogy can be used to develop a clear and principled practice of work education. The introduction provides a brief discussion of how critical pedagogy is understood and how it relates to work education. Chapter 1 situates the book's approach to work education within the domain of critical pedagogy. Chapter 2 provides a detailed discussion of specific teaching and learning strategies that can be used to encourage critical inquiry into workplace experience. Chapters 3-13 follow the same format. Each chapter begins with a set of introductory comments that provide a rationale for the content; lesson suggestions and teaching notes follow. These chapters deal with the following topics: working knowledge; skills and work design; teachers working with employers to develop the learning potential of work sites; social relations at work; occupational safety and health; the interrelation of work, desire, and leisure; unions as a way to solve problems by sticking together; self-assessment as a way to change circumstances and to change oneself; pay (compensation for work); getting a job; and images of the future and future work. An index is appended. (YLB)

The aim of this book is to examine the problem of child labor in various parts of the world: to make the phenomenon known, to analyze its causes, and to propose possible solutions. In Part I (by Elias Mendelievich), an introduction first outlines the problem. Chapter 2 examines pertinent international and national legislation and the International Labour Office's (ILO's) work in this area. Chapter 3 describes the extent of child labor, the types of employment relationship, and the dominant sectors of activity. Chapter 4 addresses working conditions and environment, and chapter 5 examines children's living conditions and the effects of labor on the child. Chapter 6 discusses problems of education and training, and chapter 7 makes recommendations for improving the working and living conditions of child workers and for eventually eliminating child labor. Part II (chapters 8 to 17) presents monographs dealing with aspects of child labor in 10 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Southern Europe (Argentina--Center for Labor Studies and Research; Greece--Theodora Papaflessa, Sofia Spiliotopoulos; India--K.D. Gangrade; Indonesia--F. Soeratno; Italy--Elias Mendelievich; Mexico--Graciela Bensusan; Nigeria-- Ben E. Ukpabi; Pakistan--Sabeeha Hafeez; Peru--Rene Rodriguez Heredia; Thailand--Benjamas Prachankhadee and Others.) Appendices contain ILO Convention (No. 138) concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment; Recommendation (No. 146) concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment; information received from governments of member states on implementing these international recommendations; a declaration concerning the International Year of the Child by ILO's Director-General; the International Labor Conference's resolution concerning the elimination of child labor; commentary on reproduced photographs; and suggestions for further reading. (RDN)