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Webster, Steven E. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1978
Described is a secondary school, risk recreation program based on adventure, cooperation, direct experience, and personality integration. The three-phase program (physical preparation, group trust, rope courses) offers students the experience of working in groups and of testing themselves against the real world. (MJB)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Objectives, Outdoor Education, Physical Recreation Programs

Larson, Jane Palmer – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1995
This article describes a wilderness education program that uses a rope challenge course to foster group cooperation and individual self-confidence in deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students. (DB)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Cooperation, Group Activities, Hearing Impairments
Rita, Emilio Santa; Scranton, Brenda – 2001
This faculty handbook was the result of efforts to redefine the role and mission of the Bronx Community College of the City University of New York Counseling Center and to delineate the most effective delivery of services to students. Part 1 sets forth the philosophy, vision, objectives, expected outcomes, and competencies students should develop…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Career Counseling, Cooperation, Counseling

Pugach, Marleen; Johnson, Lawrence J. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
Peer collaboration assumes that, given a systematic strategy for solving classroom problems, general education teachers working together can develop effective instructional and behavioral interventions for their students with mild learning or behavior problems. The article describes the four steps in the peer collaboration process, its…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Blann, Mary E. – 1983
The total development of the child can be enhanced and enriched through various activities in physical education, youth sport, and leisure pursuits. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 are eager, enthusiastic, highly motivated, and interested in physical activity, and they comprise the population served by the school physical education program…
Descriptors: Athletics, Child Development, Children, Competition
Letts, Nancy – 1997
This book provides many diverse ideas for creating a learning environment that is alive with discovery and discussion, but peaceful and respectful, too. The book offers activities and practices from classrooms all over the United States that focus on year-long practices that promote a sense of community: 20-minute class meetings, effective…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Floyd, Nanette M. – 1993
This guide presents a curriculum comprising 36 lesson plans designed to develop a more inclusive school community at the middle school level. The manual was designed by a task force that involved special and general educators representing students of all ages and types of abilities. The goals of the curriculum are, first, to develop positive…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cooperation, Curriculum Guides, Disabilities