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Shasha Wei; Xiaoming Yang; Mohd H. B. Ismail; Noor H. Farizan; Shamsulariffin Samsudin – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
Initiatives for outdoor education have gained popularity because of their capacity to boost teacher well-being, foster better mental health in instructors, and enrich the learning environment for students. We demonstrate the influence that outside education programs have on the achievement of students and how they create a vivid tapestry of…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Mental Health, Well Being, Teachers
Didion, Lisa Anne; Gesel, Samantha A.; Martinez-Lincoln, Amanda; Leonard, Kaitlin – Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education, 2017
The National Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention (NCLII), a consortium funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), prepares special education leaders to become experts in research on intensive intervention for students with disabilities who have persistent and severe academic (e.g., reading and math) and behavioral…
Descriptors: Intervention, Special Education, Motivation Techniques, Training
Bowers, Robert F. – 1983
Operation Bridge, a program which was developed by the Detroit Public Schools to train 13 adult advisors to work with adult education students in outreach sites and traditional adult education centers, is described. The selection process, the orientation, the coursework, the internships, and the application of training are discussed. The report on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics
Erie City School District, PA. – 1987
A project was conducted at Crossroads Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center (Erie, Pennsylvania) to help residents build self-esteem and confidence through a course involving decision making, problem solving, and values clarification. Strategies, academic skills, reading, writing, and mathematics were introduced as part of the program. Over the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Drug Addiction
Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis, University of Southern California, 2007
The goal of college preparation programs is to help students, particularly underrepresented students of color, to enroll and succeed in college. While many programs focus on strengthening students' math and reading skills, familiarizing them with college entrance exams, and demystifying the college admissions process, there are few guidelines for…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, College Preparation, Policy Analysis, Program Effectiveness
Thomas, Terry A. – 1987
A study investigated the long-term impact of acceleration on academically talented youth. Twenty-three females and 20 males completed questionnaires about the California State University at Sacramento (CSUS) Academic Talent Search Program they had attended 4 years previously as junior high students. Students reported on the experiences, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Followup Studies, Gifted
Gowen, Doris – 1982
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of group counseling using structured activities on the self-concept of disadvantaged postsecondary students enrolled in vocational-technical schools. Volunteers meeting Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) definitions of…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Disadvantaged, Displaced Homemakers

Johnson, C. L., Jr.; Johnson, J. A. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1991
A group counseling approach was used to enhance the self-concept of 10 congenitally visually impaired adolescents. Group sessions focused on such topics as self-perception, assertiveness, friendship, familial relationships, and independent living skills. Evaluation found significant improvement in self-concept, attitudes toward blindness, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Daily Living Skills, Family Relationship
Bullock, Charles C.; And Others – 1991
This guide describes how to set up, implement, and evaluate an individualized leisure education program for secondary school students with disabilities. Field testing of the program found that students who participated in the program were more independent in their leisure and had a smoother post-school adjustment. After an introduction, an…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Disabilities, Individualized Programs, Leisure Education

Hitchcock, Maurice A.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1986
A study of 20 faculty development fellows' self-concept as a clinical teacher, before and after a fellowship, revealed a substantial change in self-perception on two of the factors, and increased congruence with perceptions of an ideal teacher. Focus was on the characteristics of authority, sensitivity, and capability. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Family Practice (Medicine), Fellowships, Higher Education

Clifton, Rodney A. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1979
The author questions the value of practice teaching, asserting that student teachers occupy a marginal position within the school, having neither the authority nor the knowledge of group rituals needed to legitimatize them in that community. Experiencing such marginality can be stressful and deflating to the self-concept. (SJL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Group Dynamics, Individual Power, Program Effectiveness

Kolloff, Penny Britton; Moore, Alan D. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1989
The self-concepts of 508 gifted students in grades 5-10 who participated in 3 summer residential programs were examined. Self-concept scores across all grade levels and programs were significantly higher at the end of the programs, compared to the beginning. In one program the scores of sixth-grade boys declined somewhat. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Gifted, Intermediate Grades, Program Effectiveness
Fitzsimons-Lovett, Ann – 1998
This monograph offers service providers a variety of interventions that can be used to develop and enhance self-respect in students with emotional and behavioral disorders. After an introductory chapter, Chapter 2, "What is Self-Respect?," discusses the definition of self-respect, how self-respect develops (a developmental table is presented), and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Betancourt, Irene – 1990
A guidance counselor and chair of an elementary school's special services team implemented a 10-week practicum intervention designed to improve the school attendance of 107 kindergarten through fifth grade students who were chronically absent. While 49 percent of the truant students lived in an inner-city housing project, 62 percent lived in…
Descriptors: Attendance, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Family School Relationship

Cross, Tracy; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1990
Eighty-six "at-risk" students (aged 14-16) participated in an 8-week program of immersion in vocational training, academics, counseling, recreation, and performing arts. Students improved in academic areas and in their understanding of the world of work, but self-concept measures showed a decline and the program's impact on dropout likelihood was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Prevention, Employment Potential, High Risk Students
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