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Sharing the Gift of Jazz: An Interview with Willie L. Hill Jr.
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Howe, Brad – Music Educators Journal, 2011
This article presents an interview with Willie L. Hill Jr., founder and director of the Society for Jazz Education. Currently a professor of music education at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the director of the UMass Fine Arts Center, Hill has served as director of education for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. He is a past…
Descriptors: Music, Interviews, Professional Recognition, Musicians
Cultures of Play during Middle Childhood: Interpretive Perspectives from Two Distinct Marginalized Communities
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Guest, Andrew M. – Sport, Education and Society, 2013
This article offers interpretive perspectives on play as a cultural activity during middle childhood by contrasting two communities targeted for aid by external sport and play programs: a Chicago public housing community and a community of Angolan refugee camps. Ethnographic anecdotes, along with some survey results, demonstrate that aside from…
Descriptors: Play, Cultural Influences, Athletics, Refugees
Climbing Blind: Charles Schroeder Interviews Erik Weinhenmayer.
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Schroeder, Charles – About Campus, 2002
Erik Weinhenmayer, the first blind man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, shares what he has learned about teamwork, leadership, and overcoming limitations. (GCP)
Descriptors: Blindness, Goal Orientation, Interviews, Leadership
Look for Ways to Ignite the Energy within: Author and Professor Ties Organizational Success to Positive Connections between People--An Interview with Jane Dutton
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Sparks, Dennis – Journal of Staff Development, 2004
In an interview, business professor Jane Dutton talks about her book, "Energize Your Workplace: How to Create and Sustain High-Quality Connections at Work" (Jossey-Bass, 2003). She organized her book around what she describes as a "deceptively simple" premise: "The energy and vitality of individuals and organizations alike depends on the quality…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Organizational Change, Organizational Climate, Interprofessional Relationship
On Creating "Ganas": A Conversation with Jaime Escalante.
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Meek, Anne – Educational Leadership, 1989
An interview with Jaime Escalante, the determined teacher-hero of the movie "Stand and Deliver," and winner of many prestigious teaching awards including the Presidential Medal for Excellence in Education, in recognition of his successes with at-risk students in East Los Angeles. (TE)
Descriptors: Excellence in Education, High Risk Students, Interviews, Secondary Education
On Cooperation in Schools: A Conversation with David and Roger Johnson.
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Brandt, Ron – Educational Leadership, 1987
Developing cooperative structures such as cooperative learning in classrooms, collegial teacher support groups, and collegial administrative relationships within the district will contribute to school effectiveness. Necessary elements are positive interdependence, face-to-face interaction, individual accountability, social skills, and group…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews
Inter-personal Skills in Further Education. A Collection of Papers for In Service Development.
Turner, Colin M. – 1978
Nine papers aim to help staff members in England's colleges of further (or adult) education to improve their interpersonal skills. The first paper outlines basic social interaction skills. The second paper covers current methods of analyzing group interaction, including observation of role behavior and of interaction flow and frequency. The third…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Counseling Techniques, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics