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Peer reviewedMacKay, Kathleen Ann – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 1980
The Association of College and University Housing Officers Internship Program provides an opportunity for graduate students to gain experience in the fields of college and university housing and residential life. Application, selection, remuneration, and other benefits of the program are discussed and the program is evaluated. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, Graduate Students, Group Experience
Peer reviewedSchein, Howard K.; Bowers, Patricia M. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, 1992
This article presents an overview of living/learning centers (academic programs based in residence halls) at large universities and presents a case study evaluating a living/learning center academic program at the University of Illinois. Program evaluation confirmed the academic credibility of the program and student satisfaction, in that 94…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Experiential Learning, Group Experience, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRocheleau, Bruce – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1986
Impact studies of program evaluation overlook important issues: (1) differences between objective and perceived effectiveness of public programs; (2) role of media; and (3) factors such as elites and program characteristics in program perception. A conceptual framework of the major factors which influence public perceptions of program…
Descriptors: Adults, Group Experience, Interests, Majority Attitudes
Analysing Sexual Experiences through "Scenes": A Framework for the Evaluation of Sexuality Education
Direct linkPaiva, Vera – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2005
This paper describes an alternative approach to undertaking and evaluating sexual health promotion, focusing on the notion of "sexual scenes" and "scenarios" and how these can provide a vantage point from which to examine sexual experience. The concept of sexual scenes provides a context within which to analyse many of the…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Sexuality, Social Experience, Evaluation Methods
Download full textShields, E. E.; And Others – 1973
Choicepoint is the name of a peer-led decision making facilitation group for college age students. Decisions appear to be a major factor in maladaptive behavior, and prevention of problems may occur through responsible decisions and behavior. Choicepoint focuses on decision making in the areas of sex, alcohol, and drugs. A structured program to…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, College Students, Decision Making, Group Experience
Locke, Don C.; Gerler, Edwin R., Jr. – Humanist Educator, 1981
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Human Development Program (HDP) and the Developing Understanding of Self and Others (DUSO) program used with visually impaired children. Although HDP and DUSO affected the behavior of visually impaired children, they did not have any effect on children's attitudes toward school. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Childhood Attitudes, Group Experience, Humanistic Education
Peer reviewedRich, Betty An – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1997
Discusses Louis Ormont's theory of group experience and the effectiveness of the Group Meeting and Triad Resolutions processes--part of his Group Process--in modifying the behavior of kindergartners. Suggests that children learn to take charge of their own behavior and are strengthened by feelings of group membership and personal empowerment.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Modification, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Development
Caldwell, Joyce Y.; Davis, Jamie D.; Du Bois, Barbara; Echo-Hawk, Holly; Erickson, Jill Shepard; Goins, R. Turner; Hill, Calvin; Hillabrant, Walter; Johnson, Sharon R.; Kendall, Elizabeth; Keemer, Kelly; Manson, Spero M.; Marshall, Catherine A.; Running Wolf, Paulette; Santiago, Rolando L.; Schacht, Robert; Stone, Joseph B. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2005
This article describes the collective experience of a multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners, and program evaluators who support appropriate research and evaluation methods in working with Native peoples. Our experience underlines the critical importance of culture in understanding and conducting research with the diverse…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluators, Evaluation Methods, Alaska Natives
President's Committee on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC. – 1974
Presented is the seventh annual report of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR). Stressed are the members' beliefs in the capability of continuing development by mentally retarded people, in early detection and correction of handicaps, and in prevention through prenatal and neonatal biomedical intervention. Emphasized is the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Behavior Change, Case Studies, Educational Programs
Kellogg, Robert C. – 1987
Systematic review of dormitory programs at residential schools for the deaf can alleviate existing problems and prevent new ones. Allegations of sexual misconduct and child abuse, in particular, have raised serious concerns about the adequacy of staff training and experience and the maintenance of appropriate student-staff ratios to provide…
Descriptors: Attendants, Child Abuse, Counselor Client Ratio, Counselor Training
Pantin, Gerard – 1979
This publication summarizes the evolution of the basic ideas and philosophies of a community development organization called Servol in Trinidad and recounts how over nine years these ideas coalesced into a unified approach. The document describes how the earliest projects--a welding institute, a clinic, a nursery school, and recreational…
Descriptors: Agricultural Skills, Community Development, Community Health Services, Community Involvement
Gold, Ruby; Strong, Michael – 1990
The monograph reports on a year-long ethnographic study of a program for deaf students, DeafCAN (College Access Network) at Laney College, a community college in Oakland, California. During the 1988-89 year of observation, the program offered six specially designed courses, a daily lab hour, tutoring services, and a women's support/rap group. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, College Students, Community Colleges, Deafness
Upper Mississippi River ECO-Center, Thomson, IL. – 1973
The goals of "Operation Awareness", a 1974 summer program involving coeducational high school canoeing, camping, and study, were to acquire knowledge; acquire outdoor living skills; promote involvement in a conservation work project; and provide the opportunity for social, emotional, and physical growth through group living. Students,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Canoeing, Cooperation
