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McGrath, Robert E. – Journal of Character Education, 2018
Character education specialists seem to know it when they see it, but what it means to call something a character education program remains unclear. One possible source for this uncertainty is the manner in which character education has been defined. By identifying certain features as necessary, existing definitions fail to encompass the universe…
Descriptors: Values Education, Definitions, Program Evaluation, Models
Kenealy, Kay; Herrick, Kate – Campus Activities Programming, 1990
Individuals tend to avoid situations they perceive as risky, but positive risk-taking experiences allow people to continue seeking challenge and growth. Campus activities programing may involve risk taking or leadership in group risk taking, either in the activities themselves or in program planning. Leaders must relate risks to group goals to…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Individual Development
Brems, Christiane; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
Developmental Record protocols were obtained from archival files for 1,069 institutionalized mentally retarded adults and children. Analyses revealed high internal reliabilities, but questionable validity. The Developmental Record did not adequately discriminate the five areas of functioning it purportedly assesses (self-care, perceptual-motor,…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Development, Children, Evaluation Methods
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Haugen, Catherine; Dallam, Jerald – College and University, 1992
A survey of 26,516 alumni representing 120 colleges and universities assessed former students' satisfaction with their bachelor's degrees in 3 areas (personal growth, continuing education, job preparation) and by 4 subgroups (by gender, institution type/size, years since graduation, major). Results are reported, and ways to incorporate findings…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Administration, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship
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Graf, David L.; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
A discussion of college faculty development and its role in improving college instruction focuses on current trends in several related areas (faculty development, instructional development, organizational development, and personal development for teachers), emerging needs and priorities, development program staffing, and obstacles to program…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Needs, Educational Trends
Moody, Larrie J. – 1993
Meaningful drawing curriculum construction is an especially difficult challenge for art teachers of early adolescent students, given such students'"crisis of confidence" with art skills and the cultural diversity of present day classrooms. This document describes an analysis of six published drawing instruction programs employing three approaches…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Curriculum Development
Kiewa, Jackie – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, 1992
Too much excitement leads to anxiety, resulting in the impetus to reduce stimuli. Adventure experience leaders, in their enthusiasm for challenge and self-discovery through adventure, may ignore those clients who exist in a state of anxiety. This warning is particularly salient in regards to captive populations, such as a school group in a…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Anxiety, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics
Zeichner, Kenneth M. – 1984
There continues to be a great deal of debate about the role that field experiences play in teacher development and about the relative contribution of various individual and institutional factors to the socialization process. Field experiences in teacher education entail a complex set of interactions among program features, settings, and people…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Individual Development
Jordan, Lois E. – 1993
This paper examines theories of human development within the context of the models presented by the schools of cognitive learning, behavioralism, psychoanalysis, and humanistic views of growth. Stress is placed on the stages of human development that provides a means of better meeting the needs of students ages 10-14 in the middle school milieu.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research
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Guyton, Edith – Social Education, 1991
Argues that cooperative learning is useful in elementary social studies instruction. Identifies positive interdependence, student interaction, individual accountability for mastering material, and appropriate interpersonal and small group skills as essential elements of cooperative learning. Suggests that cooperative learning can help teach social…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperative Learning, Decision Making Skills, Educational Objectives
William T. Grant Foundation, Washington, DC. Commission on Work, Family, and Citizenship. – 1988
This report focuses on youth service as a vital component of education for citizenship. The following six major recommendations to encourage voluntary student and youth services are offered: (1) creation of quality student service opportunities as central to the fundamental educational program of every public school, including either elective…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education
Yagi, Kan – 1989
This report describes and evaluates the Chapter 1 Early Childhood Education Program used in three classrooms in the 1988-89 school year at Kenton School in North Portland (Oregon). Chapter 1 is the "Introduction." Chapter 2, "Description of the Program," includes the following topics: (1) organization of the program; (2)…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Educationally Disadvantaged
Torres, Marcia; And Others – 1990
This report presents a final evaluation of the Chapter 1, Part B Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children, Citywide/District 75 Institutionalized Facilities Program. This program was designed to provide after-school supplementary instruction in prevocational skills, activities of daily living, and academic remediation to students between the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
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Webb-Lupo, Anita – CUPA Journal, 1992
Issues concerning college faculty/staff retirement and coping with changes in lifestyle are discussed, including financial planning, psychological adjustment, relocating vs. maintaining current housing, planning for travel, health care, health and life insurance needs, maintenance of an acceptable standard of living, protecting resources against…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, College Faculty, Continuing Education