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Cottle, Nathan R.; Glover, Rebecca J. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
This article makes a case for the use of blended learning in teaching human development as a means to encourage higher-order student learning outcomes. The authors review literature regarding the use and effectiveness of blended learning, discuss an illustrative example of a redesign of a human development course, present outcomes from a…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Academic Achievement, Individual Development, Thinking Skills
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Schulz, Lisa L.; Hurt, Kara; Lindo, Natalya – Journal of School Counseling, 2014
With the changing cultural demographics in U.S. classrooms, school counselors must develop innovative approaches to promote culturally responsive school climates and organizational change. A vision is offered of systemic cultural responsiveness and culturally relevant teaching practices that nurture and engage all learners. The role of the school…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Cultural Awareness, Educational Environment
Hamilton Township Schools, NJ. – 1984
Includes reports and evaluations of the full-day kindergarten pilot program implemented in Hamilton Township, Hamilton Square, New Jersey in the 1982-83 school year and continued in 1983-84. Consisting mainly of 12 appendices, the 1982 interim report concerns program planning, curriculum development, legal issues, site visits, publicity, foci of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Grade 1
Medeiros, Francine; Reck, John D. – 1974
The study experimentally investigated a self-image development package - Self-Programmed Counseling and Self-Programmed Control (SPC) - that was especially geared to meet the educational and personal needs of the Chicano student. The fall 1973 study used these considerations: (1) how the community college can increase the enrollment of Chicano…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Agents, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Weikart, David P.; And Others – 1970
The Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project was an experiment to assess the longitudinal effects of a 2-year preschool program designed to compensate for functional mental retardation found in some children from disadvantaged families. The program consisted of a daily cognitively oriented preschool program and home visits each week to involve mothers in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development
Hodges, Walter L.; And Others – 1967
This 3-year study investigated the effectiveness of a 1-year diagnostic preschool curriculum for improving the regular school adjustment and achievement of 142 five-year-old psychosocially disadvantaged Appalachian children. During each year approximately 15 children were placed into either an experimental preschool, a kindergarten contrast, or an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
GLASER, ROBERT – 1966
PROGRESS DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE OAKLEAF PROJECT, AN INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WAS SUMMARIZED IN THIS INTERIM REPORT. THE OAKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SUBURBAN PITTSBURGH WAS USED AS THE PROJECT LABORATORY FOR PRODUCING A CURRICULUM IN AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHICH WOULD BE RESPONSIVE TO…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Independent Study
Schwartz, Alfred – 1968
A quality program of education within the schools produces individuals capable of (1) using their talents and abilities to the maximum of their potential, (2) continuing their educational development, (3) participating actively and positively in the world of work, (4) engaging in problem solving at abstract and at concrete levels, and (5)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary Services, Community Support, Curriculum Development
Stone, Margie Emberely; Rottier, Jerry – Schools in the Middle, 1996
Provides middle-level teachers with suggestions for evaluating their classroom environment to guarantee a positive classroom climate that will enable students to develop a positive self-concept and achieve academically. Presents six evaluative factors that address challenge, freedom, respect, warmth, control, and success issues. (SD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Amoriggi, Helen D.; Gefteas, Deborah J. – 1981
Problems related to the self-concept of the bilingual child and a variety of solutions to the problems are the subject of this paper. An introductory section briefly examines the nature of the self, the role of significant others in self development, the relationship between self-concept and school achievement, and teacher attitudes and self…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Objectives, Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques
Kaplan, Leslie S. – Schools in the Middle, 1996
Proposes recommendations for balancing middle school students' academic, personal, and social needs by addressing personal development through curriculum and instruction, instructional program components, and a culture of assessment. Argues that academic achievement enhances self-esteem, concluding that students' academic achievement and personal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Adolescent Development, Classroom Environment
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Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Almeida, Patrícia Albergaria, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed.; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2013
This volume contains papers submitted to the 11th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 14-17 May 2013, and papers submitted to the 1st International Distance Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre "Scientific Cooperation,"…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Conference Papers, Comparative Education, Global Approach