This gender-transformative TVET guideline reflects UNESCO's commitment to an education system that not only equips learners with essential skills for the workforce but also empowers marginalized communities -- particularly women and girls -- through equitable and inclusive learning pathways. The guideline integrates gender-responsive strategies,…

The prevalence of cheating in the schools, student attitudes toward cheating, and the social mores excusing cheating are considered in this article, and suggestions that can be followed by parents, students, and teachers to eliminate cheating are offered. (PGD)

This book is designed to provide the basis for a teaching/learning process by which building administrators provide school-age youth with the appropriate social skills necessary for student success. Administrative intervention, an effective method for dealing with discipline problems, is comprised of a sequential set of instructional components…

Despite increased attention given to alcohol use and its negative consequences on college campuses, national data indicates that there have been only small decreases in levels of alcohol consumption for over two decades. This guide describes how one university was able to decrease heavy drinking on campus by 29.2% during a four-year period. Their…

Explains a conceptual model for a comprehensive, multilevel, school-wide discipline program and describes its implementation in one elementary school. Key elements of the program include teaching social norms, a seven-step school-wide classroom management strategy, and targeted, intensive, and comprehensive interventions. (DB)

Aspects of the French cultural attitude toward death are explored, with reference made to a survey of public opinion and a magazine article about recognition of the anniversary of Charles De Gaulle's death. Attitudes about privacy, ritual, and family behavior are highlighted. (MSE)

Growing populations of older adults, ethnic minorities, and the low-literate create unique concerns for the design of visual information. Those for whom text presents a barrier will respond most to legibility, use of familiar formats and symbols, and simplification. Guidelines for those processes are needed, and this paper, in particular,…

Suggests that parents resolve disagreements about parenting and child behavior by: (1) listening to discover each other's normal way; (2) negotiating to find three alternatives to get unstuck; and (3) prioritizing to close the deal and reach a mutually agreeable solution. (DLH)

Close parent-child relationships begin with an early, effective approach to everyday discipline problems. This book focuses on children from infancy to age five and discusses practical ways to handle common discipline problems using an approach of identifying the problem and providing a goal behavior. Thirty eight chapters address the following…

The guide, designed for speakers of Haitian Creole who are immigrants to the United States, offers basic information on daily life, customs, and social behavior expectations. It begins with information about immigration laws and requirements, and proceeds to these topics: employment types and practices; employment benefits; taxes; job search;…

This guide, designed for Iraqi speakers of Arabic who are refugees or immigrants to the United States, offers basic information on daily life, customs, and social behavior expectations. It begins with information about immigration laws and requirements, and proceeds to these topics: employment types and practices; employment benefits; taxes; job…