Uses the Gregorc Style Delineator (1982) as the basis for translating learning style theory into the following developmental education teaching practices: teacher-led lesson presentations, student group discussions and projects, independent assignments, and testing situations. Notes that most of the ideas presented should also apply to other adult…

Recently, scholars of rhetoric and composition have shown much interest in the ancient composition exercises known as "progymnasmata". This paper explains how these exercises, which provided ancient students with a transitional curriculum between grammar and rhetoric, have theoretical and practical merit for contemporary compositional…

The purpose of this article is to discuss the problem of illusion in research, especially in program evaluation. Currently, there are multiple research traditions in program evaluation. Nevertheless, all research orientations are concerned with the role of researchers, for example, how they interpret their data and what evidence they offer for…

This report, issued by the Connecticut Department of Higher Education, reports on trends in higher education for the year 2011. Six goals are presented, each with at least two indicators. Each indicator is broken down into the following subsections: About This Indicator; Highlights; and In the Future. Most indicators also include statistical…

This study examined barriers experienced by veteran school paraprofessionals attempting to complete a 4-year degree leading to public school teaching credentials. The study followed culturally and linguistically diverse, nontraditional student-participants through their 1st and 2nd years as sophomore/junior students in a large urban university.…

Research suggests that student enrollment in developmental level courses at the postsecondary education level increases annually. This is occurring because underprepared and/or nontraditional students' reading, writing, or math skills are inadequate to meet the challenges of college-level work. This article focuses on self-explanations as an…

The impact of academic programs--such as developmental mathematics programs--on student retention, has been a controversial topic for administrators, policy makers, and faculty in higher education. Despite deep interest in the effectiveness of these programs in retaining students, scholars have been unable to determine whether such programs have a…

This paper describes a study which utilized Kitchener and King's (1985) Reflective Judgment model to assess levels of reflectivity in 80 undergraduate students at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, before and after taking a one-semester general studies course with an environmental focus. A curricular intervention was designed to help…

This developmental counseling program handbook was created to provide a model which could be followed by a new counselor in developing an elementary guidance program or adapted by an experienced counselor to be used in an existing program. It describes a sequential counseling curriculum for kindergarten through grade six (K-6), and includes brief…

The purpose of this study was to compare cognitive effects of two developmentally sequenced preschool curricula with outcomes of a traditional eclectic preschool curriculum. Specifically, pretest and posttest scores for children taught with the Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development and the Portage Guide to Early Education were…

Describes the results, including research evidence, of a prekindergarten reading program for children from disadvantaged families. (RB)

This document summarizes discussions at an invitational workshop on leadership for development in Nigeria. The following views on the essence of leadership were expressed: (1) the majority of current leaders tend to be selfish, self-centered, and incapable of performing their jobs effectively; (2) most current leaders have impeded the growth of…

The three essays in this publication consider the relationship between human capital investment and economic development, particularly in the context of developing countries. The first article (by Aklilu Habte) reviews the experiences of the World Bank in lending for education, curriculum development, and vocational training. The role of education…

This document is the final report of the San Jose Teachers Association "Teacher Involvement Project," designed to improve school capacity for problem solving through teacher involvement in the decision-making process. The report concerns the management, the program, and the activities of the third year of the program, and is divided into seven…

PROPED, the Brazilian acronym for Research and Education Program for Development prepares scientific and technical experts and is involved in applied research and service projects. One of PROPED's goals is to devise projects for community development. (Author/PG)