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Thomas Jacob Saleh – ProQuest LLC, 2024
A changing landscape in youth sports and educational institutions has resulted in a growing number of high school student-athletes being coached by adults who do not work in the schools they attend. This study provides a foundational understanding of the relationship between in-building coaches, hereafter referred to as educator-coaches, and their…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Student Athletes, Interpersonal Relationship, Mentors
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Darling-Hammond, Linda; Cantor, Pamela; Hernández, Laura E.; Theokas, Christina; Schachner, Abby; Tijerina, Elizabeth; Plasencia, Sara – Learning Policy Institute, 2021
Because researchers know so much more about the brain and development than they did when the 20th-century U.S. education system was designed, this knowledge can now be used to design a system in which all individuals are able to take advantage of high-quality opportunities for transformative learning and development. This playbook suggests a set…
Descriptors: Design, Transformative Learning, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking
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Choi, Jinnie; Walters, Alyssa – Online Learning, 2018
Students in a fully online learning environment have limited opportunities to talk about math problem solving. While discourse is an effective pedagogical model, less is known about how it translates to online math learning. We analyzed online platform data from two fully online virtual elementary schools in the United States to address the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Synchronous Communication, Academic Discourse, Electronic Learning
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Cronin, Lorcan Donal; Allen, Justine; Mulvenna, Claire; Russell, Paul – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018
Background: Both education policies and curriculum documents identify the personal development of students as a key objective of modern education. Physical education (PE) in particular has been cited as a subject that can promote students' life skills development and psychological well-being. However, little research has investigated the processes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Physical Education, Well Being
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Broecher, Joachim – Gifted Education International, 2015
The HighScope Summer Camp for Teenagers founded by David P. Weikart in 1963, and operated until 2002, was an international, inclusive gifted education program that aided many young people, including those from disadvantaged social strata, in their personal development and shaped them in a special way. The six-week program stood for a high degree…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Adolescents, Academically Gifted, Day Camp Programs
Boyd, Sally; Barwick, Helena – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2011
This booklet is a summary of an extensive review of research and other literature undertaken to guide the development of the Wellbeing@School website self-review process, survey tools and content. This website is being developed by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). The "Wellbeing@School" website is one component…
Descriptors: Caring, Police, Bullying, Foreign Countries
Jhaveri, Hemlata – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As more demands are being placed on faculty inside of the classroom, the debate surrounding the feasibility of faculty having the time and resources to be involved outside the classroom continues. At the same time there is a growing concern that in light of current advancements in technology; oral communication skills, basic to human existence is…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Two Year College Students, Experiential Learning, Dormitories
Council of Chief State School Officers, 2013
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), through its Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), offers this set of combined resources that define and support ongoing teacher effectiveness to ensure students reach college and career ready standards. This document includes the "InTASC Model Core Teaching…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Standards, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Qualifications
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Ediger, Marlow – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2008
The whole student needs to be developed in the curriculum. Teaching and learning situations must reflect quality knowledge, skills, and attitudinal objectives of instruction. Each of these categories is important and the latter should not be minimized. Quality attitudes assist students to achieve more optimally in the knowledge and skills domains.…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student Development, Student Attitudes, Cooperative Learning
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Wallace, Belle – Perspectives in Education, 2008
The issues discussed in this article have arisen from 12 in-depth case studies of "successful" schools in England, which were carried out during the academic year 2006/2007. However the practices that have emerged from these case studies are universally applicable when one analyses the factors that enabled learners to develop…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Self Esteem, Student Empowerment, Foreign Countries
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Avis, Joan P. – School Counselor, 1987
Describes an "Improving the Human Environment of School" (IHES) group. Shows counselors how to facilitate such a problem-solving group which has as its purpose the improvement of the school's human environment so as to increase the students' achievement and promote their development. (ABB)
Descriptors: Consultants, Counselor Role, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Moyer, Kathleen Cleland – 1996
Students encounter numerous volatile situations throughout their school days. These videotapes and the accompanying teacher's manual and student handouts provide ways in which students can creatively assess and resolve these conflicts. The videotapes are designed for the whole school community: students and parents, teaching and non-teaching…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Morse, Philip S.; Ivey, Allen E. – 1996
Designed to help improve the staff-to-student communication style in schools, this book shows practitioners how to go from adversarial approaches to caring and helping--without losing control of the situation. The book offers time-tested methods that counselors and therapists have used successfully for years, methods that can be modified for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution
Jeffress, Philip W.; Denhardt, Robert B. – 1974
In an attempt to make basic social science education more responsive to the needs of students in a rapidly changing society, the authors developed and conducted an experimental course entitled "Economics and Politics in a Changing Society" (EPICS). The goals of this course include improvement in thinking ability and creativeness, progress in…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Experimental Curriculum
Wolf, Joan M. – 1997
Intended for teachers of grades 4-8, this book presents a method of developing critical thinking skills through fairy tales. The book shows educators how to use popular fairy tales and fairy tale characters to help students develop problem solving abilities, critical thinking skills, and writing proficiency. It gives a multitude of activities,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing, Critical Thinking
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