Traces the development and history of the Faculty Associates Program, an experimental program at Duke University designed to improve the quality of co-curricular student life through the direct involvement of faculty members in the residential life experience of undergraduates. Proposes that the models and strategies that the program has employed…

Describes a professional development seminar conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on middle school education. Discusses how the week-long seminar, featuring nationally known speakers, breakout sessions, and team problem solving, has evolved since its inception in 1981 to meet the needs of participants. Describes the seminar's…

Describes the Northwest Writing Network, a collaborative model that brings together parents, administrators, and public school teachers (preschool through secondary) with Northwest Missouri State University staff and national consultants to share information, disseminate ideas, and investigate new approaches to the teaching of writing. (RS)

On the Assessment of Student Outcomes 24 graduates rated their self-efficacy in a masters' program in family and consumer science that was delivered through distance education. All 12 courses reached the goal of having 80% of the graduates rate it as adequate. (JOW)

A public relations model provided the basis for the five-step ROPES college fund-raising model: (1) research on the institution, the funding opportunity, and the publics targeted; (2) objective setting for both office output and program impact; (3) programming to meet those objectives; (4) evaluation of the effectiveness, not just efficiency, of…

England's Education Action Zones are a flagship New Labour Party policy geared toward raising standards and reducing social exclusion in areas of academic underperformance. This article outlines the policy's key features, considers its broader significance as a governance model, and comments on issues confronting four different EAZ constituencies.…

Traces growth of the Teaching Community model at Australia's Monash and Swinburne universities; the model uses group meetings to encourage professional development of teaching staff. Elaborates on the model's successes and why it has been powerful in bringing about change in an area known for resistance, and proposes conditions required for this…

Describes a comprehensive assessment model as a method for capturing the different perceptions of and impacts on each constituency participating in service-learning projects, and for promoting ongoing improvement of service-learning programs and the partner relationships that sustain them. (EV)

Presents a framework for creating competency-based models, including an analysis of the utility of national competency banks. Presents a checklist that institutional researchers can use during and after the implementation phase to guide institutional success. Concludes with a bibliography of selected Internet-based resources in the area of…

Comments on an article by Dunst and Bruder. Twenty years ago, amendments to the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 99-457, 1986) included language that required each state early intervention system to ensure that families had access to a case manager. The article by the authors and the study conducted as part of the Research and…

The School Counseling Leadership Team (SCLT) is a model of a collaborative team formed to advocate for the transformed role of professional school counselors. The members of the SCLT included school district counseling supervisors, counselor educators, and leaders of statewide school counselor organizations. This article reviews the need for and…

Assessment requirements often raise great concerns among departments and faculty: fear of loss of autonomy, distraction from primary departmental goals, and the creation of alien and artificial external standards. This article demonstrates how one political science department directly responded to their own unique circumstances in assessing their…

Drawing on experience in developing and administering alternative settings, the author describes a strength-based approach for reaching students who too often fall through the cracks. The North Star psycho-educational model addresses academic, behavioral, clinical, career, and spiritual needs of troubled youth. This article defines the research…

There are many factors that affect the design of effective professional development (PD) programs. This review of literature focuses on some of the theoretical models used to explain teacher change, the contextual factors that impact teacher behaviors and curricular change, and the role of continuous professional development in changing teaching…

This article begins with a vignette about Carla, a 4-year-old girl with a diagnosis of developmental delays. It then describes a model to facilitate inclusion of young children in early childhood settings. The authors developed this model as they worked with practicing early childhood professionals. The model places emphasis on the following…