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Download full textKaminsky, Lisa Holland, Ed.; Byerly, Tshawna L., Ed.; Huzinec, Josie, Ed.; Pilhuj, Kate, Ed.; Frye, Traci, Ed.; Smith, Kristin J., Ed.; Yanosky, Tiffany, Ed. – Dangling Modifier, 2003
This series of issues of a newsletter called "The Dangling Modifier" begins with Volume 1, Number 1 (Fall 1994) and concludes with Volume 9, Number 2 (2003). The newsletter is subtitled "A National Newsletter by and for Peer Tutors in Writing" for the majority of the issues--the last issue changes the subtitle to "An…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Activities, Peer Teaching, Tutoring
Pack, Alice C., Ed. – 1977
This issue of a publication devoted to providing ideas and guidance for teachers of English as a second language includes the following articles and features: (1) "2LL + CIM = TLP: An Equation That Can [Mean] Total Success for Language Teaching," (2) "Improving Reading Comprehension through Peer Persuasion and Competitions,"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Research, English (Second Language), Peer Teaching
Severson, Herbert; And Others – OSSC Bulletin, 1981
In 1980, Oregon Research Institute implemented Programs to Advance Teen Health (PATH), a smoking prevention program that helps seventh and ninth graders learn to resist social pressures to smoke. This report describes PATH and discusses the reasons behind its smoking prevention strategy. The report first notes the importance of preventing…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 9, Health Education, Modeling (Psychology)
PDF pending restorationCraig, Hilary, Ed.; And Others – Literacy Works, 1991
The two issues of the 1991 volume of "Literacy Works," a publication of the Saskatchewan Literacy Network, cover two themes: "Literacy and Health" (spring issue) and "Focus on the Learner" (summer issue). The spring issue includes the following articles: "Just Read the Label and Follow the Directions" (A.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Children, Correctional Education, Foreign Countries
Crull, Peggy, Ed. – Linkages: Perspectives from Special Programs, 1987
This document is an issue of a journal "Linkages," that in general serves as a forum for exchanging information and ideas on issues relevant to three City University of New York (CUNY) programs. The programs are Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge (SEEK), College Discovery (CD), and College Discovery and Development Program…
Descriptors: College Students, Dropouts, Experimental Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKerber, James E., Ed. – Ohio Reading Teacher, 1980
The focus of this issue of the "Ohio Reading Teacher," a journal dedicated to the improvement of reading instruction, is vocabulary development. Feature articles include "Helping Children Find the Words,""Webbing Words--Weaving Connections," and "Syllabication." Other articles provide a list of publishers of basal readers, a discussion of…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Teaching
Research and Publication in General College. General College Newsletter. Vol. 26, No. 2, April 1980.
PDF pending restorationMoen, Norman W., Ed. – 1980
A sampling is presented of items from the 1979-80 survey of research and publications in and about the University of Minnesota General College. This includes these discipline areas and sample research projects: recent General College-based doctoral dissertations (title and authors); counseling and student development research reports, 1979-1980;…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Doctoral Dissertations, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
Lenze, Lisa Firing – NEA Higher Education Research Center Update, 1996
Research on the effectiveness of specific strategies for faculty and instructional development at the college level is reviewedd, focusing on five delivery strategies: (1) workshops; (2) instructional consultation; (3) grants for instructional improvement; (4) colleague collaboration; and (5) print resources. In each case, the strategy is…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Consultation Programs, Faculty Development, Grants
RPISE Reporter, 1988
Each issue of "PRISE Reporter" offers a feature article on educating handicapped students and provides descriptions of other information sources, continuing and completed research, and promising practices. The December 1987 issue contains an article by Martha Thurlow titled "A Skeleton in Our Closet? The Special Education…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Learning, Disabilities
Foster, Herbert L., Ed. – The Forum, 1984
Three issues of the journal include special foci on student teaching/internships in special education and educating low incidence children in New York City 1853-1945 along with a potpourri issue. The potpourri issue addresses student tutors in the classroom, new directions in the education of the gifted, and a marine education and language…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Marshall, Linda; Waddell, Ray – 1977
This pamphlet is the sixth in a series of ten stemming from the view that language is central to learning, that teachers can gain insights into their work and into learning by examining the language of the classroom, and that current language theory can be the means to such insights. The pamphlet outlines a students-helping-students program for…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
Rogers, Marie – 1994
Research confirms the fact that violence is a growing problem in American society. The frequency of reports of youth involved in violent acts reflects an inability to handle conflicts in safe, constructive ways among this age group. Although the business of schools is to educate, many students are more concerned with their own safety than…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Early Intervention
Fisher, Joseph A., Ed. – 1980
Including sections on research, programs, and professional problems and issues, this yearbook contains presentations given at the 1978 and 1979 meetings of the North Central Reading Association. Papers include: "The Effects of Anxiety on Reading Comprehension" (David Wark and others); "Some Effects of Anxiety on University Students" (J. Michael…
Descriptors: College Programs, Higher Education, Peer Teaching, Program Evaluation
Levy-Reiner, Sherry, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1985
Descriptions of 10 college programs involving collaborative learning are presented, along with Karen T. Romer's essay, "Collaboration: New Forms of Learning, New Ways of Thinking." The essay identifies various kinds of collaborative learning as well as the benefits of collaborative models. The following programs and schools are…
Descriptors: College Programs, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education, Learning Experience
Maxwell, Martha – Review of Research in Developmental Education, 1990
Studies suggest that developmental students like peer tutoring, are more relaxed with peers, and feel that peer tutoring helps their grades. However, the small number of studies on college tutoring provides no consistent evidence that underprepared students who are tutored improve either their grades or grade point averages. The students who do…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, High Risk Students
