A program that includes teaching and learning theory in a realistically applied teaching-learning process for prospective elementary school teachers is described. Student teachers are required to participate in interaction seminars where theories of teaching and learning and their application are presented, discussed, and analyzed. In a laboratory…

Acknowledging that one of the most difficult challenges postsecondary educators must face is the maintenance of adequate student enrollment, this paper describes the creation of a speech communication laboratory as one component of a university-wide effort to maximize student retention. The paper first discusses several suggestions researchers…

A project was undertaken to develop a model for organizing and operating learning centers in secondary and postsecondary vocational schools as well as in community colleges in Kentucky. During the first year of the project models were developed for learning centers at both instructional levels. Stressed in each model was the use of key elements of…