Surveyed college admissions officers, secondary school counselors, and college-bound seniors to determine the effectiveness of the college recruiting visit. Found students viewed college reputations as their most important reason for attending a visit. Counselors gave the visit its highest marks but tended to overestimate its value. (JAC)

Found that school psychologists who participated in a cognitive-behavioral stress-management training program showed decreased anxiety and increased job satisfaction. Teacher satisfaction with school psychological services also increased after participation in teacher inservice workshops generated as a result of training the school psychologists.…

Investigated educational needs and activities of older adults. Findings indicated that older adults' self-perceived educational needs and activities varied by race, sex, educational level, and socioeconomic status. A descriptive analysis revealed an incongruence between educational needs and activities of respondents and the educational offerings…

The effect of anxiety on learning in a variety of educational contexts is examined, and two areas of anxiety research that are especially relevant to educational psychology are discussed in detail: the interaction between anxiety and instructional methods, and test anxiety reduction programs and their outcomes. (Author/RD)

Evaluates the effect a behavior modification program for teachers had on verbal classroom interaction. Results indicated a positive relationship was found between taking the human relations course and developing verbal communication skills. Teachers using a more indirect approach found students exhibited a more positive self-concept. (JAC)

Follow-up of Morning Star Native teacher education program graduates indicates increased post-secondary educational opportunities, greater numbers of qualified Native teachers, and community acceptance of program graduates. Available from: Canadian Journal of Native Education, Department of Educational Foundations, 5-109 Education North,…

Statistically examines the impact of an overseas political science program on student attitudes about world-mindedness, support for the United Nations, self-esteem, and tolerance of ambiguity. A substantial degree of change occurred only on the self-esteem variable. (Author/CK)

A study involving five fourth-grade behavior problem children with reading failure was designed to replicate an earlier study which demonstrated positive effects of teacher written praise notes as motivating agents for improved performance. (SBH)

Broadly defines career education, noting that any teacher can utilize career-related examples to teach traditional academic content at any level. Includes illustrations of career education infusion activities in four primary subject areas: mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts. Describes the role of the elementary teacher in…

Draws upon an interview with Louise Williamson, Director of the Children's Division of the Refugee Council, to examine care and welfare issues that should be dealt with separate from the legal process of seeking asylum, although in concert with legal procedures. Includes suggestions for improving existing practices, and a list of countries of…

Examines the outlook for new media based on past experiences. Discusses failures and successes among instructional media of the past decade; factors that inhibit the adoption of new media; characteristics of successful educational technology implementation and future challenges and changes. (AEF)

Describes the use of cooperative learning strategies to impact social skills to Nigerian library school students. Discusses the use of the Group Investigation method to teach a course in psychology of information use. Results indicate that these strategies could be integrated into library school curricula with positive gains in students' cognitive…

A study involving 54 preservice teachers examined the outcomes of an alternative basic certification program in special education offered by the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Results found the program was effective, attracted more mature, diverse, life-experienced individuals than traditional education programs, and included more minority…

Describes a study that analyzed the distance-learning policies and guidelines for six regional accrediting agencies. Found that most agencies are studying how to address distance learning. Argues for the elimination of accreditation differences between on-campus and distance learning in community colleges. (10 citations) (JDI)

Distinguishes between adult- and child-centered intervention practices according to five interrelated dimensions of therapy context: event, agenda, interactional lead, evaluation, and repair. To illustrate how these five dimensions could manifest themselves during interaction, clinicians were asked to engage in child-centered interventions and the…