Defends Project EXCEL against criticisms offered in EA 510 647. (IRT)

Teachers have many expectations for students that are never explicitly verbalized. The Yale Practical Intelligence for School curriculum is based on three kinds of tacit knowledge necessary for adapting to any environment: managing oneself, managing tasks, and working with others. Includes 16 references. (MLH)

The Whole Language Movement may be the most widespread and fastest growing grassroots curriculum trend in U.S. education. Although a few Teachers Applying Whole Language (TAWL) groups are affiliated with school systems, the majority are supported entirely by teachers from different school districts meeting together voluntarily to advance their own…

Offers a critique of the origins and policies of Jesse Jackson's Project EXCEL. (IRT)

The author presents several suggestions for the organization of self-help groups for parents of developmentally disabled children. Guidelines stress that parents are the most important advocates their children will ever have and that parents must often meet to share information among themselves. (SBH)

This book is a short guide presenting an objective and systematic self-evaluation and self-improvement plan for students. The guide is divided into two sections. The first section is a self evaluation checklist which is divided into several areas. Each area includes a series of evaluation items which the student rates in terms of importance and…

Contemporary Black communities can benefit from the self-help experiences of Blacks in Buffalo, New York, around the turn of the century. An historic examination of Black social, literary, political, and civil rights organizations indicates that education was a key element in all of their programs. (GC)

The self-help movement currently sweeping the country has implications for health educators, school nurses, and counselors in particular. Despite the availability and reported success of self-help groups in assisting individuals with almost every imaginable condition, the referral value of this resource remains largely unrecognized and untapped by…

Description of some of the readers in the "Youth Self-Education Series," published by the Shanghai People's Press, and how they enhance youth education and training in the revolutionary cause of the proletariat. (ND)

Drawing on data from 12 women's groups in Kenya, a recent study identified these women's general and demographic characteristics and discovered how rural Kenyan women acquire and exchange information, education, and learning skills; how education affects the groups' organizational management and leadership; how women work in groups and benefit…

Ordinary, daily teaching experiences form the essence of teachers' practice. Using a guide to reflect on those experiences, either individually or with colleagues, is a step toward self-improvement. The Guided Reflection Protocol helps teachers examine what happened, why it happened, possible meanings, and implications for practice. (MLH)

Directed self-help, mutual support groups are useful resources for the treatment of various populations victimized by sexual abuse. Several group models are presented. (Author)

The Peoria Public Schools' medical self-insurance program has cut administrative overhead in half. Details of the program are examined. (MLF)

Illustrates use of self-control procedures to modify teacher instructional behavior. A teacher wanted to increase the frequency of approval statements and decrease the frequency of disapproval statements. She followed a plan that included a card self-recording system, cues, and overt rewards. (Author)

Outlines data on the socioeconomic, health, and educational status of Blacks in Georgia. Calls for the maximization of internal resources for internal development, self-sufficiency, and self-determination. (GC)