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Gatekeeping Policies: Terminating Students for Nonacademic Reasons.
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Koerin, Beverly; Miller, Jaclyn – Journal of Social Work Education, 1995
A national survey of 81 master's programs in social work investigated the situations or behaviors that led them to develop policies for nonacademic student termination. Results are presented concerning the most common problem behaviors reported and analysis of the programs' policy and procedure documents. Recommendations are made based on these…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Behavior Patterns, Educational Policy, Expulsion
Influence of Curricular Changes in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention on Residents' Behaviors over a Five-Year Period.
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Blondell, Richard D.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1993
A study investigated whether medical residents' compliance with guidelines for health promotion and disease prevention improved after exposure to a revised curriculum over three years. Chart audits indicate that, although compliance increased during the first year, activities returned to baseline levels thereafter, despite continued exposure to…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Curriculum Development, Disease Control, Educational Change
Cheating by Students: Findings, Reflections, and Remedies.
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Anderson, Robert E.; Obenshain, S. Scott – Academic Medicine, 1994
A University of New Mexico medical school study investigated opinions of faculty and students concerning student unethical behavior; discrepancies between the two groups' perceptions; prevalence of such behavior, as estimated by faculty and students; and policy and procedures concerning instances of unethical student behavior. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cheating, Comparative Analysis, Discipline Policy
Gatekeeping through Termination of Unsuitable Social Work Students: Legal Issues and Guidelines.
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Cole, Bettie S.; Lewis, Robert G. – Journal of Social Work Education, 1993
Court litigation concerning the dismissal of undergraduate and graduate social work students who are academically, behaviorally, or ethically unsuitable to practice as social workers is reviewed. Substance abuse cases are included. Guidelines for educators for developing behavioral and ethical criteria for student suitability are offered.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Court Litigation, Drug Abuse
Tutors and Small Groups in Problem-Based Learning: Lessons from the Literature.
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Wilkerson, LuAnn – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
A model of classroom characteristics and interaction is used to examine the roles of group size, problem types, and student behaviors, central concerns in problem-based learning, in medical education. The model incorporates six classroom dimensions, including four process variables (classroom organization, learning task, teacher's instruction,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Evaluation of the Noncognitive Professional Traits of Medical Students.
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Phelan, Sharon; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1993
A University of New Mexico medical school program to evaluate students having difficulty with noncognitive professional traits (responsibility, reliability, maturity, self-assessment, communication, honesty, integrity, respect for patients and peers) has identified 10 students with difficulties and provided interventions and remediation over a…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Integrity