Technology use has been identified as a key contributor to the decrease in youth mental health (Children's Bureau, 2019; Lebrun-Harris et al., 2022; Dwyer, 2022; Mojtabai et al., 2016; Yasakci, 2019; Odgers & Jensen, 2020). The purpose of this qualitative instrumental case study was to investigate how school district administrators are…

Despite increasing awareness of the importance of promoting the social responsibility of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals, few intervention programs have been developed to enhance the social responsibility of college students or adults in the STEM fields. In this paper, we introduced a new instructional…

Purpose: This study aims to present a pedagogical approach that allows students to discuss and debate the differences between two competing models of corporate governance -- the shareholder primacy philosophy and the stakeholder value viewpoint. Design/methodology/approach: This study first presents the conceptual bases for each framework, noting…

Over the past decade, Japan's rich tradition of environmental education-related policy has shifted to encompass international discourse concerning global competition and education for sustainable development. In view of this shift, this article explores environmental education-related policy enactment from the perspective of high school teachers.…

This is a powerful critique of two decades of educational reform in New Zealand, from an educator who was deeply involved. It is also a provocative call for action. Bali Haque has been both a secondary school principal required to implement reform and a senior public servant in the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) tasked with pushing…

The formulation of a drug policy and the implementation of that policy in a firm but fair manner are the responsibility of the school administrator. Authors give serious consideration to this responsibility. (Editor/RK)

Traces the increasing concern among Americans over the energy situation and the state of the economy. Stresses the responsibility of the schools in educating students in matters of energy and the influence of energy on economic growth. A conceptual structure for an energy curriculum in social studies is presented. (DB)

Explains how student "companies" can be made more effective by giving them more responsibility for the way the group is run. Claims student companies will be more cohesive, and will provide students with more writing that combines the personal and professional. (MS)

This guide is directed to education program administrators and basic education teachers in Job Corps Centers to help them understand how their functions relate to those of the center and to federal regulations and policies, and also to pass on some of the program experience accumulated by Job Corps teachers and administrators during the last dozen…

Research-based strategies for improving educational quality with limited resources include: (1) leadership by school administrators in making better student performance in the basic skills a goal for schools, (2) increased time on academic tasks, (3) redesign of the instructional program to focus on basic skills, (4) improved teaching practices,…

Prepared for a 1984 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conference, this report discusses the implications of the adoption of the new technologies for teacher functions and for the education and training of teachers. The developments taking place in the technologies themselves and the growing understanding of just how wide…

This final report documents accomplishments of a project which aimed to: (1) provide inservice training to community college faculty in appropriate teaching strategies and accommodations for students with learning disabilities; and (2) disseminate previously developed sets of video vignettes and viewing guides. It includes summaries of…

This monograph summarizes the thoughts, opinions, and experiences of the participants in the first three seminars of a series of thirty-three sponsored by USOE's Office of Career Education on the subject of collaboration in career education for grades K-12. After an explanation of the term "collaboration" in the introduction, the expected learner…