This book offers college students ideas on how to maximize their success in college by examining the personal management techniques a student needs to succeed. Chapters are as follows: "Getting and Staying Motivated"; "Setting Goals and Tapping Your Resources"; "Conquering Time"; "Think Yourself to College Success"; "Understanding and Remembering…

As part of an ongoing research project, this study examined the relationship between character traits and school variables, home variables, and personal variables. Freshman and sophomore students from a small rural high school in Ohio were selected for the study based on their scores on the Character Trait Questionnaire (CTQ). The CTQ contains 12…

Two basic questions about Catholic schools are addressed: (1) what is the current status of Catholic schooling in the United States? and (2) what does an analysis of recent trends suggest about the prospects for Catholic schools in the future? Recent research about Catholic schools can be divided into three categories. The first category is…

The Ohio State Department of Education has identified 10 basic values for which students are to strive. These individual character traits are compassion, courtesy, tolerance, honesty, self-discipline, diligence, responsibility, self-respect, courage, and integrity. This guide provides sample strategies for educators to help them to develop these…

The Student Service and Philanthropy Project provides students with opportunities to effect positive change in their communities through leadership. By creating minifoundations, young people are empowered to propose, review, implement, and fund service projects that make a difference. A unique aspect of the program is its assumption that youth are…

This document summarizes a civics course for primary schools in Poland, grades 6-8. The curriculum was developed as part of the Education for Democratic Citizenship in Poland Project, a cooperative effort of the Polish Ministry of National Education and the Mershon Center, The Ohio State University (United States). The project aims to help schools…

This document proposes a case study approach to U.S. history instruction. The method which the document suggests arises from an actual class discussion of the My Lai massacre that occurred during the Vietnam War. A sample class discussion concerns the setting of standards to guide national and international affairs and the particular standards…

Moral education is becoming one of the most important topics in school systems today. Schools are fast learning that they must do something to try to teach students good values and even more to teach students how to reason about values. Research studies suggest that athletes are less morally reasoned and less sportsmanlike than their peer groups;…

This policy discussion paper is intended to stimulate debate about how to develop more and better opportunities for formal and nonformal environmental education for British adults. A summary found at the beginning of the paper lists its implications for the government, all providers of adult education, all providers of work-related training,…

Intended as a companion to "Our Code of Ethics at Work" (Anne Stonehouse), this booklet has been written as a resource for people conducting workshops or training sessions in early childhood education. The suggestions provided will assist in making the Australian Early Childhood Association Code of Ethics more concrete and help early…

Two articles provide perspectives on computers and gender and on multicultural education. The first article, "Beyond Equal Access: Gender Equity in Learning with Computers" (June Mark), explores the lack of access girls and young women have to computers and the implications for future educational opportunities as well as career options. A…

The International Charter of Physical Education and Sport was adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1978 and amended in 1991. The charter's purpose is to place the development of physical education and sport at the service of human progress. The charter's individual…

The hidden curriculum is that set of intentional outcomes from schooling not formally recognized or written. Although not perceived by educators as a measurable construct, the hidden curriculum has been a significant underlying caretaker of culture. Changes in the hidden curriculum can occur more quickly than changes in the formal curriculum,…

This report discusses the implementation of integrated intervention strategies to improve the classroom behavior of 30 third-grade students. Students' disruptive behavior was identified from two classroom observations, teacher questionnaires, and interviews with the school counselor. Objectives projected for the intervention were that students…

Whether or not to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana has been one of the most hotly debated policy issues to come onto the U.S. scene over the last decade. This study sought to determine whether decriminalization has had an effect on marijuana use in high school seniors and young adults. In 10 states, marijuana possession…