The purpose of this study was to explore whether differences exist between competent and incompetent high school students in their styles of thinking and in their attitudes toward what they consider to constitute socially responsible behavior. Social responsibility was measured by a specially constructed Social Responsibility Test (SRT). The…

This paper reports a study of committee decision processes. Two established university committees, one established departmental committee, and four student ad hoc committees were investigated. Sixteen meetings were videotaped, transcribed, coded, and analyzed. A general systems model was used to conceptualize the decision process and the…

This is a report on the general nature of student concerns and activities as reflected by the 1969 National Student Association Congress. The author interprets past and present trends and occurrences rather than summarizing the activities of the congress. The topics covered include: student power (governance structures); legal rights;…

A University of Arizona's home economics profession class embarked on a project to define home economics so that the term would be clear, relevant, and identifiable to all students, regardless of their specialization within the profession, and easily understood by those outside the field. (Author/BP)

This article discusses the specifics of developing a course dealing with multiculturalism in Canada in Project Multi-Culturalism Observations of Student Attitudes in Canada (M.O.S.A.I.C.) (Author/RM)

A job involvement measure was altered to reflect academic involvement and was employed as a predictor of academic performance. Contrary to the findings of prior industrial research, involvement was found to be correlated neither with age nor with course satisfaction; however, it did prove an efficacious predictor of course grade. (Author/JKS)

A student evaluation of learning rather than teaching has generated some suggestions for teacher behavior that would encourage more participatory roles for students in their learning and in the evaluation of their learning. (JMD)

Florida International University, a new upper level public university established in 1972, implemented a philosophical and programmatic objective of service to the community and fostering international understanding through the education of students. Its students are comprised of adult graduates of community colleges and older continuing education…

Describes a curriculum model designed to clarify some issues involved in individualized instruction. Its intent is to sort through the vast array of programs developed for individualization and to achieve a better understanding of the concept of individualized learning. Based on informal and formal approaches, the model contains: goals and…

Considers two basic models of the teaching-learning process, described as the didactic and the communication models, and applies them to computer assisted learning. Conventional and intelligent tutorials and simulation are used as examples to compare the amount of control students have over learning strategy, content manipulation, and domain…

Defines metacognition and suggests activities which sharpen metacognitive skills in reading. (ARH)

Presents the results of a Canada-wide survey of post-secondary counselling centres as to their involvement in peer programs. Seventy-eight percent of the sample responded and the results are reported by institutional type, program type, number of trained student helpers, the length of training, and sources of funding. (Author)

Describes the implementation in fourteen schools of an organizational development strategy aimed at maintaining or improving school effectiveness. Covers classification of the schools, their characteristics, the steps followed in implementing the development strategy, program outcomes, and the program's rationale. The program pays particular…

A gathering of student activists from the 1930s and 1960s to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the American Student Union and a retrospective of liberal and radical student activism are described, and the comments and attitudes of former activists are reported. (MSE)

Argues that recent studies on education have failed to recognize the dysfunctional structure of schools. Outlines change strategies suggested by Goodlad and Sizer, who advocate greater clarity of goals, more teacher autonomy, smaller schools or subunits within schools, and end to ability tracking, building-level improvement planning, and…