Educational transformation in South Africa not only brought about Outcomes-based Education and Curriculum 2005 but also a new Learning Area/Subject, called Life Orientation (LO). A major challenge for LO as a new Learning Area/Subject is the preconceptions that exist about it, and the fact that the attitude of school principals is not conducive to…

Although women make up over half of the U.S. workforce, they continue to encounter difficulties, including male domination as well as inequities in pay, benefits, and other rewards (Bierema, 2001). Billett (2002) suggests opportunities to advance are "subject to workplace practices that reproduce inequities through contested workplace relations."…

Fiscal realities are forcing a review and potential refocusing of Illinois community colleges. This study compared the themes that emerged from interviewing an Illinois community college stakeholder group in 2005 to what emerged from a similar study in Iowa by Ebbers and Gardner in 2002. Illinois stakeholders talked about their overall perceptions…

The purpose of this study was to analyze farmers' experiences with and perceptions of agricultural extension courses and their instructors in Esfahan, Iran. This study is part of a larger project on the development of a competency profile of extension instructors. Many attempts have been made to develop competency profiles for professionals (Shim,…

Several groups of prevention scholars and practitioners have recently worked independently and simultaneously to identify and disseminate guidelines for effective prevention and health promotion, reaching remarkably similar conclusions. The authors argue that community-based collaboration is an overarching best practice in prevention because it is…

These hearing transcripts provide testimony on a rule proposed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), "Nutrition Objectives for School Meals," that would require meals served under the national school lunch program to be consistent with federal dietary guidelines. The majority of the testimony addressed the content of…

The United States Office of Education defines bilingual bicultural (b/b) education as the use of 2 languages (one of which is English) in a well-organized program which would include the history and culture associated with the student's native language. In this paper, some Chicano perceptions of Southwestern b/b education are reviewed. Bilingual…

Reports on a parent survey evaluating the full-day kindergarten program at the Metcalf Laboratory School in Normal, Illinois. Finds that parents preferred the full-day program over the previous half-day program, and that they thought their children enjoyed the full-day program. (MM)

The author presents considerations for business educators concerning recruitment of students for the business program. Several specific recruitment techniques are included. (CH)

Examines factors contributing to the lack of effective literacy programs for adults. (FL)

The authors demonstrate how technology education teachers can improve the image of their programs. Topics include ideas to improve (1) self-image, (2) professional image, (3) the technology program, (4) image with the students, and (5) image with the administration. (CH)