This book offers case studies with the intention of eliciting the active participation of its readers. Five discussion questions follow each case to promote reflection and discussion by teachers. The book can be used as whole or in parts by leaders within an institution or by a speaker/discussion leader presenting at other colleges. In addition,…

This study addresses the widespread perception that undergraduate students are increasingly taught by part-time, junior, or nontenure-track faculty. To determine the extent to which that is true, the study addresses the questions of who is teaching in classrooms and what teaching load they carry. Data is from the 1992-93 National Study of…

The tenth Bibliography of Research Studies in Education covers the school year September 1935 through August 1936, and lists 3,182 studies reported by 148 institutions, several of which had not reported previously. The list includes 355 doctors' dissertations, 2,569 masters' theses, and 258 studies reported as faculty research. The bibliography…

Recently there has been a notable increase in the amount of attention given to the subject of vocational education on the part of the general public as well as by educators. There has been much debate among educators over the respective merits and functions of vocational education and general education, and there are still educational leaders who…

The current study was designed to examine performance effects and fatigue effects associated with different total SAT testing times. In addition, the researchers examined personality, motivation, and other determinants of individual differences in examinee fatigue before, during, and after testing.

Reviews the research on unemployed adolescents, noting a lack of evidence about the schools' role in preparing adolescents for an uncertain future and about unemployment from the adolescents' perspective. Discusses a Scottish study showing the effects of unemployment on adolescent lifestyle and leisure and the schools' emphasis on work. (SB)

A study investigated: (1) the effectiveness of a group contingency behavior modification strategy on behaviorally disordered students in a physical education class; (2) each student's response in relation to the group; and (3) the effects of age differences on results. The strategy increased time on task for both individuals and groups. (Author/PP)

Part-time students' characteristics and teaching and testing preferences were correlated with performance on a standardized economics exam. Learning modules are described. Methods of pinpointing student weaknesses and predicting students' final results are discussed as they relate to other subjects. (MSE)

Statistics are reported for 1978 graduate student enrollments in the 55 accredited pharmacy schools in the United States with enrollments at the masters or doctoral levels. The statistics include masters enrollments, doctoral enrollments, geographic origin of students, part-time enrollments, and financial support figures. (JMD)

Over 600 part-time evening undergraduate students were surveyed to investigate the relationship between precollege training and persistence. Having a high school diploma, having not repeated a year in high school, undertaking certain types of training, and delaying university entry by a year were conducive to persistence. (Author/GDC)

Describes advantages and disadvantages of teaching weekend nursing courses at Gloucester County Community College, Sewell, N.J., incorporating the content of the four-semester weekday associate degree nursing program into a Saturday-Sunday semester and trimester schedule. (MF)

A study of 170 foreign university students in the Netherlands shows that while their success rate was similar to native students', it took them more time to complete examinations, and language proficiency and home-country selection procedures were major factors in achievement. Implications for foreign student policy are explored, and a mentor…

Analyzes essays and responses to cloze passages by second language learners to determine how speakers of various backgrounds establish a past-time discourse frame. Argues that speakers of Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, and Japanese may conceptualize time domains differently from English speakers and that students must learn that objective time and…

Describes corporate-derived teaching strategy called lesson study wherein teachers work to develop lessons, observe each other teaching lessons to see how they work, and then suggest lesson refinements. Provides examples of corporate change efforts (one successful, one not) and implications thereof for education. Evaluates two lesson-study…

A six-week cooperative learning intervention using positive peer role models was used to teach interpersonal problem-solving skills to 42 first-grade boys at risk of antisocial behavior patterns. Participants showed an increase in academic engaged time. However, the intervention failed to produce significantly lower rates of externalizing…