Alberta Education's position on the physical growth of students is presented in this paper, which focuses on children's physical growth in the areas of perceptual, structural, and motor development. Each area is first discussed in terms of three age groups: the child from infancy to preschool, the elementary child, and the adolescent. Concluding…

This document comprises a collection of workshop papers addressing the issues of doing research on the complex social and human problems faced in any community from an Asian American perspective. The following topics are discussed: (1) the nature of community research; (2) the pros and cons of pure basic and applied research; (3) the nature and…

This booklet contains contributions from experienced art teachers to introduce beginning art teachers to the field. Sections are titled (1) "Plan Plot Scheme," stressing the importance of a flexible lesson plan; (2) "Discipline," providing insights into how and when to take disciplinary actions; (3) "Exhibit," stressing the potential value of…

A practicum to determine the need for a sexual harassment policy and to develop an appropriate policy for Sheldon Jackson College, Alaska, is described. The objective of the practicum was to determine the impact of equal opportunity legislation, specifically as it relates to sexual harassment of students, on the private college campus. The…

A collection of 19 articles addressing questions and concerns of child caregivers and parents, this resource book serves as a guide to the selection and evaluation of day care programs, discusses employer-sponsored day care trends, and studies health and environmental concerns. More specifically, section I provides an overview of day care, section…

This synthesis of research findings translates investigations in instructional leadership into a working model for practitioners--principals, assistant principals, teachers, and others. Three kinds of research--theoretical, practical, and ethnographic--are used to develop a model based on six interrelated functions of instructional leadership,…

An action conference on issues related to community college student success was held in May 1986 to stimulate and share ideas related to access, assessment, and intervention that would better ensure student success. The reports and working notes of the small groups assigned to examine these topics were used to create this summary document.…

A model and supportive materials are presented for design and implementation of a program for involving citizens in decision-making concerning significant environmental issues. Chapter topics include: why citizen involvement? (potential benefits of the process); theoretical basis for citizen involvement (three fundamental perspectives underlying…

An effective way to help develop a strong rural educational program is to establish a business partnership between the rural school and the business community. Once a relationship is set up, the advantages for both the schools and business community could prove beneficial to the entire rural community. By cooperating with the rural schools in…

A 2-year evaluation of the Honolulu (Hawaii) District Instructional Assistance and Assessment Component involved placement of part-time teachers in selected specific learning disabilities classrooms to work with special education teachers. Twelve elementary school classes were involved during the first year (six project and six comparison…

The participation of University of Missouri-Columbia faculty as advisers to student organizations was investigated in 1986. A total of 47 faculty who served as advisers in 1983-1984 but who were no longer serving in this capacity completed an open-ended survey. Findings indicated: 11 of the 47 cited no reward or a conflict with promotion as the…

Administrators at local, state, and national levels must be strongly committed to equal opportunity in vocational education. State administrators must fulfill mandates of Title II of the Education Amendments of 1976, including identifying major thrusts and challenges issued by Congress, identifying responsibilities of a state board/agency for…

A study of the relationship of parent involvement to teacher education was conducted in response to increasing emphasis upon parent participation in elementary schools. To determine whether training for prospective teachers should be broadened to reflect this increase in parent participation, teacher educators, teachers, and principals were asked…

This guide presents nine tasks to be performed in planning organizational career development programs. Following an introduction that briefly discusses the guidebook's purposes, the state of career development programs in the work place, and uses of the guide, the nine tasks are discussed in two main sections. Part 1, Leadership Tasks, covers…

Twenty-eight articles focusing on non-adversarial approaches to resolving family disputes without formal court procedures are collected in this manual. The 16 articles in the first chapter discuss aspects of divorce mediation. These are followed by six papers in the second chapter on the mediation of family conflicts involving domestic violence…