Defines the concept of pluralistic education and discusses its goals. Interviews a number of teachers to investigate their conceptions of education and their response to the idea of pluralistic education. Reports that teachers share an affinity with certain aspects of pluralistic education but differ in a number of fundamental ways. (DSK)

To identify college students at risk for dropping out, scores on the Environmental Deprivation Scale (EDS) given six quarters earlier were studied. Students who had graduated at follow-up had lower scores than those who had dropped out. Examination of items showed types of support lacking for at-risk students. (EMK)

"Health and Fitness Challenge" program was implemented using the "social marketing model" to raise awareness of health education and related services to students. Collaboration between faculty, student affairs professionals, and students occurred from design through evaluation. The primary goal of bringing students, faculty and staff together was…

Addresses the importance of integrating the intellectual and moral education of gifted students. A framework synthesized from the works of Dewey and Guilford explicates basic structural components of the intellectual and moral dimensions of development. Suggestions for facilitating complex learning through complex teaching and the complex…

Uses chaos theory as a metaphor for advising undecided college students. Applies chaos theory concepts of dependence on initial conditions, strange attractors, emergent behavior in complex systems, and fractals to the advising relationship. Suggests the paradigm reinforces the basics of advising, such as the importance of accepting the student's…

Discusses a model using intentionally structured groups in freshmen seminars. Proposes that collaborative efforts among academic departments and student affairs practitioners can enhance students' academic and intellectual development. Presents a rationale for how collaboration offers special opportunities for promoting positive educational and…

Identifies the problems and challenges of large lecture-class-format college classes and offers empirical and theoretical rationales for moving to approaches that emphasize small-group learning. Cites research showing small groups promote cognitive elaboration, enhance critical thinking, provide feedback, promote social and emotional development,…

Focuses on four of the methods used by aboriginal peoples to transmit knowledge and to teach younger people. Describes the Anishinaabe ways of: learning by doing, story telling, dreaming, and ceremonies. The conclusion discusses the benefits and limitations of using such "ways of knowing" in academic endeavors. (Contains 26 references.) (VWC)

Discusses the development of cultural identity in college students and links it to development of critical thinking and intercultural competence. Suggests effective strategies for dealing with difference in the college classroom based on the dynamics of cultural identity development. (DB)

This article describes experiences of 40 children (ages 3-15) with Asperger syndrome. It finds both variability and consistency in the characteristics of this disorder over time and during specific developmental stages. Results indicate that social skills deficits were variable but remained the greatest challenge for these intellectually bright…

Proposes that high school choir teachers utilize multimedia technology in order to provide students with simultaneous aural and visual examples of various musical concepts. Offers examples using a multimedia approach to teach John Bennet's "Weep, O Mine Eyes" and Randall Thompson's "The Road Not Taken." Includes a list for selected software. (CMK)

Interviewed three prospective elementary teachers regarding progress toward an integrated view of learner and learning concerns. Two had similar questions about balancing concerns for individual students' class experiences with concerns about learning content, despite having very different initial conceptions and conceptual paths. The third…

Study examines the experience of five college students living with HIV and AIDS, paying particular attention to how the HIV/AIDS diagnosis affects the social and academic life of a student. Results indicate that an HIV diagnosis can influence the interpersonal growth and development of students and reveal the importance of access to knowledgeable…

Describes an action plan that is helpful for all students, including gifted students, to promote development of their individual Selves--their inner voices. Guiding precepts for a curriculum that leads to the educational good life for students are provided, and Deliberative Artistry, a process that promotes self-examination, is described.…

Describes case study groups, a method to help teachers and other school personnel see what developmental and adjustment issues students face. Describes how case study group members collect information from a range of sources, code the information into behavioral anecdotes, spot gaps in information, and select new experiences that might help…