Lists Project EXCEL's 10 Commandments for Schools and presents an interview with Jesse Jackson in which he discusses why and how principles for promoting excellence should be applied in elementary schools. (JMB)

A recent number of FORUM (Vol. 17, No. 3), focusing on "The Question of Size", suggested the formation of "schools within schools" as a possible solution to the problems of large schools. Here two teachers from Countesthorpe College, Leicestershire, develop this approach, based on their own experience. (Editor)

As a moral value, justice is given more attention than any other. Examines the strategies necessary for teaching justice as a moral value and discusses justice pioneers and justice laboratories as classroom strategies for teaching justice. (Editor/RK)

Suggests benefits of a system in which feedback from students is utilized to improve sociology courses on the college level. Outlines student responsibilities in collecting information, soliciting feedback from fellow students, and in keeping the instructor informed about student attitudes. (Author/DB)

The English once again cast their influence upon education in America. This report on open education is the reflection of some first hand experiences of enthusiastic teachers. (Editor)

The Minimum Essential Drug Information Checklist (MEDIC) was designed at Purdue University in response to a need for more structure in the approach to drug education in veterinary medicine. It covers: therapeutic goal, routes given, dose form, dose interval, duration of therapy, withdrawal time, cost, precautions, reactions, antidote, and therapy…

Reviews selected metacomprehension research studies, a field concerned with how well students monitor their understanding of what they have read and with providing students with practical ways of gaining control over their comprehension of reading and study tasks. Explains ways of teaching metacomprehension strategies, including suggestions for…

Although prepackaged curriculum and training program materials can save precious time, they can also negatively affect efforts to improve school and classroom discipline. Obedience models often yield quick results at the expense of developing responsible students who understand the important principles underlying school rules. (MLH)

Examines whether undergraduate students are incurring excessive debt to finance college attendance. Using data on debt levels for 1982-83 full-time college seniors in California, the study concludes that no more than four percent of dependent students and five percent of independent students have excessive debt. Includes six tables, seven notes,…

Discusses an approach to meeting the reading needs of students who must read and understand difficult technical material but have limited reading skills. Describes a graphic organizer that shows relationships among concepts so that students have a map or diagram of the passage to be read. (JOW)

Discusses these issues related to counseling homework: student reactions; an affirmation model for negotiating homework; initiating homework for self-monitoring; and developing commitment to homework. Concludes the procedures can be used in guiding counseling sessions in which they emphasize student responsibility for change through homework…

A study of the relationship between student financial contribution to college costs and self-perceived intellectual development between the freshman and senior years found that students contributing over 75 percent of their costs were less dualistic, more committed to life goals, more stable, and better at expressing their values and thoughts.…

Teachers can motivate students to read by offering choices. Ideas for developing a contract strategy for reading are discussed. Optional activities and contract terms for both average and above average students are suggested. (DF)

Investigated the effectiveness of a litter reduction program, consisting of group assignment of responsibility and a token reward system, on weekend litter rates in college residence halls. Results indicated procedure was completely effective, with litter reduced to zero in all settings. (BL)

By focusing on students' abilities to apply knowledge to achieve long-term, real-world goals rather than on students' achievement of basic skills, teachers can develop a framework of experiential, multi-task activities supported by direct instruction, thus promoting the sharing of educational responsibility by both students and teachers. (PGD)