An analysis of legal trends affecting institutions that train allied health professionals, including risks faced and actions necessary to minimize liabilities, is presented. Discusses those factors which determine liabilities, trends emerging as legal doctrines from courts, and actions for preventing, minimizing, counteracting, or neutralizing the…

Describes an approach to evaluating creative writing in which the teacher acts as an editor and grades according to contracts set up during conferences. (MKM)

I. G. E. is an individually guided instruction approach to learning developed by the Kettering Foundation. It focuses on the individual student--his needs and objectives--and encourages him to take responsibility for his own educational experience. Describes Redondo High School's efforts to develop this type of program. (Author/RK)

Examines the meaning of accountability, how it can be implemented in schools, how it can be measured, what exactly needs measuring, and what functions schools are supposed to perform. (Author/RK)

A learning-management program, the Self-Schedule System, significantly affected children's perception of self-responsibility for their school learning as well as their rate of task completion. (RC)

A dental student defines professional integrity within the context of dental education, examines the problem of academic cheating and its ramifications for patient care, places the burden of responsibility on individual students, and argues that dental schools should provide a dental ethics course early in the curriculum and establish a strong…

Examines the practices in a large public high school where constitutional language and democratic citizenship education--judicious discipline--are introduced into the decision-making processes of the classroom. Data analysis suggests that a considerable number of students felt they possessed a high level of respect and responsibility as a result.…

Notes that students with a history of failure may be hampered by feelings of incompetence and diminished expectations. States that teachers using responsive instruction become attuned to these perceptions and encourage students to regain control of the problem-solving process. Notes that to succeed, teachers must propose certain goals and…

Explains the Joint Statement on Rights and Freedoms of Students and the process used to study, interpret, and update the document. Discusses each of the components of the Joint Statement relative to current legal, ethical, and developmental concerns for students and institutions, and gives examples of its applicability in daily life. (RJM)

Describes a master's level course for teachers called "Foundations of Reading Instruction," which was built around students choosing their own goal of what they wanted to learn about the teaching of reading. Discusses the structure of their in-class workshops, goals, midway self-evaluations, the last weeks of their work on their goals, final…

Interview with H. Jerome Freiberg discusses the Consistency Management and Cooperative Discipline program, which encourages students to become "citizens" of their classroom and take responsibility for its academic and social environment. Recommends ways to improve the environment in urban schools and describes Freiberg's work with…

Describes a schoolwide conflict mediation program that takes positive steps to reduce school violence and teach students respect and responsibility. (GCP)

This article discusses how to prepare gifted children to be well-rounded in life by teaching them life support skills, including responsibility, communication skills, and a work ethic. The benefits of vocational education and participation in sports are discussed, as are the benefits of learning with intellectual peers. (CR)

Presents paths for theoretical research and practical procedures that may help teachers make new technology pedagogically relevant. Discusses the need to develop learner autonomy to help students process information in meaningful ways and become independent learners by developing effective learning strategies, transfer skills, and a greater sense…

Teachers successful at reaching low-achieving students combine a high sense of their own efficacy with high, realistic expectations for student achievement. "Helpless" students may be assisted by "links" to success such as proximal goals, appropriate learning strategies, successful experience, and attribution of success to personal efforts.…