Presents the results of a Canada-wide survey of post-secondary counselling centres as to their involvement in peer programs. Seventy-eight percent of the sample responded and the results are reported by institutional type, program type, number of trained student helpers, the length of training, and sources of funding. (Author)

Describes the implementation in fourteen schools of an organizational development strategy aimed at maintaining or improving school effectiveness. Covers classification of the schools, their characteristics, the steps followed in implementing the development strategy, program outcomes, and the program's rationale. The program pays particular…

A gathering of student activists from the 1930s and 1960s to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the American Student Union and a retrospective of liberal and radical student activism are described, and the comments and attitudes of former activists are reported. (MSE)

Argues that recent studies on education have failed to recognize the dysfunctional structure of schools. Outlines change strategies suggested by Goodlad and Sizer, who advocate greater clarity of goals, more teacher autonomy, smaller schools or subunits within schools, and end to ability tracking, building-level improvement planning, and…

Classifies writing conferences into three categories based on teacher dominance: prescriptive, unarticulated, and open-ended; asserts that for conferences to succeed, both teacher and student must let go of traditional classroom expectations. (AEA)

Points out that untrained peer editors, because they are not familiar with the genre of student writing, are inexperienced in critically reading text. Makes suggestions for ways to train peer editors. (FL)

Argues that becoming aware that it is the reader who makes the material interesting is a remedial student's first step toward command of reading. Offers techniques used in college remedial classes and a teachers' workshop to develop this ability. (FL)

Discusses reasons why the use of student evaluations of their teachers has failed to achieve the intended purpose. (MLH)

Executive summary of a study that explored the role of student board members at two- and four-year institutions. The researcher mailed a survey to 590 randomly chosen student and non-student board members and received responses from 266 (45% return rate). Research insights, policy implications, and recommendations for the future were organized…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of computer location on first grade students' enjoyment and usage of computers. A large difference was found concerning time spent on computers between in-class and computer lab settings. In-class computer students spent three times as long on computers as computer lab students during the three…

This 24-minute videotape explores learning and teaching in classrooms where technology has provided an opportunity for change. In the videotape, actual classroom scenes show new roles and relationships for both students and teachers. Educators reflect on the rewards and challenges of a process that has led to fundamental shifts in classroom…

Teachers, parents, policymakers, and others interested in researching what is best for teaching children literacy skills will find literally thousands of resources purporting to be "best practices." This book suggests examining real classrooms--teachers and students actively involved in literacy learning--to determine what works in…

If intercollegiate athletics are to be recognized as a part of the educational program, they must receive their direction from educational purpose. Recruiting, admission, eligibility, status, conduct controls and disqualification of the student-athlete are discussed. (Author/PG)

In this paper the author considers some themes connected with demands for democratization and certain conceptual confusions associated with those themes. (Author/RK)

The main purpose of the project described in this article was to give young people an opportunity to live out and identify with an adult role, that of a teacher in a primary school being taken as one example. (Author)