The demand for workers with entrepreneurial skills is increasingly driving innovation in the education system, both at the K-12 and postsecondary levels. A growing number of education groups are augmenting the training programs currently offered in high schools by teaching entrepreneurial skills. The National Foundation for Teaching…

Successful democracies and economies demand that all students acquire analytical thinking, adept communication, and complex problem-solving skills. This kind of authentic learning requires highly skilled, accomplished teachers working within a school climate that promotes powerful learning experiences. Recent research shows that the design,…

Social scientists need to cultivate awareness of values, their own and those embedded in research activities, and be responsive to the value system they encounter when doing organizational research. Discusses the sharing of ethical responsibility with organization members, elements of self-awareness and self-management, relationship management,…

Investigated importance, according to teachers (N=257), of a validated list of 10 aims for school practical work at three grade levels. Also investigated the orientation of students (N=724) toward these same aims (expressed as influences) and compared aims for teachers with influences as perceived by students. (Author/JN)

Trends in college foreign language requirements and enrollment are reviewed, and the experience of Carleton College is outlined. The college's efforts to strengthen languages' role in the upper division curriculum have included special efforts to create interesting courses and incentives for further study, extracurricular activities, study abroad,…

A study investigated the amount of academic learning time students at several Quebec elementary and secondary schools made use of during regular physical education classes. It further explored three major time-related variables: (1) specific content area; (2) learner time engaged with relevant material; and (3) student success rate. (Authors/PP)

Reviews literature related to the practice component in counselor education. Evidence strongly indicates that the current understanding of the practice component in training is quite limited. Discusses tentative explanations for the discrepancy between the widespread application of practice in training and the near absence of empirical guidelines.…

The effect of field-dependence-independence (FDI) on subject-matter achievement and mastery of inquiry skills was explored using a partially balanced design. No significant F values were found in the analysis of variance for either the main effects or the covariates: past achievement, teaching mode, and minutes of instruction. (Author/CT)

The authors describe their positive experience in collaboration--the development and provision of an eight-week summer clinical practicum that allows nursing students to practice in the hospital daily with a faculty person. (Author/CT)

The legislative process and legislative drafting should be taught in law school as a counterpoint to case analysis and appellate decision making. Practical drafting experience with a lobbyist, legislator, or committee should be required, and rule-making and adjudicating should be included. (MSE)

Describes Systematic Competency Based Group procedures as a technique integrating group counseling and human development training for children. Proposes that the procedure allows pupil progress to be assessed in a life-role activity, and enhances the acquisition of basic communication skills. (JAC)

Visual evaluation techniques provide the kinesiologist with a method of evaluating physical skill performance. The techniques are divided into five categories: (1) vantage point; (2) movement simplification; (3) balance and stability; (4) movement relationships; and (5) range of movement. (JN)

Investigated the efficacy of teaching students at-risk for academic failure to deal with school-related stress. High school students were assigned to a coping skills training group, a counselor intervention group, or a control group. The students given coping skills training showed significantly improved social problem-solving ability. (Author)

"Cooperative Student Instruction" (CSI) is a form of peer instruction providing reinforcement, immediate application, and personal attention to adult literacy and basic education students. CSI builds self-concept; the learner takes responsibility for his/her own education and that of others. Included are a model for lesson design and…