Guidelines for beginning adventure education instructors include preparing to effectively manage accidents by identifying all risks associated with an activity, leading only those adventure activities in which one feels competent, and establishing goals in order to make good decisions in the field and approach programs with clarity and purpose.…

Training effective camp staff starts with reviewing last year's schedule. Desired competencies can be determined by examining existing documents, asking former staff, consulting industry materials, and projecting the future. Specific skills can be taught in orientation and through guided informal experiential learning during the season. A climate…

This article explains how teachers can strengthen the self-efficacy of students who are struggling academically and increase their motivation for schoolwork. Instructional principles include linking new work to recent successes, teaching needed learning strategies, reinforcing effort and persistence, stressing peer modeling, and helping students…

Examines how teachers at a predominantly white, middle-class high school enacted multicultural education into the course, "Cultural Issues." Explores course examples which suggest that micro-political contexts of school and community-shaped curriculum and instruction are important, but in unacknowledged ways. Argues that attention must be paid to…

Suggests that if children's emotional concerns are not met, any attempt at cognitive learning is useless. Describes the Right Start Program, which smoothes the transition from home to school through a school picnic, "let's read" night, class visit, and optional home visits. Notes some possible impediments to implementation such as teachers'…

Study examines victimization during high school based on sexual orientation of 350 lesbian, gay, or bisexual youths. Over half reported verbal abuse in high school because of their sexual orientation, and 11% said they had been physically assaulted. Youths' current mental health symptoms, especially traumatic stress reactions, were associated with…

A specially designed Life Goals Scale was administered to 303 university students (200 women and 103 men) to assess the relative importance of life goals and relationships. Results indicate that university students place a high value on heterosexual relationships and are willing to sacrifice most other goals for the relationships. (AF)

Views the first-year teacher induction program as a logical extension of the student teaching experience and the next step in long-term teacher development. Outlines the goals of pre-service practica in Ontario universities and suggests related goals for induction programs. Contains 17 references. (SV)

Describes a study of the perceptions of adjunct faculty at New York City Technical College regarding the adequacy of: (1) their orientation to the college; (2) instruction/information provided on policies, regulations, grading, examinations, syllabi, lectures, and course development; (3) office space, secretarial support, and instructional aids;…

A national study found three sources for beginning teachers' expressed difficulties: (1) system-related problems such as inadequate orientation, equipment, and supplies; (2) such student-related problems as lack of motivation and undesirable behavior; and (3) personal struggles with self-confidence, time management, and organizational skills. (SK)

Two studies involving 203 and 107 high school students investigated the relationship between adolescent efforts to achieve several academic and non-academic classroom goals, social and task-related standards for performance, and academic achievement. Motivation to achieve socially prescribed and cognitive outcomes was found to be relevant to…

The effects of overt or covert verbalization and specific or non-specific goals were investigated. Sixty-four undergraduate students solved acquisition problems and subsequently took tests measuring near and far transfer. Results indicate that acquisition can be influenced by teaching methods emphasizing conscious attention to goals. (SLD)

Described is a lesson in which students are taught how to use a compass and determine where they are heading. Provided are detailed instructions, illustrations, reproducible task cards, additional activities, and an answer key. (RT)

Discusses the need for on-the-job training for newly appointed academic librarians to provide an introduction to the policies, procedures, methods, relationships, and attitudes that form the character of their positions. An example is used to illustrate the guidelines for a successful orientation. (7 notes with references) (Author/CLB)

Presents a procedure used at one cooperative preschool to orient parents and volunteer participants to a developmentally appropriate program. (BB)