More than a decade after the state of Kentucky enacted higher education reform that provided specific direction to the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, this research study sought to examine the effect of student characteristics and program characteristics on doctoral degree completion. This study attempted to address the…

The Academy for Educational Development (AED) conducted a case study of six public high schools in New York City as part of a multifaceted evaluation of a small schools initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Through surveys, interviews, and focus groups, the authors gathered information and opinions from the schools'…

This study combines data from three case studies of teachers moving from their university teacher education programs into their first jobs, with data collected through observations and interviews totaling six observation cycles over the 2 years of data collection. The curricula for working class students that the three teachers taught represent a…

In an effort to make decisions about teacher education policy and practice that were informed by research and evidence, participants in Boston College's "Teachers for a New Era" Evidence Team (http://www.teachersforanewera.org) designed a portfolio of assessments and studies. This article describes one project in the portfolio--a series…

How are values imparted to children? Are they taught? Learned by example? What is the appropriate role for the school? And so these questions go on. Without doubt this is not an easy matter to explain, although the author has some thoughts on this subject. (Editor)

To keep parents and students informed of class requirements, have teachers design a curricular paper that outlines each course and send these home for parent/student review. (DCS)

Describes an alternative model for student-principal interaction that resulted in fewer discipline referrals. The model encourages more communication between the principal and students and focuses on building a positive relationship between adults and adolescents. (MD)

The chapters in this collection explore how the pedagogical practices of higher education inform and also manage and socialize students. The essays consider how colleges and universities produce race, class, and gender hierarchies and reproduce conservative ideology. The chapters are: (1) "Peekaboo: Hiding and Outing the Curriculum" (Eric…

Reminiscences about the counterculture of the 60s and the student movement which evolved from it. (Editor)

A University of Michigan study found student activists to be among the most intellectually involved and responsive students on campus. (Author)

Short comments covering administrators and the strategies they use, educational jargon, phrases teachers use which reflect their attitudes, reponses to parental inquiries, and descriptive analyses of students, both good and bad. (JB)

Disciplinary methods in American public schools have changed drastically during the past century. Punitive measures of earlier times have been replaced by a concern for the feelings of the child. While humanization played a part it was far from the only factor present. (Author)

Following the first session of implosive therapy, the patient was able to return to school and attend his most anxiety arousing class. After four sessions, he returned to school on a full time basis with no reported anxiety. (Author/KJ)