The paper discusses the importance of developing gifted students' leadership potential to bring about world peace. Gifted children's sensitivity in social, moral, and ethical awareness should be nurtured through appropriate curricula, understanding of real-life problems, awareness of worldwide news, and direct communication with other gifted…

Curiosity can be developed and nurtured through application of such educational principles as the rewarding of questioning, the use of open questions, delaying answers, accepting incompleteness in existing knowledge, etc. Teaching techniques for stimulating curiosity include brain questioning, role playing, hypothesizing, and pursuing curiosity.…

Expanding developmental advising through life roles offers the opportunity for advising to realize its potential as a developmental and integrating force in higher education. A model for moving into these life roles and ideas for academic advisors to use in incorporating leisure and leadership perspectives into their advising are presented.…

This article explores the concept of resilience as it relates to gifted children, particularly gifted black children, and identifies barriers to resilience. Recommendations for fostering resilience in these students are offered, including improve family-school-community relations, enhance self-concept, and improve social and emotional relations.…

Describes briefly the School Development Program, a long-lasting school improvement movement. Discusses in particular a research project at Neal Middle School in Durham, North Carolina, that will demonstrate what and how much students learn between elementary school and high school. (SR)

Presents guidelines for creating process models for implementation of student development theory in practice. Describes results of workshop in which professionals created process models for translation of specific theory of their choosing into application in practical circumstances. Includes sample process model created using the guidelines.…

Abductive reasoning, which is the basis of hypothesis formation from observation, may facilitate the development of advanced empathy in counselor trainees, a skill which contributes to more effective counseling. (JPS)

Examined prevalence and correlates of perceived differential treatment based on gender and analyzed data for effects on student development and satisfaction. Findings from 2,148 alumni revealed that most perceived university to be gender neutral. More women than men reported negative differential treatment on basis of gender; men were more likely…

Discusses "Object LOGO," a symbolic computer programing language for use in the creative arts. Describes the use of the program in approaching arts projects from textual, graphic, and musical perspectives. Suggests that use of the program can promote development of creative skills and humanities learning in general. (SG)

College students completed measures of separation-individuation and college adjustment as first-year students (n=130) and again as juniors (n=81). Revealed significant increases in individuation from parents over time along most, but not all, dimensions of individuation. Gender-specific patterns were found. In general, independence from parents in…

Describes a program developed at Christian County High School in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, that utilizes three different levels of instruction with two different curriculums under each level to meet the differing needs of students. (SR)

Fourteen preschool children with mild to moderate disabilities were immersed in a literature-rich environment with multiple daily readings by adults of a small number of familiar and predictable books and structured techniques to encourage children to interact independently with books. The study indicated that subjects were able to demonstrate…

Describes how community colleges work to develop the self-confidence of their students. Explains how low confidence is detected and how confidence is built in the community college setting. The value of experiential education is discussed, as are classroom programs to build self-confidence. A sidebar suggests number of useful approaches to…

A fourth grade teacher examines the ever-changing and developing student teacher relationship. As students move on each year, past teachers still feel some degree of responsibility, and students learn about changing relationships. (SM)

Examined several issues regarding the usefulness of student development theory to professionals and senior level paraprofessionals (n=44) in residence halls. Results suggest that student development theory is used in residence life but raises questions about whether the use of such theory is influenced by organizational norms or is a function of…