The purpose of this article is to assist librarians who are preparing a video-tape orientation program suitable for large audiences, composed mainly of college freshmen. It results from the authors' experiences of planning and taping a television library orientation program and is directed toward the librarian who is required to prepare such a…

Outlines areas for principals to cover in developing new teacher orientation programs. These include overview of the school and community, policies and procedures, benefits, compensation, and physical facilities. (MD)

Of all the facets of a school faculty's make-up, one of the most important is orientation toward objectives. This is the faculty attitude that creates an educational atmosphere in which goals are formulated, developed, and brought to fruition. (Author)

This article discusses a familiarization program for children and their parents, which involved a parent coffee hour, individual parent counselor meetings, home visitations, group counseling meetings with the children, and housing project meetings, all part of an effort to make children and parents feel that the school was interested in the…

Describes a prototype for the delivery of orientation programs in large complex universities. The model applies specific managerial prinicples to the needs present at the University of Southern California. The dental school orientation presented here is one example of how programs were tailored to the department and student population. (Author/BEF)

A jointly planned orientation--meetings, maps, missives--for student and cooperating teachers can help guarantee "smooth sailing." (Editor)

Discusses how a teacher at Borel Middle School in San Mateo, California, used a video camera to record visits to the homes of new students, welcoming talks by the principal and school staff, and a tour of the school's facilities. The videotapes are useful to students, especially transfer and late-starting students, and to parents interested in the…

This study examined how full-time employed partners from 43 gay and 36 lesbian couples allocated labor for six household tasks typically performed by women in heterosexual couples. Although the relative frequency of performing household labor within the couple did not differ between gay and lesbian partners, compared to gay partners, lesbian…

The coupling of hand grasping stimuli and the subsequent grasp execution was explored in normal participants. Participants were asked to respond with their right- or left-hand to the accuracy of an observed (dynamic) grasp while they were holding precision or power grasp response devices in their hands (e.g., precision device/right-hand; power…

Identity, as a guiding concept for work and retirement decisions, is explored in the current study. Image theory suggests that actions that "fit" with the goals of the trajectory image are fundamental for maintaining a positive and consistent self-identity (Beach, 1998; Beach & Mitchell, 1987). Incompatibility is the mechanism that evaluates…

In this paper we examine the contributions of metacognitive and self-regulated learning theories to research on students' calibration of comprehension. Historically, cognitive psychologists have studied calibration of comprehension within a purely metacognitive framework, with an emphasis on the role of text and task factors but little…

Public schools have transformed significantly over the past several decades in response to broad concerns about rising school violence. Today's public schools are high security environments employing tactics commonly found in jails and prisons such as police officers, security cameras, identification systems, and secure building strategies.…

President Obama and Secretary Duncan have called upon states, districts, and education leaders to change the lives of millions of children by dramatically improving the nation's 5,000 lowest performing schools. These chronically failing schools will require intensive intervention to turn around performance that has fallen short of expectations for…

Extended learning opportunities (ELOs) provide safe, structured learning environments for students outside the traditional school day. ELOs include afterschool and summer learning programs as well as before-school, evening, and weekend programs. ELOs come in many forms and can include tutoring, volunteering, academic support, community service,…

Student retention in online education is a concern for students, faculty and administration. Retention rates are 20% lower in online courses than in traditional face-to-face courses. As part of an integration and engagement strategy, a face-to-face orientation was added to an online undergraduate business information systems course to examine its…