To be catalysts for school improvement and help beginning teachers adjust to their new environment, principals must include certain topics in the school's orientation program, such as knowing and accepting oneself, building self-confidence, developing positive attitudes, planning, involving students, and knowing one's colleagues. (MLH)

The teacher selection process can be more effective if administrators determine what kind of teacher they want, whether the current selection process helps find the best teachers, and whether teachers have a voice in the process. Includes nine references. (MLH)

Discusses the operational features of cooperative education that have to do with educational outcomes for students. Addresses the relationship of the educational process to recognized philosophic concepts of learning and knowledge. (JOW)

A review of teacher mentoring literature and several mentor-teacher programs makes a case for supporting the promotion of systematic inquiry into and critical reflection on practice among both experienced and beginning teachers. (CB)

The roles of mentors in entry-year teacher programs are explored, with particular emphasis on the Ohio experience with entry-year and mentoring programs. Entry-year programs have the potential for addressing several perspectives on the development of teachers that inform the nature of mentor leadership. (CB)

This case study of a gifted Canadian adolescent female provides insight into her sense of achievement, coping mechanisms, career aspirations, and ego functioning. (Author/JDD)

A survey of 23 rehabilitation teachers and 23 orientation/mobility instructors determined that subjects in each group had generally positive attitudes toward the other group. However, substantial percentages of each group felt they encroached on the other's professional territory; and both groups felt themselves and the other group to be…

The Skills for Growing pilot program was launched in 10 U.S. and Canadian schools during 1987-1988. This research-based project is founded on six philosophical assumptions: administrative leadership, positive expectations, visible rewards, a trusting climate, community involvement, and student participation. The program curriculum is described.…

This article describes an exploratory analysis of self-determination for individuals with disabilities and factors that promote or inhibit their self-determination. Analysis of a series of focus groups and semistructured interviews identifies typical characteristics of self-determined individuals, revealing that the availability of financial…

Provides six research guidelines for education researchers wishing to publish their work. These guidelines encompass the need for intensive study in a single domain, attacking difficult goals, conducting systematic work with colleagues, writing clearly and with style, welcoming feedback, and maintaining perspective about the task. (GLR)

Reviews socio-psychological theories regarding human motivation in adventure education. A synthesis of these theories produces a model of participant behavior based on combinations of varying degrees of perceived risk and competence, and resulting outcomes. Includes suggestions for modifying experiences so that all participants can achieve…

Proposes parallels between gay, lesbian, and bisexual identity development and the professional development of nonheterosexual affirmative heterosexual career counselors. This perspective gives a developmental framework for understanding the changing feelings and behaviors that accompany the professional, personal, and political growth of…

1992 (British) legislation declared that headteachers must identify staff members to serve as mentors to new teachers. Mentors are expected to function within a support system composed of colleagues, headteacher, governors, advisers, and the local authority. This study examines the mentor's role, analyzes new teachers' needs, and shows how mentors…

Undergraduate students (n=178) from a variety of academic disciplines completed the Inviting-Disinviting Index (IDI) to measure the degree of inviting and disinviting behavior addressed to oneself and others. The hypothesis that people tend to be more disinviting to themselves than they are to others was supported. (JPS)

Issues related to promoting orientation and mobility training for individuals with visual impairments and diabetes are discussed, including effects of insulin, hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, the timing of training, complications to the feet, and fluctuations in vision. Major lifestyle changes required by diabetes are stressed. (Author/SW)