Newly enrolled graduate students at the University of North Carolina completed the Graduate Orientation Assessment Questionnaire to determine if orientation needs were best met through departmental or campus-wide efforts. Data collected indicate that social and academic needs are best met through departmental activities, whereas information on…

This observational study of the social interactions of 16 children with autism or Down syndrome in their homes found that differences in the frequencies and complexities of children's behaviors depended on behavioral intent in both groups. Socially intended behaviors were less frequent, less self-initiated, and less complex in children with…

Research on making higher education more accessible for learners with dyslexia was used to create an information pack for adult learners and teachers. The pack includes information on dyslexia, study skills, university support, assessment, transition, color sensitivity and resources; it provides screening and support information for academic…

This article discusses how orientation and mobility instructors can provide direct sensory experience about many concepts that can effect meaningfully positive changes in the understanding and subsequent language development of children with visual impairments. It provides recommendations to enhance the linguistic knowledge and vocabulary…

Themes discussed in reviews of seven books on educational management include the profession's changing context, management of change, managerial discourses, leadership micropolitics, the shift from management to leadership, power and values, and the education/management linkage. Educational management should stress educational goals, not…

Investigated expectancy-value predictors for experiencing shame from test feedback and possible consequences of these reactions. If students believe they have the capabilities and are committed to a future goal for which the course grade is relevant, then a shame reaction may be a warning signal that future goals might be unattainable. (BF)

Researchers quantitatively examined how and why student athletes, coaches and athletic administrators at five NCAA Division I universities accepted some forms of diversity so readily, but remained closed and even hostile to gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals. (Contains 54 references.) (Author)

Three hundred fifty lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths aged 14 to 21 years were questioned about suicidal thoughts and behaviors; families' reactions to youths' sexual orientation; and suicidality among relatives and friends. Results confirmed an association between sexual orientation and suicidality. (BF)

To meet ambitious goals, districts and schools must redefine priorities, decide how to meet them, and allocate resources appropriately. This means restructuring salaries to attract and retain superior teachers, redirecting spending from compliance to supporting performance goals, investing strategically in professional development, and reducing…

This study compared the motivational determinants of 258 low and high elementary grade readers in Greece within the framework of planned behavior theory. Low performing readers exhibited significantly lower perceptions of goal importance, intention to achieve, belief strength, outcome evaluation, and normative beliefs. The planned behavior model…

This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study that investigated the experiences of distance learners beginning online Master of Education programmes. The research explored students' induction (referred to as "orientation" in some contexts) to the programmes, and three key areas are given consideration in this paper. First, the…

Past research indicates sexual minority training provided to graduate students of counselling psychology is minimal and inadequate (Bahr, Brish, & Croteau, 2000; Morrison & L'Heureux, 2001; Murphy, 1991). Graduates feel unprepared to work competently with sexual-minority individuals, yet Canadian and American Associations require their…

Because of the discriminatory practices and lack of appeal of many predominantly White Greek-letter organizations, students of color sought the development of their own. Alpha Phi Alpha, Rho Psi, MALIK Sigma Psi, Lambda Theta Phi, and Alpha Pi Omega set the stage for later African American, Asian, African, Latino and American Indian Greek-letter…

Uncovering how teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning influence their instructional practices and students' goals in the classroom is important for understanding how to create learning environments focused on mastery and understanding. Most of the previous research on this topic has investigated these relationships in teachers, classrooms…

Behavior analysts assume that private events like thinking and feeling have the same kinds of physical dimensions as other events in the world. They still claim, however, that private events can never be initiating causes of behavior. I point out that this position seems theoretically inconsistent, though exactly what qualifies as an initiating…