An initiative by the Department of Education and Science in Wales encourages schools to create a record of each student's progress, activities, and experiences beyond the school. The records are intended to encourage pupil motivation, enable students to develop practical and social skills, and provide a document which school leavers can present to…

Eligibility standards for participating in extracurricular activities are definitely needed. The question is whether minimal or more restrictive standards are most effective to meet academic requirements. This article presents arguments for both minimal and higher standards and suggests that chosen standards should be a positive motivating force.…

Reviews recent court decisions on the use of student activity fees. Recent cases continue to affirm the use of fees for purposes related to the educational mission of the institution, while striking down use of fees for purposes representative of specific political or ideological philosophies. (JAC)

Three articles examine gifted education in South Africa. An overview is provided by K. Neethling. C. Taylor describes an academic vacation school for gifted children in "The University and the Gifted Child: A Generic Link?" J. Omond concludes with a discussion of "Extracurricular Centres for the Gifted in South Africa." (CL)

Presents a method for funding IRAs (instructionally related activities) including forensics, based on the California State University system. (PD)

Previous research has demonstrated that participation in extracurricular activities, such as sports and music, frequently predicts "healthy" academic and social outcomes among children. The present study examines the lives of elementary school children who participate in acting both as an extracurricular activity and as a profession, by…

This report discusses the friendships and extracurricular activities of youths with disabilities. Although extracurricular activities and relationships may be crucial to the healthy development of all youth, some kinds of disabilities can present challenges to participation. The National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2)1, sponsored by the…

Examines the set of publications offered at Ohio State University as alternatives to traditional handbook: Services and Activities for you, and the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities. (CJ)

This article looks as seven programs which simulate real-life situations and involve themselves outside the campus environment (Author)

The usual isolation is deplored by the author who feels that the EMR student should interact with others, using extracurricular programs as a case in point. (Editor/CB)

Explores the possibilities for incorporating items on the calendar in the English curriculum. (Author)

An activities program, involving 91.4 percent of the Ingomar Middle School student body, utilizes every area of the school facility during one period weekly. (AP)

The author favors academic requirements for athletics, citing student, teacher, and coaching support for his viewpoint. (SP)

College faculty members should try to combine the college curricular and extracurricular activities of their students. (Editor)