A study investigated the experiences of 22 families of children (age 3) with disabilities as they entered, participated in, and exited the transition process. The shift in service delivery models was often problematic, families were given a limited choice of preschool programs, and few programs offered inclusive service models. (Contains…

Describes a study of 84 high school students taking classes on a 2-way interactive televised system of instruction to determine their perceptions toward the class and the technology. Indicates that students were generally positive toward the system and that there were no differences by gender or on-site and off-site students. (47 citations) (BCY)

Researchers use data from the Alumni Outcomes Survey to examine alumni satisfaction with the instructional climate and student affairs services, and determine how each influences reported growth and satisfaction with college. Results indicate that both student affairs services and the instructional climate interact to offer the greatest benefits,…

The Family Support Opportunities program is a Washington state program that connects individuals with extensive knowledge of local communities (community guides) with families of individuals with intellectual disabilities. A survey of 312 families found that when families indicated satisfaction with their community guides, they also reported a…

This study investigated differences in use of and satisfaction with career counseling services as a function of sex, race, and age based on a nationally representative sample of college graduates of different ages, gender, and ethnicity (N=10, 080). Results showed significant race and age differences in use of career counseling services and gender…

Faculty from three universities cooperatively prepared and delivered a special education course for general educators. Interactive television was used for four of the six remote sites. Two sites reviewed videotapes of presentations. Participants preferred interactive presentations and judged content and teachings as less effective when it was not…

A survey (N=22) of the effects of early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) for young children with autism analyzed case reviews and parent questionnaires. Data failed to support any instances of "recovery" while still yielding a high degree of parental satisfaction with the treatment. Continued dependence on extensive educational and related…

Intellectually gifted 7th-grade students were surveyed approximately halfway through their 1st year of high school in order to investigate relationships between motivational and affective variables, commitment to schoolwork, and satisfaction with school. The results of the confirmatory factor analyses and structural equation modeling suggest that…

Talent searches for seventh and eighth graders have extensive empirical support, and the model has been successfully extended to elementary students. Research has focused on participants earning high scores on above-level tests, however, not typical participants. Here, 597 families and 93 schools that participated in the Carnegie Mellon Institute…

To address re-accreditation issues, North Florida Community College devised Essential Skills Blocks required for all students. Librarians devised an Information Skills course and collaborated with faculty to reach and teach the students. The authors discuss the outcomes of this project.

In this article, the author explains why she has unexpectedly become a fan of Teacher's TV. It started when she was asked to show some clips from Teachers' TV as part of a workshop she was leading. She dutifully accepted a CD containing three downloaded programmes about using ICT to teach mathematics and put it into her laptop. Within a few…

The aim of the present work was to see if storytelling in a clinical dental anatomy course would increase student satisfaction. We enhanced teaching by spontaneous storytelling in problem-based learning, in half of the third-year dentistry class. At the end of the course, we administered an anonymous questionnaire to the students in the class,…

In this article, the authors describe an interdisciplinary doctoral course via a seminar (one semester, one-and-a-half hours weekly), that students found to be a major awakening and an important part of their professional development. Addressed were separate disciplines, via an experimental "How to be a Professor" course, and…

Distance education has become an expectation with students who have grown up with technology as well as nontraditional and working students. Most universities now offer a wide range of online courses and degree programs to meet these needs. Online delivery of technology courses, however, has been problematic when the course includes very complex…

Many research studies on the effect of organizational factors on training transfer have been conducted, but few studies have considered the effect that different training delivery methods have on training transfer. This study sought to identify if there is any difference in the perceived transfer of training between traditional classroom…