A look at themselves and their classmates can give students a new view of all people. (Editor)

The environment, from our bodies to our homes and school, is explored in April's early ed guide. (Editor)

Students from the Moorestown Friends School spent three weeks in Philadelphia on a project that helped to show them that learning occured away from books and lectures and that personal experiences had a valid place in one's education. (Author/RK)

A STUDY WAS PRESENTED THAT HELPED STUDENTS ACQUIRE SOCIAL AMENITIES, LEARN TO CONVERSE WELL, AND BECOME MORE RESPONSIBLE AND COOPERATIVE IN ACHIEVING GOALS FOR THE GROUP. UPON REVIEW OF THE SITUATION AT THE DAYTONA BEACH ENRICHMENT CENTER, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE PERIOD THAT WOULD MOST BENEFIT FROM ATTENTION TO THESE SKILLS WAS THE LUNCH PERIOD.…

THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO EMPLOY TECHNIQUES OF PROFILE ANALYSIS TO DEVELOP THE JOINT PROBABILITY OF SELECTING A SUITABLE SUBJECT MAJOR AND OF ASSURING TO A HIGH DEGREE GRADUATION FROM COLLEGE WITH THAT MAJOR. THE SAMPLE INCLUDED 1,197 MIT FRESHMEN STUDENTS IN 1952-53, AND THE VALIDATION GROUP INCLUDED 699 ENTRANTS IN 1954. DATA INCLUDED SECONDARY…

A CURRICULUM DESIGN WHICH APPEARS APPROPRIATE TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS IS DESCRIBED. BECAUSE OF RAPID CHANGE AND HIGHLY VARIABLE INDIVIDUAL GROWTH PATTERNS, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS THE MOST DIVERSE STUDENT BODY OF ANY SCHOOL UNIT. VARIED THOUGH THE STUDENTS MAY BE, DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS AT THIS AGE INCLUDE ACHIEVING SELF-UNDERSTANDING TO REACH A…

THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO EXPLORE NEEDS AND TRENDS IN RESEARCH, TO LOCATE EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH SHOWING DIRECTION FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION, AND TO EXCHANGE IDEAS. THERE WERE THREE GENERALLY ACCEPTED ASSUMPTIONS THAT GENERATED MANY IDEAS FOR RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF THE EDUCATION OF GIFTED CHILDREN AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN AT ALL LEVELS OF ABILITY.…

This paper emphasizes the college role in student development in areas other than intellectual competence. Autonomy, identity, and interpersonal relationships should be main concerns of the college. The campus environment can directly affect student development through the curriculum, residence halls, evaluation methods, and student-faculty…

This study is concerned with educational growth during the first two years of college, as measured by the American College Testing Program. Students from five colleges were pretested during the senior year of high school and post-tested after the sophomore year of college. Factor analysis and t-tests showed general gains in the four subtests:…

In this 1970 study, 160 graduating seniors at the State University of New York at Buffalo were administered the Senior Survey, a questionnaire designed to elicit seniors' perceptions of their university experiences and their plans and expectations for the future, as well as some demographic information. Major findings of the survey indicate: (1)…

Certain needs are perceived as a set of motivational systems that are necessary for satisfactory adjustment to the teaching profession. The college professor is described as an individual who is low on economic motivation, is not survival oriented, and has high ethical standards and a strong need to communicate facts and ideas to others. In terms…

School safety patrols are a school management team member and provide citizenship training. Pupils, through participation, can learn responsibility and leadership and develop their character. Patrol work is relevant and necessary, and the children are enthusiastic participants. Moreover, patrol work stresses individual needs and human relations.…

Eight guidelines for teaching students to cope with change are included in this handbook, which is directed at teachers, student teachers, supervisors of instruction, and curriculum specialists. They include a) providing time for thinking about and dealing with change, b) knowing oneself and one's values, c) setting realistic goals for personal…

This paper examines educational research on student development and discusses some of the reasons why this research has had so little impact on actual educational innovation. These include: (1) failure to anchor research within a more general model of development; (2) lack of in-depth descriptive and phenomenological studies of students that would…