Explored the feelings, attitudes, and perceptions of at- risk adolescent girls from a psychiatric rehabilitation facility following their participation in adventure therapy that involved outdoor experiential activities. Interview data indicated that participants found positive meaning within various activities. The resulting themes were…

Greek-letter organizations continue to face the challenge of closing the gap between the high standards they profess to espouse and the inappropriate behaviors of their members. Resources are available, however, to help senior student-affairs officers and Greek members to develop standards and expectations. (Author)

Discussion of change within the university focuses on the radical rethinking of university culture, the importance of all members of the institution being "empowered" to identify their crucial and unique roles, and the concept of "learning organizations" committed to continuous improvement and a spirit of inquiry and continual learning. (Author/DB)

A study investigated the efficacy of an intervention model to promote student involvement in transition planning. The intervention included coaching youth in student-directed planning skills to achieve transition goals, peer-based mentorship and parent support, and in-service education for staff. Participants demonstrated significant increases in…

Describes a parent leadership training program designed by one metropolitan university to assist urban African American parents in rediscovering the leadership skills required to help their children in school. Quantitative and qualitative data indicated that parents were satisfied with the training, which benefitted them at the personal, family,…

Discusses the implications of the recommendations in "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics" for preservice teacher preparation, the continuing professional development of teachers, and mathematics teacher certification policy. (Author/MM)

Explores the growing phenomenon of increasing numbers of white faculty at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), noting implications for the traditional mission of HBCUs. Examines the historical and contemporary presence of white faculty at HBCUs and discusses unresolved and emerging issues, problems, and challenges that must be…

In undertaking an analysis of the work of Camus in the context of the learning environment, this paper examines the breadth of Camus's writing with particular emphasis on the writer's final major work: "Exile and the Kingdom" (1958). It is proposed that "Exile and the Kingdom" could and should be read as an attempt by Camus to explicate in full…

This study examined the effectiveness of individual behavioral skills training in conjunction with in situ training in teaching 13 preschool children abduction prevention skills. Children's performance was measured during baseline, training, and at 2-week, 1-month, and 3-month follow-ups using in situ assessments in which abduction prevention…

Teachers of literature and composition believe that they are doing the right thing by teaching literary analysis and encouraging students to assume the intellectual rigor of serious study of the language arts. However, the teaching of these courses is seldom justified with reasons other than the practical ones of going to college or finding a job.…

When social studies teachers walk into their classrooms, they are expected to be model citizens, showing respect and exemplifying responsibility, fairness, honesty, and compassion. Furthermore, it is also their responsibility to create a safe Internet environment in which technology enhances learning (Berson, Berson, and Ralston 1999). Thus, they…

Diabetes mellitus is a disabling, deadly disease, affecting one in five of adults over 65. Unfortunately, for the few elders that receive diabetes self-care training it is often taught using traditional didactic methods that are insensitive to their unique needs and immersed in the traditional medical paradigm. Integrating diabetes self-care into…

This paper reports on an initiative that took the strategy of youth consultation in programme planning one step further by putting a research project's design, data collection, analysis and presentation of findings in the hands of young women and men who have experienced education and discontinuity of education in a long-term refugee camp. The…

Despite a substantial conceptual literature demonstrating a significant relationship between helpgiving practices and personal control, there are relatively few empirical studies that have examined this relationship beyond a single cultural group, and few studies that have made use of more complex measures of empowerment. This study reports the…

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teacher autonomy and on-the-job stress, work satisfaction, empowerment, and professionalism. Using a reliable and valid measure of curriculum autonomy and general teaching autonomy (TAS), it was found that as curriculum autonomy increased on-the-job stress decreased, but there was…