An evaluation of different subject matter areas to be included in an automated word processing (AWP) curriculum. (HD)

Ego-identity has an effect on interpersonal conflict resolution. Group members with strong ego-identity employ more successful conflict resolutions than weaker ego-identity members. This may explain why group members may not all get down to tasks before them. (Author/MFD)

The University of Denver has implemented a computerized academic advising system as an effective tool for improving advising. An evaluation of that innovation suggests that academic advising can be markedly improved by this means. (Author/LBH)

Describes how one inner city school involved its teaching staff in developing a plan to improve the learning environment. A "building action plan" was developed to serve as the framework for the school improvement process. (CJH)

Peak II is a successful school-within-a-school alternative learning experience for underachieving ninth-graders attending Longs Peak Junior High School in Longmont, Colorado. The voluntary program involves team teaching, an academic focus, group and individual counseling, guest speakers, field trips, group social activities, and afterschool…

To bring about educational change, parents and citizens must become politically active in the school system. Parents can help their children during times of educational change by making learning fun, rewarding learning, and teaching critical thinking skills. (DF)

The establishment and role of the Writing Center at Harvard is described as a means of improving freshmen writing skills. Students receive personal consultation, attend a series of mini-courses, and participate in a series of lectures by faculty members from different departments about how to write for various disciplines. (LBH)

This report documents a process developed and used by the South-Eastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE) to guide 12 districts in Georgia through the planning and development of a school-improvement plan. Ultimately, a total of 35 schools successfully completed plans during the study. Each school developed a plan for school improvement to be…

This paper describes key issues in conducting impact evaluations of corporate eLearning and reports the results of a study that evaluated the impact (including return on investment) of an eLearning implementation by a large telecommunications company. The program was designed to "multi-skill" over 1,000 Customer Service Officers (CSOs)…

A professional library for inservice education of teachers can be useful in founding a Teaching of Reading Book Club. The Teaching of Reading Book Club, in time and sequentially, needs to become a community of learners in studying, assessing, and trying out new, recommended approaches in reading instruction. Knowing how these trial runs in new…

This document brings together a series of short papers that examine 20 educational issues affecting all 50 states in the U.S. The following issues are addressed: (1) accountability, with an emphasis on performance-based accountability systems and state-performance indicators; (2) alternative schools for disruptive students; (3)assessment,…

To assist schools with the process of school planning, a project team convened by the Illinois State Board of Education has developed an integrated school-improvement planning framework. Through an integrated approach to school improvement, schools are better able to coordinate their programs, activities, and budgets and maximize their resources…

To assist schools with the process of school planning, a project team convened by the Illinois State Board of Education has developed an integrated school-improvement planning framework. Through an integrated approach to school improvement, schools are better able to coordinate their programs, activities, and budgets and maximize their resources…

The organization of farming among the Plateau Tonga of Zambia is described in the first part of this paper, after which a case study is reported which describes an attempt by an agricultural extension worker to introduce new methods of pig husbandry. (Author/KM)