Study seeks to identify student-learning goals (academic and developmental) that teaching faculty and student affairs practitioners both view as important in the undergraduate experience. Forty goals were ranked in importance and identified as to whether faculty or student affairs professionals were responsible for assisting students to achieve…

States that when Oklahoma State University discovered a zero-correlation between at-risk student placement and subsequent classroom success, it developed a three-dimensional approach to placement, which incorporated a new, more sensitive placement exam, coupled with relatively high cutoff scores and new scheduling options for at-risk students.…

Discusses how service learning can promote the development of a "caring self" in college students by drawing on the ideas of John Dewey, George Herbert Mead, and contemporary critical theorists. Links this caring self to democratic citizenship and uses students' narratives to illustrate how it develops through service learning contexts.…

Used Cooperative Institutional Research Program data on 262 students who began their college experience at two- year colleges to examine effects of students' backgrounds, academic and social integration, external influences, and institutional satisfaction on bachelor's degree attainment. Found college academic satisfaction, college social…

Discusses curricular learning communities as one way of involving commuter students in learning and fostering intellectual and social connections with faculty and peers. Describes three approaches to learning communities (such as clustered courses), pedagogical strategies for involving commuter students (e.g., collaborative learning), and…

Believes that Emile Jaques-Dalcroze is not the only person who has affected movement-based instruction. Highlights the history of movement-based instruction in elementary music education by addressing the influence of Isadora Duncan and modern dance, the efforts of Francois Delsarte and Rudolph von Laban, and the role of remedial perceptual-motor…

Discusses the reasons and benefits for using portfolio assessment in social studies and history classrooms. Describes three approaches of portfolio design: (1) assessment portfolio; (2) working portfolio; and (3) showcase or display portfolio. Addresses the challenges involved when utilizing portfolio assessment. (CMK)

Advocates the inclusion of music education within the academic curriculum instead of labeling music as being "extracurricular." Supports the importance of music education by discussing how music assists with a child's intellectual development and success in other subjects and rewires the brain to work more efficiently in all areas of thinking.…

Secondary preservice teachers in the final student teaching semester described their development as teachers, referring to one or more theoretical frameworks. These comprised two aspects of situated learning (the community of practice and competence acquisition) which students had previously read about. Students' reports indicated they understood…

Describes a school prevention program that emphasizes normal developmental needs of middle school students. The School Families groups, comprised of middle school students, teachers, and adults, met weekly during the school day to discuss issues related to academic performance, decision making, self-esteem, and social skills. Evaluation results…

Examines the impact of service participation on undergraduate student development based on data collected from 3450 students attending 42 institutions with federally funded community service programs. Results indicate that participating in service during the undergraduate years substantially enhances the students' academic development, life skill…

States that theories of intellectual development offer writing teachers productive ways to analyze student writing; help students develop strategies for improving their writing processes; and consider the implications of writing assignments. Finds that frameworks posited by Jean Piaget and by others contribute useful ways of understanding why…

Children living with abuse/neglect experience skill and learning deficits that can be remedied when teachers and counselors create learning environments that build confidence and encourage accomplishment. Developmental interventions that help children to view behavior as a choice, to view learning as a process, and to empower themselves with…

Considers what it means to be a teacher of literature. Looks at the ways Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) students develop as teachers of literature, drawing on the author's personal experiences of working with PGCE students in school and at university. (PA)

Investigates the management approaches employed by nursery teachers to deal with children's behavior problems. Findings show that teachers appear to mainly attend to and deal with conduct problems that cause greater disturbance in the classroom. However, emotional and developmentally related problems were also addressed revealing teachers'…