A description of six characteristics common to nine elementary teacher education models is presented. (MM)

Description of an island elementary school with one pupil. (SP)

When deciding whether to include this or that in our courses, we should ask, Which is more likely to develop the sort of person who would make a good leader for a new colony?" (Author)

The author describes and outlines the design of the IPI Project, an innovation based on research which uses current information to improve its techniques, procedures and materials. (Author/MS)

The results of three experiments involving 6 young children suggest that the generalized imitation effect may not be entirely due to the child's inability to discriminate reinforced fron nonreinforced occasions. Instructional and social variables may strongly influence the generalized imitation effect. (WY)

Improving the balance of learning disabled children was investigated through the use of a 12-week structured gross motor home learning program. Analyses concluded that parents can significantly enhance the static and dynamic balance of their learning disabled children by implementing a structured gross-motor training program at home. (Author/PN)

Clarifies the concept of experiential learning using a five-stage generalized model (focus, action, support, feedback, debrief) and nine defining characteristics that describe the implicit and explicit assumptions in experiential programs. (SB)

Small-group communication is defined and its benefits to students, advantages, disadvantages, and use in the business education curriculum are examined. (CT)

A description is given of a training program for students preparing to be tutors. Tutors are taught to apply clearly specified motivational principles as a part of the tutoring process. (JD)

A health education program for college students based on learning contracts is described. This individualized and humanized approach allowed students to work at their own pace on subjects of interest to them. (JD)

This article details a methodology for the development of a prepackaged curriculum on the prevention of cardiovascular disease. (JD)

Reviews the requirements of Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) for handicapped students. Proposes an ideal counselor role that includes developing, implementing, and evaluating IEPs in the affective domain. Counselors receive suggestions for their involvement in defining annual goals, objectives, devising appropriate educational…

Despite an unprecedented increase in classroom-based support staff, there are confusing messages about their appropriate deployment and a lack of systematic evidence on their impact. This article addresses the deployment and impact on pupil engagement and individual attention of support staff, commonly known as teaching assistants (TAs), in terms…

Introduction: The College des medecins du Quebec (CMQ) offers an individualized remedial professional development program to help physicians overcome selected clinical shortcomings. To measure the influence of the remedial professional development program, physicians who completed the program between 1993 and 2004 and who were assessed by peer…