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Thalia R. Goldstein – Teachers College Press, 2024
Discover the cognitive, social, emotional, and other psychological benefits of learning how to act and perform. This book looks behind the curtain of theatre education to see how thinking on stage happens in real secondary classrooms. Reporting on the first large scale systematic qualitative analyses of acting classes for adolescents, the author…
Descriptors: Drama Education, Cognitive Processes, Social Influences, Psychological Patterns
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Fennell, Hope-Arlene – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2008
This article describes the leadership journey of Kathryn, an educational leader, in relation to current research on women's experiences as educational leaders. This life history was developed as a grounded theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) study. Conducted over a two-year period, the semi-structured interviews used to conduct the study were…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Females, Interviews, Transformational Leadership
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Al-Omari, Aieman Ahmad; Tineh, Abdullah Mohammad Abu; Khasawneh, Samer Mohammad – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the pre-college leadership skills of first-year students and examine differences by gender on eight distinct scales. The Student Leadership Outcomes Inventory defined these eight scales. A total of 296 participants were chosen to participate in the study from a population of all first-year students at a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Student Leadership
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Pogrow, Stanley; Buchanan, Barbara – Educational Leadership, 1985
Describes the Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Program developed to help Chapter 1 students learn better thinking skills that improve basic skills and social confidence. (MD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Wright, Norma D. – 1996
The purpose of this paper is to identify and explore those characteristics of at-risk youth who have succeeded in overcoming adverse environmental conditions and to focus on the role of law-related education (LRE) in promoting the development of those characteristics that lead to healthy behavior. At-risk youth are defined as those who have been…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Delinquency Prevention
Bornstein, Marc H., Ed.; Davidson, Lucy, Ed.; Keyes, Corey L. M., Ed.; Moore, Kristin A., Ed. – 2003
This book offers a holistic examination of well-being across the life course by experts in psychology, sociology, child development, and medicine, and describes foundational strengths for well-being from infancy through adulthood. The chapters are: (1) "A Brief History of the Study of Well-Being in Children and Adults" (Kristin A. Moore…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Adults, Child Development