The Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) provides $75 million for the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI). This Initiative, originally launched and funded at the same amount in FY 2014, is overseen by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of…

This study characterized perceptions of agricultural leadership programs in colleges of agriculture, food, life, human, or environmental sciences at 1,862 land-grant institutions. Objectives included describing the need for programs, studying evolution within the discipline, discussing faculty recommendations for future development, and examining…

Teachers' problem-based learning knowledge, abilities, and attitudes are important factors in successful K--12 PBL implementations. This article describes the development and use of a free, online module entitled "Design a Problem-Based Learning Experience." The module production, aligned with theories of andragogy, was a partnership…

One enduring, and perhaps endearing, characteristic of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) is its commitment to pluralism. NCHC recognizes that excellent honors educational opportunities can be cultivated across the diverse settings of American higher education from two-year community colleges through large, comprehensive research…

THIS PROGRESS REPORT ON A PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT A CURRICULUM USING THE BLOCK APPROACH COVERS THE PERIOD JULY 1, 1965, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 1966. THE BLOCK-TIME APPROACH TO VOCATIONAL OFFICE EDUCATION UTILIZES TWO OR THREE CONSECUTIVE CLASS PERIODS PER DAY DURING THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR YEAR FOR TEACHING THE ADVANCED SECRETARIAL SUBJECTS. THIRTY-NINE…

Agricultural leadership programs have been widely supported by both the public and private sector and have been praised for the "networking" they provide. However, is there any community benefit? Could these programs be doing more? This paper provides some insight into these issues by looking at contributions of the related research.…

The project provided the Arizona Migrant Child Education Program with the information needed to determine whether and to what extent the educational needs of Arizona's 10,000 migrant children were met by present educational programs. Examined were the population trends and characteristics, the educational assessment, the programs affecting the…