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Johnson, James H. – OSSC Bulletin, 1991
Issues and challenges in giving students a voice in the educational process, or motivating them through empowerment, are examined in this monograph. Students whose input is solicited feel a greater sense of ownership with the educational process, which increases their engagement and in turn facilitates school effectiveness. Following an…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Organizational Communication, Participative Decision Making, Student Development
Download full textZiegler, Suzanne – Scope, 1993
The Ontario (Canada) Ministry of Education and the Toronto (Ontario) Board of Education have suggested or mandated use of the teacher advisory structure for grades 7 through 9. The establishment of teacher advisory groups involves organizing teachers and students into small groups to permit instruction and advising to be personalized. Their…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Planning, Educational Counseling, Foreign Countries
Kalsner, Lydia – Higher Education Extension Service Review, 1992
This review examines the psychological variables that influence academic performance, by exploring the psychosocial development of students and the individual differences that emerge in childhood and impact upon a student's later self-concept. Areas discussed include identity and achievement issues, gender differences in identity achievement, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adjustment (to Environment), Higher Education
Boylan, Hunter R., Ed.; Kerstiens, Gene, Ed. – Research in Developmental Education, 1988
These five issues of "Research in Developmental Education," examine the theoretical models and foundations of developmental education. Included are the following: (1) "Theoretical Foundations of Developmental Education," by Hunter R. Boylan, which examines the behaviorist, humanist, and developmental theories underpinning developmental education;…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Cooperative Learning, Developmental Stages, Developmental Studies Programs
Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands, Andover, MA. – 1994
Multiage grouping is one way schools can organize around students and their learning. In multiage grouping, students of different chronological ages are intentionally assigned to the same classroom. Multiage grouping may also be called "mixed age." Other terms, such as "nongraded,""ungraded,""multigrade," or "split-grade," are often used…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Developmental Continuity, Elementary Secondary Education, Flexible Progression
Lumsden, Linda – Research Roundup, 2003
Results of research and evaluation efforts are just beginning to shed some light on how to create and maintain high-quality after-school programs. This research roundup reviews five documents that touch upon a range of issues related to the developing field of after-school programming. "Getting School-Based After-School Programming Off the Ground"…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Education, After School Programs, Discipline
