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Download full textBurrell, Sue – 1999
This report discusses lessons learned by the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) about improving and maintaining safe, humane institutions. Chapter 1, "Why Focus on Conditions of Confinement?" explains that many facilities do not meet minimum standards of care, and discusses the role of institutional conditions and links…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Delinquency, Inspection
Shuman, Bruce A. – American Libraries, 1996
Libraries' commitment to open access can jeopardize personal safety. Violent incidents are increasing in libraries due to factors such as evening hours, variety of clientele, and flaws in building design and materials arrangement. This article provides ideas on how to create a safer library environment and on factors to consider when preparing…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Crime Prevention, Institutional Environment, Library Facilities
Nicodemus, Robert – 1992
This report describes how knowledge and skills learned in the Tavistock "Observation" course were applied to psychodynamic focused consultancy in England's Open University. Questions raised include the therapeutic and educational impact institutions may have on staff. The report explains how the Observational Course was important in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Creative Teaching, Distance Education, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedMarkert, Axel – College and University, 1998
Examines German university system prior to and after reunification of East and West. Reports few former Eastern students attending university in the West, primarily for economic reasons; many vacated East German faculty positions filled by West German academics. Looking ahead, the report sees major changes, including baccalaureate programs in…
Descriptors: Change Agents, College Faculty, Economic Factors, Educational Change
Love, Patrick G.; Love, Anne Goodsell – 1995
This report examines the necessity for holistic learning--the integration of intellectual, social, and emotional aspects of learning at the undergraduate level. It reviews and evaluates research findings, theoretical models, and the relationship and interdependency of these developmental areas. An introductory chapter considers the increasing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning
Kramer, Gary L., Ed; Childs, M. Wayne, Ed. – 1996
This monograph presents 9 papers and 11 reports of innovative applications concerned with the design and integration of technical support systems in the academic advising workplace. The papers are into three parts: technology, student academic advising and planning; using technology to deliver academic support services, and the future roles of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Computer Oriented Programs, Degrees (Academic), Educational Counseling
