In this paper Lifelong Learning Program of Education Faculty in Sinop was evaluated in terms of interrelations between LLP and cultural shock. The barriers of LLP in Education Faculty in Sinop can be examined in two main parts: difficulties of finding suitable partner and students' difficulty in deciding whether to apply or not. These two main…

Reports from the United Kingdom show increases in the rate of student suspensions and exclusions. An overview of how policy makers are addressing student problems is presented here. The report focuses on education policy makers' proclivity to address student disruption through exclusion from school. It is claimed that suspensions and other forms…

Examines changes in user service demand at a college-based peer counseling center. More detailed analyses describe changes in both absolute and relative frequency of demand for services, mode of access (telephone or walk-in) to services, and types of problems presented by males and females. (Author)

Presenting the findings of five different evaluators and/or evaluation teams, this 1974 evaluation of the Navajo Rough Rock Demonstration School is organized as follows: (1) an evaluation of Rough Rock's administration; (2) a followup report re the 1972 Rough Rock Evaluation Report; (3) a list of the curriculum evaluation criteria; (4) an…

Surveyed student teachers who recorded the degree of difficulty of (N=40) problems and their opinions concerning their preparation to meet these problems. Results indicated the greatest difficulty experienced was in discipline, and the perceived lack of preparation was greatest in adjustment to work activities and resource-related problems.…

Survey recommends a treatment model that fosters latitude and allows for individual initiative within a framework. Group counseling in conjunction with an educational performance contract is advocated for serious behavior problems. (Author)

This report summarizes the activities and results of the second year of the Dothan City Schools Project, "Comprehensive Services for Children," funded under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III. The project is concerned with the provision of special services to meet the needs of elementary school children suffering…

This final report on the Joint Degree Program (JDP) describes a cooperative venture between Harpur College of the State University of New York at Binghamton and Broome Community College (BCC) under which Harpur students work simultaneously toward both a liberal arts bachelor's degree and a vocationally oriented associate in applied science degree.…

Operational analysis is defined as a part of formative evaluation, taking place while a course is in progress. Student-perceived problems, as reflected by student-initiated reports, are the source of data for this phase of formative evaluation. The self-reporting techniques can reveal individual differences in student/learning-environment…

Teachers often spend more time in the classroom dealing with disruptions and conflict than they do teaching. This report describes a study (n=18) that was conducted to assess the effects of a school-based group treatment program on social skills development and anger management for students with behavior problems in an urban Saskatchewan (Canada)…

A survey was conducted at Indiana University-Bloomington to provide (1) normative data for identifying common adjustment problems of the first enrollment experience of 265 of the Educational Opportunity Program (GROUPS) students, and (2) student evaluations of potential areas of the program that need administrative attention and/or redesigning. a…

If schools improved the academic performance of at-risk students beginning in the early years and continuing through the elementary grades, this improvement would have multiple positive effects on student dropout, delinquency, pregnancy, substance abuse, and other behaviors. Early improvement of poor academic performance could greatly alleviate…

This journal of educational research contains five papers written by international authors. The initial paper presents the evaluation of a French immersion program for students from the second through the fourth grade in Toronto. The aim of the second paper, written in French with an English summary, was to find the attitude dimensions of French…

In response to concerns about the academic and discipline problems of young black male students in a small southern town, the Positive Impact Program (PIP) was developed for at-risk black males. Two possible at-risk factors, locus of control and the quality of parental verbal interaction, were studied for participants in the PIP. Locus of control…

In order to determine (1) characteristics of non-returning students, (2) reasons for attrition, and (3) student evaluation of Delaware County Community College (DCCC), questionnaires were mailed to all full and part-time students who attended the winter 1976 term but who did not register for the fall 1976 term. Drawn from 405 responses,…