Pediatric school psychologists, experts in services to children with medical conditions, are needed in light of changes in public policy and educational practice. The role of a pediatric school psychologist might include advocating for childrens' social and educational needs, evaluating efficacy of intervention, and facilitating effective…

Presents the experiences of three student facilitators in the Hobart College Rape Prevention Program. The students' perspectives offer insights into the workshop's methodology and its effect on participants. The students discuss their personal experiences with sexual assault, their motivations for joining the model program, and the impact it has…

Describes the underlying philosophy, content and evaluation issues, and selection and training of facilitators for a model acquaintance rape prevention program for male students conducted at Hobart College. Provides guidelines to help other colleges and universities implement a model rape prevention program for men that uses small-group discussion…

Focusing on the competency based education movement (CBE), this chapter is one of seven sections of a report that examines the assessment of occupational competence. The chapter begins by reviewing the prominent CBE programs, their institutional objectives, and how competencies are identified and assessed. In particular, the degree to which…

From February through March 1987, a questionnaire entitled "A Survey of Business and Industrial Personnel Educational Needs" was administered to factory workers. Data were collected from 475 blue-collar employees at four leading manufacturing plants in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Survey results indicated that nontraditional students may not be…

Issues related to the improvement of mathematics and science education pertain to Native students as well as to the general population. Native students are most successful at tasks that use visual and spatial abilities and that involve simultaneous processing. Instruction should build on Native students' strengths. Experiential learning and…

This document is a monograph in a personnel development series addressing issues that are pertinent for policy-making personnel concerned with vocational assessment by teachers and administrators of vocational and special education. Section 1 addresses the state of the art in personnel preparation and vocational assessment and includes five…

The purposes of this literature search were to document the need to increase the number of minority teachers in the nation's elementary and secondary schools and review recommendations for designing a teacher education model to meet that need. Community colleges have proven to be the most successful institutions for helping Blacks and Hispanics…

This paper discusses the Supplemental Instruction (SI) model of student academic assistance, a program recognized as exemplary by the U.S. Department of Education and developed at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) to help students in difficult postsecondary courses master course content while they acquire and integrate effective…

This document is a monograph in a personnel development series addressing issues that are pertinent for policy-making personnel concerned with personnel preparation for moderately and severely handicapped populations in the area of vocational preparation. The discussion is divided into three major sections. Section 1 addresses the state of the art…

This publication explores a general model for a comprehensive program comprising identification, recruitment, retention, and graduation of minority graduate students and includes examples of specific activities carried out by a variety of institutions in support of this model. The model and examples are based on a 1992 Council of Graduate Schools…

Producing high quality career and technical education (CTE) teachers knowledgeable about content and pedagogy is a way that states can equip students with high levels of technical and academic skills. This can help states and the nation have a higher quality workforce and become more economically competitive. CTE teacher education does not operate…

This study explores current education, training, and employment issues and opportunities for rural youth in Australia, and suggests ways in which relevant education, training, and employment options and prospects can be generated for rural youth. Specifically, this study documents the ways that economic and social changes in rural communities have…