A key element of statistical literacy is the construction and interpretation of graphs. In this article, the author uses examples of student work (Years 3 and 4), at an Australian school, to show some of the complex steps involved in creating a formal graph from a data table. Over time the student's observations and understanding become more…

This report is focused on the strategic, capability and operational reasons why traditional vocational education and training (VET) providers move to the delivery of higher education qualifications in their own right, in addition to their vocational qualifications. It is particularly interested in associate and bachelor degrees. By undertaking six…

Little is known about levels of personal growth attributed by students to typical college life experiences. This paper documents two studies of student self-reported and posttraumatic growth and compares growth levels across populations. Both studies measure student attributions of cause to academic and non-academic experiences, respectively. It…

Increasing pressures on colleges and universities to ensure degree completion and job placement as measures of success make it imperative that the path to graduation is clear and that seniors receive the support needed to earn a degree and make a successful transition to life beyond college. This new edited collection describes today's college…

"The basic objective of the study was to determine the extent of teacher preparation in six basic subject matter areas: elementary education, social studies, history, political science, business education, and home economics. (Author)

An attempt was made to increase the competency skills of 44 male students in grades 7 to 9 through the Socratic teaching of the theory of security and independence, the behavioral practice of coping skills, or both. (Editor)

Participation in the Head Start program has had a favorable effect on the program participants in all of the major areas of development covered by the pupil rating instrument used in this assessment. (Author)

This paper examined the merits of offering students a temporary alternative route to higher education and professional employment. (Author/RK)

Children's naturalistic behaviors on a school bus were studied under two conditions: (1) riding to and from school with friendly, responsive adults; and (2) riding to and from school with adults with play materials and related activities to enhance the bus as a living-learning environment. (Editor)

THE RESULTS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF FRESHMEN AT A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF ACCREDITED FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE FALL OF 1961, ARE REPORTED. TO COMPENSATE FOR THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF BIAS IN THE SAMPLE, THE DATA PRESENTED WAS DIFFERENTIALLY WEIGHTED TO REPRESENT THE DEFINED POPULATION OF THE CLASS OF 1965. INFORMATION ABOUT THE…

Authors analyzed the process of modernization as an answer to the basic question of how to plan and develop educational policies for the culturally disadvantaged. (Author/RK)

By providing adolescents with the opportunity to interact with a much extended social environment of humans past and distant, the history teacher is able to promote maturity of moral judgment as an important aspect of social development. Some normative data relating to this transition in adolescents are presented. (Editor/RK)

The purpose of this paper is twofold: a) to identify fundamental areas which are of concern to researchers in art education, and b) to provide the reader with representative examples of recent studies related to these topics. (Author)

The need for a new role for guidance in secondary schools is stressed. Guidance through the curriculum is presented as a means of stimulating cognitive, moral and ego development by secondary school pupils. An experimental curriculum in moral education is described and evaluated. (Editor)

Article is concerned with a model for school system evaluation. The usefulness of the indices from this model depend on their stability, and this study presents evidence related to their stability when pupils and factors related to time are considered as sources of error. (Author/RK)