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Zhang, Naijian, Ed.; McCluskey-Titus, Phyllis, Ed.; Cawthon, Tony W., Ed. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2022
The purpose of "Theory of College Student Development" is to provide readers with new theoretical knowledge or a reminder of the foundational and evolving theories that professionals can utilize for understanding and making sense of students' behavior. Its primary focus is on the integration of knowledge, skills, and application of such…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Learning Theories, College Students, Student Development
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Rondinone, Peter – Journal of Basic Writing, 1991
Attempts to assist teachers in helping students navigate the breaches that occur when what is learned at school is diametrically opposed to the values the student learns at home or in the community, particularly when those values inhibit language acquisition. (KEH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Community Attitudes, Family Influence
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Halsey, John – Teaching Sociology, 1990
Argues that offering part of the sociology curriculum abroad enables an instructor to take advantage of the students' marginal position in foreign countries. States that the students' marginality helps achieve three goals: engaging students' interest, dealing with their ethnocentricity, and using experiential learning. Describes the State…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Ethnocentrism, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
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Rodriguez, Carlos Xavier – Music Educators Journal, 1997
Employs Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, "The Nightingale," and the many lessons within it to help music educators design learning experiences that foster the development of musical expression. Conveys that without musical expression students' music will be mechanical, not unique and meaningful. (CMK)
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Creative Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1976
This package of handbooks on the Far West Laboratory version of Experience-Based Career Education provides information on the distinctive features of the Far West model. Part 1 on management has four handbooks: program overview; administration (attendance, budget, insurance and liability, schedules, staff, troubleshooting and problem solving);…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Career Development, Career Education, Community Involvement