A collaboration between three higher education institutions in Ireland and two European partners has resulted in the design and development of reusable learning objects for undergraduate programming students that would assist in their learning. This international project conducted extensive research of over 600 students' examination scripts in…

The absence of firm knowledge about the nonintellectual activities of college students requires that care be taken about the information sources accepted and the way in which such information is phrased. A longitudinal study, conducted on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus on the nonintellectual factors in academic success, seeks to…

The responses of 15,357 undergraduates at the University of Maryland, College Park, to the University Student Census are summarized in this study. Results indicate students felt the hardest part of adjusting to college life is selecting a major field of study or career. The census also reported results concerning: part-time jobs; residence;…

Reports on a poll conducted by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) which asked members and potential members to respond to 28 professional issues and rate a series of services provided by NCSS. Includes ordering information for the complete survey. (GEA)

Asserts the obsessive-compulsive disorder is often misdiagnosed in children and adolescents; describes characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder; differentiates between normal and abnormal obsessions; suggests ways teachers can help students diagnosed with the disorder. (PKP)

This dissertation seeks to understand how teachers learn through interactions in newly formed workplace communities by examining how mathematics teachers engaged in equity-oriented reforms frame problems of practice. It examines how teachers' framings develop over time, and how teachers' shifting frames connect to their learning in a community of…

A VOLUNTARY COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN FAMILIES WITH AN ALCOHOL PROBLEM WAS INSTITUTED AS PART OF THE OVER-ALL ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE SCHOOL. TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS OF THE PROGRAM, A STUDY WAS DONE COMPARING 317 STUDENTS WITH 65 STUDENTS DISPLAYING AN ALCOHOLIC PROBLEM IN THEIR FAMILY. THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA…

Three main questions are considered: (1) what concerns and worries do students feel? (2) to what extent do they think their personal problems warrant professional assistance? and (3) where would they turn for help if it were available? The Mooney Problem Check List, 1950 revision, form C, was used with 1114 Purdue undergraduate, single, full-time…

Following a short introduction about the current status of student unrest and campus disruption, this paper discusses the contributing factors: (1) the unique aspects of the present generation gap; (2) confusion on the role of the university in contemporary society; (3) the inability, on the basis of their organizational structure, of universities…

A brief research project on some special needs and problems of black students at Chabot College (California) grew out of the 1969-70 violent climate of ethnic student activism. Twenty-five black and 25 white students completed both the Mooney Problem Check List and the Personal Integration Scale of the Omnibus Personality Inventory. Significant…

Troubled children need teachers who acknowledge the child's burden and then get on with business. They need to believe that they are essentially the same as every other child in school and, despite their problems, can succeed. (MT)

Examined barriers to learning in adult students (N=111) using the Adult Student Survey. Results indicated that in many cases students were able to predict barriers before enrolling. Lack of time was the most difficult barrier to anticipate correctly. (JAC)

The new school administrator must have expertise, wide experience, and professionalism to deal with the new breed of students and parents. (DS)