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Rosch, David M.; Anthony, Michael D. – New Directions for Student Services, 2012
Building leadership capacity in college students is both an art and a science. Knowledge of college student development and specifically college leadership development, as well as research in leadership theory and practices, can help college leadership educators become more effective. International Leadership Association (ILA) Guiding Questions…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Opportunities, Leadership Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
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Wisniewski, Mary Ann – Journal of Leadership Education, 2010
Although older and younger generations unfailingly tend to disagree on values and are inclined to perceive one another with a degree of skepticism and disapproval, it is an unmistakable reality that because of technology today's youth are approaching life differently than previous generations. It is also clear that today's Millennials are…
Descriptors: Leadership, Generational Differences, Youth Opportunities, Student Attitudes
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Flannery, K. Brigid; Frank, Jennifer L.; Kato, Mimi McGrath; Doren, Bonnie; Fenning, Pamela – High School Journal, 2013
Schoolwide positive behavior support (SWPBS) is a systems-level intervention designed to prevent the occurrence of problem behavior and increase social competence. A growing body of research documents that SWPBS reduces problem behavior and improves academics (e.g., McIntosh, Chard, Boland, & Horner, 2006), yet documentation of the feasibility…
Descriptors: High Schools, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Student Behavior
Meriweather, Suzanne; Karnes, Frances A. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1989
A survey of 73 parents, most having gifted children, examined perceptions of the development of leadership abilities. Parents identified: leader characteristics; their children's strongest and weakest areas of leadership skills; methods for encouraging leadership development; school opportunities for leadership experiences; the role of teachers,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Leadership
Wraga, William G. – 1998
This paper suggests that for students to become accustomed to democratic habits of thought and conduct, they must continually practice them throughout the course of their school career. The daily interaction between the teacher and the pupil can influence the formation of attitudes and habits essential to democratic citizenship. For teachers, the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Class Activities, Classroom Communication
BACKMAN, CARL W.; SECORD, PAUL F. – 1967
THIS REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE OF THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION FOCUSES ON THE FORCES (I.E. SOCIAL CLASS, PARENTS, PERSONALITY, CURRICULUM PURSUED, AND FRIENDS) WHICH INFLUENCE STUDENTS TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL OR DROP OUT. IN THE CLASSROOM SITUATION, THE TEACHER, THROUGH THE USE OF POWER, AND THE PEER GROUP, THROUGH GROUP NORMS, HAVE THE MOST…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classroom Environment, College Students, Educational Environment