Family life practitioners are increasingly being called upon to help families meet work-life challenges. This article describes the grassroots beginnings, program development, and formative evaluation findings for 1 module of a Cooperative Extension work-life management program. Although the curriculum module is based on theory and research, it…

Looping--which is sometimes called multiyear teaching or multiyear placement--occurs when a teacher is promoted with her students to the next grade level with the same group of children for two or three years. What results is a continuity of relationship with their teacher that enables children to flourish. In this article, the authors discuss the…

This chapter discusses two case studies where face-to-face courses were converted into online courses.

Following a nationwide trend, reading scores at Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School in suburban Chicago began dropping with the entrance of the new millennium. However, through its newly created Reading Department, Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School is providing comprehensive, direct reading instruction throughout grade and skill…

This article focuses on special education students in public schools, that is, those students in particular who have special needs and challenges in learning and/or development. More specifically, and beyond the introduction, this article is divided into several sections. The following section focuses on a brief history of Special Education in…

Both wildland recreationists and conservationists report that wildland childhood play is an important socialization experience. However, researchers know little about the details of play experiences during the formative childhood years. In this article, the authors describe the content and physical and social components of childhood play as…

The Schools IT2000 initiative, launched in 1997, was the first large-scale attempt to integrate information and communications technology (ICT) into teaching and learning in the Irish education system. As part of this initiative a training continuum was developed with the objective of enabling teachers to progress from novice to expert users of…

Being literate empowers individuals to be effective consumers, to be informed about lifestyle options, to read aesthetically for relaxation and enjoyment and to further their knowledge of people and places that can enable them to participate more fully in communities. However, there are limited literacy opportunities and programs specifically…

Generosity means "giving" and the greatest act of generosity is "forgiving." After his own son was shot by a fourteen-year-old gang wannabee, Azim Khamisa joined with the grandfather of his son's killer to develop model programs to prevent youth violence and restore young offenders.

In relation to treatment-related research in the United States, there is relatively little systematic effort focused on the combination of risk and prevention for anxiety pathology. This article broadly discusses risk factor research and prevention program development for anxiety psychopathology. The authors also specifically discuss papers in…

The guidebook describes procedures for developing a secondary school mentorship program for career education of gifted students. Sample forms and records from a prototype designed by a graduate gifted education class are presented. An initial section presents answers to eight questions about the program that touch upon such aspects as program…

Describes the process of individualizing instruction in a public school in Winnetka, Illinois. Reprint from September 1920 "Elementary School Journal." (JMB)

This article presents a flexible model for dealing with the definition, design and installation of a computer based instructional system. The model was developed as a result of experience with the implementation of major computer based instructional systems in the Chicago Public Schools. (Author)

A brief discussion of how a free video equipment center for community use was established in Melbourne, Australia. (HB)

Extrapolation from the document "Media Programs: District and School," using quotations most applicable to the major issues in the media profession, is the primary thrust of this article. (Author)