Presents three biographical sketches of scientists including John Wesley Powell (first to explore the geology of the Grand Canyon), Joseph von Fraunhofer (his work in optics led to the science of spectroscopy), and Gregor Mendel (of Mendelian genetics fame). Other scientists are mentioned along with sources for additional biographical information.…

Interviews and surveys of 272 Manitoba nursing students yielded 5 themes related to health promotion and tobacco use: identity, central beliefs/attitudes, learning the facts, limited practice options, and role conflict. Students expressed considerable uncertainty about individual autonomy, themselves as role models, and their use of health…

A move is underway to mobilize college students to perform service in their communities. Actively incorporating community service into an institution's mission should not be left to chance. The Partnership for Service-Learning proposes six criteria by which a program of national service should be evaluated. (MLW)

Notes that counselor educators, supervisors, and practitioners who communicate to students and trainees the importance of being caring, respectful, warm, flexible, honest, and personally competent, sometimes act in ways that contradict these significant beliefs and values. Discusses issues related to counselor educator's, supervisor's, and…

Responding to the needs of estranged youth, a group of Benjamin Tasker Middle School teachers created the Thoughtful Pedagogy Model. The program allows adolescents to reconstruct images of the adult world through self-exploration; participate in field trips, assembly programs, and adult/adolescent bonding activities; and experience the love and…

Describes Dade County (Florida) Public Schools' evaluation of its 1991-92 Professional Orientation Program. Generally, the program's major components were being implemented appropriately. Beginning teachers were favorably impressed with the support teams and the program itself, except for the training videotapes and enrollment paperwork. The…

A leadership building page for elementary students focuses on a sixth-grade Florida girl who works with preschool students with disabilities, is an active member of Students against Substance Abuse, dances in school plays, earns honor roll grades, and interprets for her deaf parents. (SM)

Teenagers responded to a questionnaire about their villains; 917 villains from all walks of life were selected. Nine times more male than female figures were selected. The naming of a villain was unrelated to demographic variables. Reasons for dislike and influence of figures as avoidance role models are discussed. (Author/EMK)

Provides 10 guidelines to help librarians meet young adults' needs based on experiences at the Berkeley (California) Public Library. Highlights include providing bibliographies on popular topics, advertising techniques, teen advisory councils, anticipating needs from homework assignments, setting aside space for teens, and encouraging teens to…

After exposing some opposing principles in gifted education, this article proposes approaching giftedness as an identity issue, drawing examples from the field of lesbian and gay studies, which has a long tradition of dialog with identity issues. The proposed identity approach suggests the need to admit the constructed nature of giftedness,…

Describes a Costume Project wherein Australian Grade Six students and Prep students collaborated to produce costumes from paper, which were later paraded by the Preps at the school Opening Evening. (NH)

Surveys national leaders and role models in the lesbian community in an attempt to identify factors that contributed to success in the coming-out process. Addresses the five areas of support that were identified in the study and how counselors can utilize this information in working with clients during the coming-out process. (Contains 32…

Young children are often curious about the world around them and they will freely explore their environment. However it is naive to assume that children can discover most scientific ideas for themselves. They need help, support and direction to begin to make sense of their world, to build the foundations of scientific ideas and to make the…

The author presents his remarks from the Maley Spirit of Excellence Breakfast during the International Technology Education Association Conference in Kansas City, MO, April 4, 2005. There are many perspectives on leadership and how best to develop leaders. When he reflects on the career of Dr. Maley, he thinks of a person who set the pace and…

Before, a coach was considered as the gray-haired legend who packed the display cases with trophies or the soft-spoken father figure who always had time to listen. A coach may even be loved, or at least respected from a distance. When their teenagers take the plunge into high school sports, parents often expect the coach to be a surrogate parent…