This article aims to clarify the relationship between education and women's empowerment. Drawing from qualitative data collected in a study of four Garifuna villages on the north coast of Honduras, it argues that education can trigger the empowerment process if it expands women's knowledge and understanding, self-confidence and awareness of gender…

To help students view mathematics in a more favourable light, a number of former pupils were contacted and asked to give details of how they use mathematics in their daily lives. This information was gathered through an online questionnaire or visits to the school to talk to pupils--a booklet of responses was also given to students. Attitudinally…

As the importance of information literacy has gained increased recognition, so too have academic library professionals intensified their efforts to champion, activate, and advance these capabilities in others. To date, however, little attention has focused on advancing these essential competencies amongst practitioner advocates. This paper helps…

This article reflects the 17 years of experience of the "Entreculturas project" in Portugal, where the "Learning to live together" dimension has played a central role. It questions how intercultural education and training can contribute to promote and model an intercultural citizenship societal project and looks back at the…

Each year, Austin Independent School District Department of Research and Evaluation (DRE) staff develop a plan of work to describe the scope of work for the coming year. The plans that make up this document identify programs to be evaluated and services to be provided by DRE staff and provide the blueprints for evaluation that staff will follow…

A national directory of tutorial projects was prepared by the Tutorial Assistance Center of the United States National Student Association. The directory is arranged alphabetically by states, including the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The listings indicate the person to contact, number of tutors and tutees, program…

To develop a formalized ranking approach, managers at each level of the organization must decide who should participate in ranking, what procedures should be adopted for conducting ranking, and what must be done to meld the chosen procedures with the budget process and timetable. (Author/IRT)

Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College (ASPEC) is a retirement program which offers on-campus housing for ASPEC members as well as the intellectual advantages of life on a college campus. Several aspects of the program are discussed. (JN)

The article desribes IMPACT, a 12-year-old program for gifted high schoolers that emphasizes self-directed independent study. Program objectives, procedures, special features, methods of awarding course credit, and criteria for evaluation are outlined. (Author/CL)

Some business educators offer social responsibility courses aimed at exploring the societal side-effects of the free enterprise system. (JS)