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Coller, Richard W.; Summers, John Mark – 1981
While technological advances have transformed man's social and cultural environment and increased the interconnection between individuals and cultures, they have not in themselves led to a deeper understanding of other cultures. Educational programs can play an important role in remedying this defect and in developing students' sensitivity to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Objectives, Cross Cultural Training
Frelich, Alan; Anderson, Barry D. – 1979
This report reviews recent research on the effects of changes in school environments on economically disadvantaged, minority group students, discusses methodological problems encountered in such research, and describes a longitudinal study designed to determine how pupil relocation policies might be used to improve academic achievement of black…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Black Achievement, Black Students, Educational Environment
Goldberg, Marilyn K. – 1982
Reflecting on the contributions to individual education that literature study should make, this paper synthesizes some major directions taken by contemporary literary critics, examines the cognitive requirements for real learning, and puts these considerations into perspective as a goal for the teaching of literature. The major theories of…
Descriptors: College English, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives
Download full textPerl, Harold I. – 1981
The examination of the functioning of social networks has been used to understand how individual and environmental characteristics can mediate the availability of social support. To examine the relationship between personal attributes, psychosocial environmental attributes, and the interaction between these variables, 92 entering college freshmen…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Freshmen, Dormitories, Group Experience
New York Urban Coalition, NY. – 1981
This is a mid-project report which describes the accomplishments of the Local School Development Project of the New York Urban Coalition, a group which collaborated with the New York City school system through Spring, 1981. The report reviews the Project's efforts to aid in students' academic, intellectual and human development in elementary and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmental Programs, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Roberts, Charles V.; Cannon, Walter – 1981
This paper describes a unified effort at Central College (Pella, Iowa) to insure that graduates in all content areas achieve competency in the communication skills of reading, writing, and speaking. The discussion focuses on how the program was set up, what its components are, how all the faculty contribute, the positive impact of the…
Descriptors: College English, Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Higher Education
Ward, Dale L.; Hillis, Arthur L. – 1981
The student development course described in this report is offered by Housatonic Community College (HCC) to provide students with: (1) a means of assessing their strengths and weaknesses; (2) an introduction to the social sciences and to the study of self vis-a-vis society; and (3) a means of planning career objectives. Part I of the report…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Kugle, Cherry L.; Clements, Richard O. – 1981
Research indicates that stability and level of self-esteem can provide information about other aspects of behavior. The relationship of stability of self-esteem to academic variables among elementary school students was examined in an effort to replicate and extend findings from a previous study. The hypotheses were concerned with the relationship…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Children
Sobecki, Jon F. – 1979
This guide is designed to assist teachers, counselors, and faculty advisers responsible for assisting students at all educational levels in their career planning and development. Several activities are presented to help students explore career options and develop an awareness of and sensitivity to the changing world of work, including: (1) a…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1960
THIS HANDBOOK PROVIDES INFORMATION AND ADVICE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 6. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS OF THE HANDBOOK ARE DEVOTED TO THE VARIOUS AREAS OF THE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM--(1) READING, (2) SPELLING, (3) HANDWRITING, (4) ARITHMETIC, (5) SCIENCE, (6) SOCIAL STUDIES, (7) ART AND MUSIC, (8) FOREIGN LANGUAGES, AND (9)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Family Environment
GOLD, MARVIN J. – 1965
GIFTED SCHOOL CHILDREN WORKED FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS IN SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING SITUATIONS IN A RESOURCE ROOM WITHOUT TEACHER-IMPOSED DIRECTION. THEY HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE AREAS OF INTEREST (DURING TWO CLASS PERIODS PER DAY) IN READING, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND SCIENCE IN THE MANNER AND DEPTH WHICH THEY CHOSE. PRE- AND POST-TESTS WERE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Adjustment (to Environment), Critical Thinking
Frey, Sherman – 1973
The relationship between grade point average, grade level, age, sex, social class, and self-concept as defined by Havighurst's Developmental Tasks for Youth was investigated. Subjects were 280 adolescents ranging in age from 13 through 18 and coming from a variety of social classes. Each subject completed a Self-Concept Scale for Adolescents,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Developmental Tasks
Davenport, Robert L.; Cotler, Sheldon – 1978
An urban, federally funded after-school program for children ages 6-13 was evaluated. Program children were compared to control children with respect to social skills, self-esteem, school achievement, and congruence between parent and child ratings. Multivariate statistical analyses indicated that program children surpassed controls in all but the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
Suziedelis, Antanas; Potvin, Raymond H. – 1978
Factorially derived aspects of religiousness, i.e., intrinsic, orthodoxy, practice, and cognitive, were examined in juxtaposition with indices of parental influence, sex-role identity and interpersonal style. The data were analyzed separately for boys (N=297) and girls (N=344) from several Catholic parochial schools. The results indicate that: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Interpersonal Competence, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence
Young, Jerry W. – 1977
Developmental education is based on a learning model as opposed to a teaching model. It requires strong communication between the student and teacher and depends upon a supportive learning environment. Some of the components of developmental education are: (1) diagnostic services which seek to answer why the student cannot learn; (2) independent…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Counseling, Developmental Programs, Diagnostic Teaching
