A good student in a social studies classroom is one who thinks seriously about his/her work and seeks to find the reason behind the understanding of certain tasks. The student should aim at developing a wide range of skills to enable him/her to participate in discussions and make competent decisions. Educational programs should present various…

This paper discusses the need to prepare teachers as agents for a culture of peace. It notes that the core values in a culture of peace are environmental sustainability, cultural diversity, human solidarity, social responsibility, and gender equality. For each of these values, there is a complementary human capacity to be developed through teacher…

Peace education has come a long way, but its history is not very well known. This text gives an historical overview, focusing on European developments from 1843-1939. Cites the London Peace Conference of 1843 and the Universal Peace Conferences as examples of bridging the principles of peace and the classroom. Glimpses are given of a number of…

How participation in extracurricular activity participation (EAP) encourages prosocial behavior is investigated. A sense of connection to prosocial entities is understood to influence youth behavior. This study tests the hypothesis that the impact of EAP is mediated by a youth's sense of connection to the school. Using a diverse sample of…

Asserts that educators who advocate lifelong learning too often support a narrow and arbitrary system of nomenclature, which implies that learning and thus education are terminal concepts. The need for administrative structure and socially recognized reward has plagued educators, and their clients, with learning near-sightedness. The question…

Report stresses the need for enrichment programs for gifted children, so they can remain in ordinary classes yet still be given headroom to develop particular talents. (Author)

Discusses how working with clay can be an enriching experience, enlarging the student's awareness of and appreciation for all crafts as well as developing his aesthetic judgment. (GB)

Briefly describes identification, training and sueprvising of mature indigenous students as counselors to provide a network conducive to foreign student interaction and to interaction with the university community. (Author/CJ)

This study contributes to the reconceptualization of student personnel work by examining the views of college and university presidents on the goals of student affairs programs, and by determining the views of chief student affairs officers of their program goals. (Author/LA)

The author offers a definition of career education that emphasizes the total development of students, community learning, and the increasing of options for students. (RP)

Discussion of the social sciences as forms of thought that structure meanings,'' and of the value of teaching students to develop the social discipline approach.'' (Author/SP)

Maintains that educators are suspicious of theory, that they confuse education with schooling, and that they fail to make proper connections between curriculum and public policy questions. (Author)

This article applies student development concepts to academic advising. Advising is viewed as a teaching function based on a negotiated agreement between the student and the teacher in which varying degrees of learning by both parties to the transaction are the product. (Author)

DECA functions to lift sights, provide professional guidance and encouragement, keep young people actively involved in their own futures, and set national goals. (Author)

Adolescents are considered in their two early stages, early and middle, and the specific neds of these age groups are related to the social organization of the school. In particular, the size of the school, the change in ages of children from school to school, the structure of groups are considered. Necessary changes, if there is to be improvement…