The Dutch Educational Opportunity Program was begun in 1988 to improve educational achievement of Dutch low socioeconomic status (SES) children and children from ethnic minorities. A longitudinal study was done of children in grades 4, 6, and 8 at 700 primary schools. Every 2 years the children were tested for intelligence, arithmetic, and Dutch…

Guidance and counseling in the Des Moines public schools serves two major functions: (1) to address the social, emotional, personal, and developmental needs of students so they are better prepared to take advantage of academic programs; and (2) to facilitate the transition of students into the worlds of work, family, community, and citizenship.…

A path from adolescence into adulthood is mapped from the accounts of college students. The evolution in students' interpretation of their lives is seen and understood through changes in the "forms" in which they conceptualize the issues they face. These forms characterize the underlying structures that students explicitly or implicitly impute to…

Peer helpers can act as liaisons to high school guidance departments by identifying problems, making appropriate referrals, and encouraging others to obtain professional help if necessary. An active program can help ensure that in the future students are better prepared to handle conflicts that arise within marriage, career, and family. This study…

Higher education institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) use a variety of ways to collect views from students about the quality of their educational experiences and suggestions for improvements. A small-scale study, funded by Higher Education Quality Council (QAA), explored how this feedback contributes to enhancing subsequent performance. Drawing…

The traditional Chinese language held no term corresponding to the western idea of democracy. In the Confucian tradition the emphasis was entirely on people's obligations to society and the country, not on rights. The idea of democracy was brought to China early in the 20th century. Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of Chinese "bourgeois…

Student development theory has been adopted as the guiding theoretical framework of the student affairs profession. Unfortunately this adoption has largely occurred without a critical analysis of the concept of student development as a gestalt. A case can be made that for the most part the theories of student development are logically coherent in…

In recent years student development theory has been adopted as the guiding theoretical framework of the student affairs profession. Unfortunately, this adoption has largely occurred without a critical analysis of the concept of student development as a gestalt or of the individual theories touted as central to understanding college students.…

This book contains teacher instructions and a set of reproducible activity sheets concerned with self-esteem and stress management designed for teachers to use in the classroom. Included are activities for students at all grade levels, kindergarten through grade 12. The expressed purposes of the book are to: (1) explain in simple terms the nature…

This conference considered the experience of college and university seniors as they prepare to make the transition from academia to the "real world." This program and proceedings document provides a schedule of sessions and presents descriptions of presentations planned in such areas as: capstone courses in psychology, humanities, responsibility…

This document presents articles from the 1993 Institute on College Student Values, an annual seminar sponsored by the Florida State University Division of Student Affairs to provide a forum for discussion of research, educational strategies, and current developments related to the ethical development of students during the college years. The 1993…

Peer helping is a system of delivering service to young people who do not seek it from traditional sources. The peer helping program teaches young people to help fellow students solve personal problems, to demonstrate positive social skills, and to serve as role models in social situations. Training, which initially uses discussion and group…

This 3-year drama curriculum is designed to promote awareness, foster development, and encourage the use of imagination, creativity, co-operation, self-discipline, analysis and synthesis, self-expression, self-confidence, responsibility, communication, and cultural heritage. The curriculum is organized around a set of drama elements which are…

The study sought to design a strategic planning model to be utilized in the Student Development Department at Winnipeg Bible College in Otterbourne, Manitoba. The objective of the project was to assimilate all processes of departmental planning into one comprehensive, systematic construct. Procedures involved: the collection and categorization of…

The author, long associated with the school jazz movement, called for the teaching of improvisation rather than cued-in transcribed solos. (Editor/RK)