This study examined acknowledgment pages from 441 dissertations in a prominent school of social work to identify transformations in personal, professional, and sociopolitical aspects of professional doctoral education. Explored reflections on the transition from student to scholar, the structure and nature of mentoring roles, and the influence of…

Mentoring and co-mentoring have gained a firm base in the educational jargon of the new millennium. Many teachers use these concepts each day with students, peer teachers, parents, and administrators. In fact, the term teacher, in some cases, is now becoming synonymous with the word mentor. Yet there remains a lack of clarity about the overall…

In this age of rapid change, colleges and universities must expect their personnel to view relationships with students as a form of voluntary association. This means being dedicated to the intellectual and moral development of students as association members and the good of the larger community. This booklet examines a historical perspective of…

This paper is directed toward the problem of building an organization to fulfill the goals of student development. (Author)

"The basic objective of the study was to determine the extent of teacher preparation in six basic subject matter areas: elementary education, social studies, history, political science, business education, and home economics. (Author)

English methods and practices for teaching writing differ little from that of most American Schools. But they show that learning and fun can go together. (MR)

This paper identifies several kinds of counselor activity for which practicum experiences have been or are being designed. These include individual and group counseling, outreach consultation, supervision of practicum students, and study of student development. (Author)

Reports the lessons a high school English teacher learned when she switched to teaching in a middle school. (JL)

The model for an existential classroom puts a priority on humans in the educational setting. The only goal imposed on the setting is the development of a positive existential self-concept. (SK)

NASSP's "This We Believe: Secondary Schools in a Changing Society" is acclaimed by many as one of the most perceptive studies ever published on secondary education. Because of its popularity the editors of the "Bulletin" present an outline of the study's central themes. (Editor/RK)

Graphic examples of the use of the time line in accounting are presented in five problems statements (with comments) in the following areas: Depreciation expense vs. the contra asset, accumulated depreciation; adjusting entries (deferrals, accruals); discounting notes receivable; bond accounting; and compound interest concepts. (TA)

Take a pawn. Check the king. Children joust with an age-old game and come up winners. (Editor)

A lull before you're off to lunch? Here are activities to sop up those extra minutes by reinforcing what you're taught. (Editor)

Describes the redesign of a media ethics course in which students analyze such topics as truth, falsehood, manipulation, temptation, unfairness, and power. Notes that students keep an ethics journal in the course, and discusses sample journal topics. (PA)