Teachers as Facilitators (TAF) program used teachers as leaders of small groups that promoted social, emotional, and academic development of children at high risk for substance abuse. Found that school personnel were capable of accurately identifying and referring students; TAF program was effective in improving students' perceived academic…

Explores Wendell Berry's social philosophy in the context of the larger framework of liberalism and democratic theory, addressing implications for reconceptualizing rural schooling. The article exposes the benefits rural schools could tap by fostering a critical literacy based on local knowledge. (SM)

This article describes the special problems of gifted adolescent girls from the perspective of a ninth grade student. The article notes the impact of giftedness on peer relationships and family relationships, the positive and negative influences of various teachers, and the student's growing self-awareness. (JDD)

Examined relationship between developmental tasks and academic achievement among first-term college freshmen (n=83) enrolled in program for students at risk. Results support limited relationship between growth on developmental tasks of young adulthood and academic performance of university freshmen. Sex differences also were found on predictors of…

Notes that interest in wellness among colleges and universities appears to have been growing in recent years, particularly among divisions of student affairs. Sees wellness as represented by six dimensions: physical, intellectual, occupational, social, emotional, and spiritual. Provides specific practical recommendations for designing and…

A test that assessed student developmental stage in spelling 12 Spanish words was administered along with measures of reading/language skills to 80 children in grades K-2 in a transitional bilingual program. The developmental spelling test was easy to administer and high in internal consistency and interrater reliability. As in English versions,…

Tested hypothesis that living on campus fostered cognitive growth by estimating relative first-year gains in reading comprehension, mathematical reasoning, and critical thinking of resident (n=40) and commuter (n=170) first-year college students. Controlling for precollege cognitive level, academic motivation, age, work responsibility, and extent…

Highlights epistemological development of young adults, including the nature of problems commonly confronted by college students, by reporting on an investigation into the epistemic orientation of general education faculty, focusing on their assumptions about typical undergraduates' approaches to reasoning; and discusses implications for…

Presents some of the elements which have been typical of music in different contexts and cultures, and describes an approach to musical phenomena that relates them to the intercultural and interdisciplinary dimension of lifelong education. Asserts that music in all its forms can help to form a dynamic, pluralist identity in the European context.…

The school-counseling outcome research published between 1988 and 1995 is reviewed using the comprehensive developmental guidance model as an organizing principle. Research focused more on remediation than prevention, and tentative support was found for career planning, group counseling, social skill training, and peer counseling. Implications for…

Students' use and evaluation of a computer program that provides educational mental health information were examined. More than 4,000 contacts were recorded during three years of operation. Users (N=266) rated the Internet-based program as helpful and easy to use, and indicated that they would recommend it to others. (Author)

Examines how fifth-grade students at different stages of spelling approach open-word sorting activities with familiar words. Demonstrates the value of using open sorts as a means of assessing student thinking about words. Suggests that teachers should be careful using scaffolding techniques--they need to establish the nature and purpose of sorting…

Examines and criticizes two popular conceptions of student voice: (1) voice as individual expression and (2) voice as participation. Proposes that student voice should be seen as a project that involves appropriation, social struggle, and becoming. Expounds that this conception of voice reaffirms the agency of student writers in the production of…

Describes simple conceptual framework for academic intervention that extends functional-analysis procedures to basic academic skills. Organizes research into five hypotheses that can guide interventions. Presents treatment for six academic interventions and procedures for testing effectiveness. Discussion of procedures includes design issues,…

A study examined the influence of a structured curricular intervention on the personal and social identity development of college students, using a revised pretest/posttest version of the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status-2. Results supported faculty's role in developing students' capabilities beyond the intellectual domain.…