Reviews development, evaluation, and utility of the Life-Skills Development Inventory-College Form. Results taken from 553 college students establish the reliability and validity of the revised instrument for assessing life-skill achievement in college students. Implications for developmental interventions in response to identified student needs…

For over 50 years, all Toronto area students have had first-hand outdoor learning experiences in day or residential outdoor schools or field centers. Specialized outdoor-education teachers make curricular connections with in-class subjects and serve as resource persons for classroom teachers. The spectrum and value of outdoor experiences are…

Describes the Alaska Native Leadership Program (ANLP), designed to recruit and retain Alaska Native college students. The year-long program includes an orientation, a two-semester class on self-exploration, skill-building, educational and career paths, and social activities. Student satisfaction with the program is indicated. (MMU)

Presents a framework to guide evaluation activities for school and community programs that attempt to improve career development outcomes for students K-16. Discusses three essential components to this framework: a comprehensive career development model for students; a framework to identify post-high school outcomes; and a program evaluation…

Study analyzes longitudinal data on students to identify specific college experiences that influence particular outcomes that are indicative of character. Results suggest that the campus culture of religious institutions provides a setting in which character-enhancing activities are valued, while the culture of academically selective campuses may…

Using longitudinal data from 875 students, assesses whether student participation in leadership education and training programs has an impact on educational and personal development. Results indicate that leadership participants showed growth in civic responsibility, leadership skills, multicultural awareness, understanding of leadership theories,…

States that Catholic education should enable students to: (1) experience the word of God; (2) be a part of the Christian community; (3) discover meaningful prayer and liturgy; (4) be of service to humanity; and (5) find a sense of the sacred. Discusses the important role Catholic education plays in helping students discover their missions in life.…

Proposes the use of a genogram in counseling to provide a visual tool that stimulates insight and awareness in clients. Discusses how college counseling clients struggle with many developmental, relationship, and systemic issues. Suggests that genograms, which have been proven beneficial in other settings, may also facilitate college counseling.…

The Lawrence Township (Indianapolis, Indiana) school district has shifted from a traditional approach to programming for gifted and talented students to a talent development approach, creating a K-12 Talent Recognition and Development Program (TRAD). The program focuses on four talent areas: academic, visual/performing arts, technical/vocational,…

This paper describes the Model Mathematics Program, which uses above-level testing to identify students with mathematical talent and then provides flexibly paced instruction for such students at four levels of ability. Students in the program demonstrated significant growth in mathematics computation skills and concepts as well as improved…

This article describes a course to teach college students with learning disabilities how to become self-regulated learners in writing, through strategies in prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, evaluation, and comprehension. Forms for writing self-assessment are attached. (DB)

Sense of place can play an important role in promoting environmental ethics. Ironically, outdoor educators often lack a sense of place because of the transient nature of their employment opportunities. Environmental educators and activists should encourage students to develop a sense of place in their lives, around their homes, or at a local park.…

Uses different learning models to provide the conceptual framework for three interventions that illustrate methods for designing effective learning environments at the macroinstitutional and microinstitutional levels. (Author)

Undergraduates enrolled in a field video production class at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington completed a low ropes challenge course as a team-building activity. Found that the ropes course contributed to group processes and getting students to trust one another, although its contribution to building intragroup cohesiveness was…

Current or graduated students (n=132) at Colorado State University identified classroom incidents that had strengthened their understanding of multiculturalism. The 155 incidents were sorted into 18 categories of pedagogical techniques and classroom composition or dynamics that promoted multicultural awareness. Former students reported that…