Described is an extracurricular organization for future science teachers at the undergraduate level. The formation, activities, and service projects of the group are discussed. The benefits of this type of group to preservice science teachers is stressed. (CW)

In Smith vs. Regents of the University of California, the California Supreme Court established new constitutional limitations on use of mandatory student fees. This article examines the Court's restriction of use of funds for ideological or controversial extracurricular programs and concludes that the distinction between educational and political…

The author discusses some of the conditions that lead to racial tensions, examines the impact of racial incidents, presents a chronology of a specific racial incident at a large, midwestern public university, and describes the strategy used to manage the aftermath of the incident. (MLW)

A discussion of college student leadership retreats looks at the factors that should be considered in planning a retreat. These include the physical environment of the site, establishment of norms and expectations for the group, and demographic and personal characteristics of the participants that are likely to affect group interaction. (MSE)

The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students has passed resolutions calling for reforms intended to improve the lives of graduate students, including increasing health care and making faculty and institutions accountable for better advising. Although the association is not dominated by union activists, the issue of collective…

Within the context of increasing cultural diversity, colleges and universities face new challenges and opportunities in attempting to forge a community, both on campus and in society at large. Community-building efforts must address the following: proliferation of campus affinity groups; facilitation of constructive intergroup relations; emergence…

Examines the origins of the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFUW) in the context of feminist concerns with women's positions in the universities in the early 1900s. Depicts the difficulties faced by the organization during their first 30 years. In 1990 the BFUW became the British Federation of Women Graduates. (MJP)

The Australian Federal Government recently amended the Higher Education Support Act 2003. The effect of this amendment, which came into force on 1 January 2006, is to abolish compulsory up-front fees for the funding of student unions. Voluntary student unionism has been a plank of the Liberal (conservative) platform for many years, but its…

A study examined the extent to which 1994-95 members of the West Virginia chapter of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) participated in VICA personal development activities. The study population consisted of all VICA members in West Virginia, and the study sample consisted of all 156 VICA members who attended the annual West Virginia…

This guide, which is intended for classroom teachers, supervisors, and administrators throughout Alabama, contains the minimum required content (core program) for public school instruction in marketing education in grades 7-12. Presented first are the following: introduction examining the mission, purpose, goals, and structure of marketing…

When colleges were first organized in what would later become the United States, they were far different from those in existence today. Students matriculated, enrolled, and graduated in lock step through a prescribed 4-year curriculum. Colleges functioned not so much to encourage intellectual development as to foster moral piety. Topics and sides…

This curriculum guide contains seven Future Farmers of America (FFA) units of study for secondary students. The units focus on developing students' potential for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. Each of the instructional units includes some or all of the basic components of a unit of instruction:…

Perceptions of postsecondary vocational student organizations (VSOs) were solicited from students in several Minnesota technical colleges. Four technical colleges participated in the study; one college agreed to serve as the pilot site to test the methodological procedures. Four focus group interviews obtained participant perceptions and views…

This document is the basic record book in a multi-booklet record keeping system for all students in each of the taxonomy program areas of agricultural education. The record book covers elements common to all agricultural education students: occupational and leadership goal planning, net worth, market value inventory of assets, leadership and…

The 1984 United States Equal Access Act is analyzed in this paper, with a focus on the implications of the Supreme Court ruling in "Board of Education of the Wayside County Schools, etc., et al. v. Bridget Mergens" for church/state separation issues in the public schools. The "Mergens" case involved an extracurricular student…