Discusses four categories of instructional strategies for teaching civics and citizenship education and their implications for Asian schools: class-based, passive-cognitive; school-based, passive-cognitive; class-based, active-participatory; and school-based, active-participatory. Concludes that no one strategy alone will be effective, but…

In this study, the authors examined strengths and limitations in the social-behavioral skills of elementary students with physical disabilities included in general education classrooms. The sample consisted of 62 special education students with physical impairments (25 girls & 37 boys) attending kindergarten through Grade 6 in public schools.…

Though mentoring has a long history, it has just recently begun to mature as a field to provide a research base of "best practice" for program development. Today, professionals are looking for ways to better connect with students, particularly those at risk, and mentoring programs are one way to do so. Mentoring programs are expanding rapidly,…

This paper presents the annual report of the Consolidated Grant Title V, Part A: Innovative Programs for the fiscal year 2008-2009. This report contains three sections. Section I, "Progress Report by Program", contains the following programs: (1) Local Education Reform Plan To Improve Reading, Math, and Language Arts; (2) Reading and Math Reform…

The purpose of this program to train developers in public education systems was to construct and test a viable model that would fulfill its training goals in one year and which could also be replicated under similar conditions by comparable institutions. The model involved a part-time program which provided theoretical and experiential training…

The Richmond Volleyball Association is an example of a meaningful sports program offered to urban school children and developed as a result of individual physical education student interest. (MJB)

In a case study of Leyden University, determinants of participation in policy-making and progressive/conservative stance with respect to issues concerning student and staff-power are investigated. The results can be interpreted in terms of a typology of various combinations of localism and cosmopolitanism. (Author)

The university needs to enter into a dialog with the public on higher learning's role. (Author/PG)

Review effects on educational systems of New Jersey's Public Law 1972, Chapter 81 (Bill S-992) granting full adult status to 18-year-olds. (DS)

A high school community" (students, faculty, staff), using multimedia, tried to consider possible futures, investigate probable futures, and choose preferable futures." (Author/SP)

Describes a schoolwide project culminating in a week of activities on the theme of endangered species. However, most of the planning guidelines and many of the activities are easily adaptable to other themes as well. Lists eight tips for getting organized including a brief brainstorming session and how to handle committee meetings. (AIM)

Recognizing that collecting and analyzing data could substantially enhance understanding of the impact of college activities and environments on students, a group of professionals developed a system suitable for evaluative use by institutions. Students' responses indicate the importance of recreational programs and activities on their decisions to…

A survey of 30 Department of Agriculture-funded school-age day care sites indicated that interlocking subsystems of community, school, and family help programs place the child at the center. At-risk families need safe and positive options from which to choose, adding an extra element of support. (SK)

As part of the "District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003" Congress mandated evaluation of this first federally funded, private school voucher program in the United States (now called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). This report presents findings from the evaluation on the impacts 2 years after families who…