Reviews research literature on the effectiveness of cooperative learning in higher education. Identifies and discusses the free-rider problem inherent in assigning grades in cooperative learning activities. Proposes that one randomly selected group member take the examination with his or her grade assigned to all group members. (CFR)

Maintains that growing grapes for winemaking has increased dramatically in the United States. Describes a college class assignment in which students analyzed climate and soil type to identify appropriate viticulture areas. Reports high student interest in the assignment and includes four figures illustrating the approach. (CFR)

This article shows how cooperative learning teams in an introductory college psychology course can be taught to analyze case studies. By using alternative conceptual frameworks to analyze these cases, students are encouraged to think more critically about all the theories presented in the course. (MDM)

Describes Boston University's (Massachusetts) attempt to build new schools to replace out-of-date facilities in the Chelsea (Massachusetts) public school system. The school replacement process, detailed by a member of the Boston University management team, reveals a successful attempt to obtain approval and funding to rebuild the elementary and…

Describes the decline of public schools in Chelsea (Massachusetts) and discusses the educational and fiscal improvements made through an agreement between the Chelsea school system and Boston University (Massachusetts). Among these accomplishments are new collective bargaining services, better professional development, better health-care delivery…

Examines the questions and the key elements of the collective and individual responses arising from five teachers who discussed the success of the Boston University/Chelsea (Massachusetts) school system partnership. Changes in their expectations, their positive experiences and disappointments, and their views on what they have learned are each…

Discusses the future direction of the Chelsea (Massachusetts) school system following the Boston University/Chelsea partnership for school and educational improvement. It explores the partnership's achievements and Chelsea's future prospects; the principles, disagreements, tensions, and factions that existed during and as a result of the…

Similarities and differences in cooperative and collaborative learning are examined, and areas in which the two educational strategies converge are discussed. College and university teachers are urged to broaden their horizons of research and practice by investigating these strategies and their implications and by sharing ideas. (MSE)

Asserts that genograms, a diagram providing basic demographic information about family history, can help engage college students in several sociological issues. Describes a two-step process in which students construct their own genograms and exchange them with a partner for analysis. Concludes with recommendations for grading the genograms. (CFR)

This article explains how cooperative learning techniques can be used to teach interpersonal social skills, describes the cognitive-behavioral model for treating deficits in social problem-solving skills, and outlines the critical steps for using peers as social skills trainers in classrooms with antisocial students. (DB)

Information is provided on South Carolina's Project SEARCH, which is designed to identify and serve potentially gifted rural African American children in the regular classroom. Nontraditional measures of giftedness, teacher development initiatives, instructional material selection, strengthening collaboration, and problems encountered are…

Personal observations and reflections recount the first year of experience of a team of two doctoral students specializing in speech-language pathology and early childhood special education. The students were selected to supervise master-level students in training. Aspects of interdisciplinary collaboration, stages of team development, and…

Assessment of student work in the collaborative classroom is dynamic, ongoing, and can be suited to the particular needs of individual instructors. It enables both instructor and students to reframe their personal understandings of the learning process and knowledge acquisition. The challenges can be met by planning, careful consideration of…

Discusses the development and field testing of a modified Delphi strategy used to create career support materials for rural parents. Describes innovative strategies for collecting data on the parental role in youth's career-related decisions, such as focus group interviews, direct-to-text data recording, and a funneling strategy. (RJM)

This article aims to outline business people's characteristics as adult learners regarding motivation, experience, and self-directedness in learning; to describe advantages and problems that arise from these when teaching foreign language vocational courses; and to explore the implications of this situation for foreign language adult educators.…