The Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) focuses on activities that affect learning in law school. The results in this year's survey show how law students use their time, what they think about their legal training, and what law schools can do to improve engagement and learning. The selected results reported in this study are based on…

Institutions of higher education have a vested interest in the health of their student populations, even without the traditional strictures of "in loco parentis". Student health issues involve stress management, healthy diet and exercise, the building of healthy social lives, effective relationship management, and the development of life…

Every teacher can recall a range of experiences in professional development workshops. Some of these may have provided opportunities in which teachers felt engaged, empowered, and supported as learners, while others felt disconnected from practice. Although these authors recognize that workshops, particularly those with no follow-up support, are…

The decision to leave a successful career and great earning potential to start over as a novice with new surroundings and expectations is not made without consideration of a wide array of variables. Making the transition to higher education was not an easy one and the transition itself has presented various other challenges and joys that I have…

With the study rise of the Hispanic population in the United States over the last 25-years there has been a languished progression of this populations' educational attainment. The purpose of this qualitative study was to tap into the "black-box" of ten academically successful Latino students from San Antonio by capturing the life history…

Current accounts of spoken production debate the extent to which speakers plan ahead. Here, we investigated whether the scope of phonological planning is influenced by changes in time pressure constraints. The first experiment used a picture-word interference task and showed that picture naming latencies were shorter when word distractors shared…

Offers 12 time management tips for harried school administrators, including using a personal calendar, calling five-minute meetings with secretaries, mail-sorting, delegating or declining certain tasks, controlling visitors, screening phone calls, streamlining meetings, and other ideas. (MLH)

Changing the scheduling system in a pediatric outpatient clinic from time-based (15-minute block scheduling) to problem-based (more extensive treatment needs scheduled for longer time blocks) resulted in a substantial decrease in waiting time by patients across all presenting problems and in increased availability of extra staff time. (Author/JW)

Focuses on process used by high school counselor who kept detailed log documenting exact time spent in various school and counseling activities, and personal insights gained from time analysis. (NB)

Through careful planning and organization, much job induced stress can be avoided. Planning and organization take time, but save time in the future. As more efficient use of time is made, the symptoms of stress and burnout diminish. (Author/JOW)

Reviewing time-saving techniques and organizational tools, the author presents specific ways for principals to manage their schedules more effectively. (MD)

The importance of nonverbal communication is clear when you realize that some 90 percent of the total impact of a message can come from the nonverbal elements of that message. (Author)

A time management quiz is provided to evaluate individual work habits. Pointers for efficient meeting management are also included. (MD)

Developing a timetable for a college fund-raising campaign may be critical to success. Planning involves deciding what tasks to include, how to prioritize and schedule them, and how much time to allot, based on task requirements, institutional size/complexity, experience. Other factors include campus climate, board style, systems readiness, and…

Explains and compares discrepancies exist between workers' estimated time and actual time. Analyzes why these discrepancies occur and their effects on routine practice. (JOW)