A case study is presented of a first-year teacher with learning disabilities instructing students with learning disabilities. The case study discusses educational and employment background, teaching performance and instructional factors, disclosure of the learning disability, support systems, advocacy for change, and variables contributing to the…

Deviant behavior in adolescence was studied using 1,717 west German adolescent students (51 percent males) aged 12 to 16 years. Questionnaire data were analyzed. Results show that increased rate of delinquency occurs with difficulties connected with integration into the network of academic performance and problems with peer group recognition. (SLD)

Men and women have different characteristic work behaviors and attitudes that affect their career advancement. A study of women college administrators identified four abilities of successful women in the field: strong sense of self; working hard and setting priorities; interpersonal skills, including listening and mediating; and ability to use…

Reviews the current status of assessment programs in higher education, arguing that comprehensive assessment programs will increase the likelihood that minority college students will persist and graduate. Components and design of comprehensive assessment programs created for this purpose are described. Three recommendations for culturally…

Attempts to integrate recent models of social systems based on age and cognitive personality research with research on adolescence. Presents a conceptual model of how adolescents set personal goals, construct cognitive strategies, and evaluate their success in an age-graded sociocultural context. Discusses future directions for research based on…

The study questioned 41 employees with learning or other mild disabilities, their parents, and employers on vocationally related items. A four-factor model--job match and accommodation, social acceptance, work rationalization and family support, and special programs and services--is advanced to explain job success. Results are interpreted in terms…

Outcomes-based education (OBE) views itself as drastic break from current inequitable educational practices and means of providing educational success for all students. Reexamines OBE from a multiparadigm perspective of organizations and educational administration. Although certain OBE facets may be empowering to students and teachers, much of the…

Examines the development of the procedure and methods of identifying gifted students. Demonstrates the differences between gifted and ordinary students with respect to indicators of motivation for learning achievements; the gifted students had higher indicators of hope for success and lower indicators of fear of failure. (CMK)

Describes development since 1985 of a Maori immersion school for children aged 5-17. Provides background on Maori and New Zealand history, the Waikato tribe and the community, indigenous language revitalization efforts, and national school restructuring that facilitated Maori immersion programs. Discusses the school's educational practices,…

Study utilizing self-determination theory (which poses four types of motivation: intrinsic, self-determined extrinsic, nonself-determined extrinsic, and amotivation) postulates varying consequences for adaptation and well-being. Finds the four types of motivation could be reliably measured and that intercorrelations between them were consistent…

For over a decade, the University of Alberta's Educational Policy Studies Department has been developing and using computer-based simulations of the principalship. The program successfully invites students to suspend disbelief and engage in the simulations (interruptions, investigations, and walking tours) as though they were real work. Recent…

This article reviews goal attainment scaling as an alternative method for evaluating treatments for children with autism. It discusses the use of goal attainment scaling as a way to provide a convergent link between outcome goals and program goals within a framework of family-centered practices. A case study is provided. (Author/CR)

Facing increasing standardization and accountability pressures, schools struggle to retain democratic ideals while seeking alternative visions. The standards movement defines a well-educated citizen as a technologically adept, economically savvy college graduate. Democracy flourishes only when protecting the marketplace of ideas and a diversity of…

Using information from a 20-year study, this article presents a conceptual framework for fostering success attributes in students with learning disabilities and provides suggestions for classroom activities. Activities are suggested for fostering self-awareness, proactiveness, perseverance, goal setting, use of support systems, and emotional…

The differences between how suburban high school students (N=89) rated the quality of their parent and peer relationships were assessed. Adolescents with high parent and high peer relationship scores had more friends, greater family togetherness, lower levels of depression and drug use, and higher grade point averages. Results highlight the…