This document is designed to help local and state educators improve their vocational education accountability systems, as mandated by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990. The handbook is organized in three parts. Part I focuses on measuring the success of programs serving students who are members of special…

Gail Carr, a classroom teacher, and Rosalind Flynn, a drama specialist, have found that drama learning strategies can be applicable to many curriculum areas, especially literature. The teacher must take part, according to Carr and Flynn, by maintaining the drama in motion by questioning, challenging, organizing the group's thought, focusing on the…

Research indicates that the instructional conversation (IC), a dialogue between teacher and learner in which prior knowledge and experiences are woven together with new material to build higher understanding, can be an effective method for raising the low academic achievement levels of various groups of Native American students. The IC contrasts…

Mohave Community College in Arizona has made a commitment to assessing student outcomes for the purposes of measuring institutional effectiveness and providing data for institutional improvement. The institution must comply with an accreditation mandate to submit an assessment plan and begin implementation by June 1994. Under a plan developed by a…

This discussion of the protection of privacy as it relates to archival functions draws on the procedures followed by three repositories: the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library (NLF), the Michigan Historical Collections (MHC) at the University of Michigan, and the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs (Reuther Library) at Wayne…

The 1992 quincentenary marking the 500th anniversary of the Columbus voyage to the present-day Americas provides an opportunity for teachers to employ materials and methods that reflect inclusive educational principles. Inclusive education involves helping students and staff to gain an understanding and appreciation of all groups present in the…

This monograph opens with an historical overview of dance in higher education from 1887-1991 and then focuses on issues for the 1990s. The publication is divided into five sections: (1) "Current Perspectives: Overviews of the Field" discusses what constitutes an appropriate dance education at the college level; (2) "Teacher…

This book of nature activities for all ages is a sequel to "Sharing Nature with Children," and provides a fuller development of the Flow Learning system of nature awareness. Flow Learning is intended to help teachers, parents, or nature guides tune into a group's level of enthusiasm and lead them into energized, enjoyable appreciation of…

This book is a guide to 42 nature awareness activities and games aimed at helping children of all ages experience nature. Small-group, large group, and individual activities involve children in role-playing, observing, hiking, imaging, identifying, exploring, and other experiences that demonstrate science concepts. An introduction contains…

By keeping abreast of the latest research in the field, music educators can better understand how practicing helps students to use practice methods that are the most effective. The purpose of this study was to determine the relative effectiveness of modeling and silent analysis on the performance ability of advanced elementary school…

This collection of four short articles describes initiatives of the American Bar Association that bring the skills of mediation to the classroom. Suzanne Miller discusses a program that trains students to become mediators equipped to resolve disputes in their school peacefully. The program turns problem students into positive role models, teaches…

Compiled from teachers' responses during the 1992-93 school year, this guide presents suggestions and comments for educators involved in the Law-Related Education Program for Students with Disabilities, a program funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The teachers whose comments are featured in this guide represent high schools, middle…

The networking procedure is explored as a way to describe and measure cognitive structures. A research project at Gottingen University (Germany) tried to operationalize economic contextual knowledge as a qualification for teaching in commercial (business) education. Networking was examined as a way to measure this knowledge. Each student should…

This book describes a systematic method for producing instructional programs, courses, and materials that focus on human performance and how to improve it, not merely on training itself. It addresses such diverse topics as the following: how adults learn best, analyzing the training need, developing evaluation tools, delivering training courses,…

A study identified the characteristics of teachers in Utah who teach reading to low-achieving students at the secondary level, the instructional procedures and materials they employ, and teachers' attitudes about teaching reading and working with low-achieving students. Surveys were sent to all teachers identified as teaching English, reading, or…