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Hilson Research Inc., Kew Gardens, NY. – 1992
Abstracts and bibliographic citations are given for the following documents concerned with the use and characteristics of the Hilson Adolescent Profile (HAP): (1) "Use of the Hilson Adolescent Profile To Compare Juvenile Offenders with Junior and Senior High School Students" (R. E. Inwald and K. E. Brobst); (2) "The Effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies
Mercer County Community Coll., Trenton, NJ. – 1992
Instructional materials are provided for a course that deals with improving assertiveness and attitude at work. Designed for use in a workplace literacy project, the course, developed by Mercer County Community College (New Jersey) and its partners, is also intended to teach students techniques of dealing with difficult people and effective…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Assertiveness, Burnout, Conflict Resolution
Mandel, Scott – 1991
An in-depth investigation of the inner components of cooperative learning methodologies was made, concentrating on five basic research questions. These were: (1) Do teacher's focusing questions and interaction with students during cooperative learning facilitate students' critical thinking skills? (2) In what ways do cooperative learning groups…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperative Learning, Educational Practices
Oja, Sharon N.; Pine, Gerald J. – 1984
The Action Research on Change in Schools (ARCS) project was a collaborative action research study that involved two levels of research: a specific research project in each of two junior high schools in Michigan and New Hampshire, and a simultaneous study of the collaborative action research process itself as it relates to teachers' individual…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation
Crandall, Jo Ann – 1981
Limited English proficiency creates barriers to both education and employment for approximately 28 million people in the United States. They face societal, institutional, and personal barriers to equitable employment. The American job market and employer expectations may be confusing, and the concept of lifelong learning is foreign to them.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Adult Vocational Education, Bilingual Education
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Clayson, Dennis E. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2005
Although student evaluation of instruction has been shown to produce reliable results over class averages, considerable within-class variability exists that has not been investigated. This study looked at examples of student evaluations in which students diametrically differed in their evaluation of the same instructor. Patterns were noted. A…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Behavior, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Student Attitudes
Schaie, K. Warner; Gribbin, Kathy – 1975
Recent investigations have demonstrated greater variance in change in intellectual performance between different generations or age groups than is true for generalized developmental change across chronological age. Such findings have led to a careful investigation of certain environmental factors which might account for such change. A new…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns
Barber, Lucie W.; Peatling, John H. – 1977
The seven scales of Self-regard are: Purposeful learning of skills, Completing tasks, Coping with fears, Children's responses to requests, Dealing with frustrations, Socially acceptable behavior, and Developing imagination in play. Together they assess developmental levels of an integrated self-regard or Self-concept. This third edition of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Creative Development, Delay of Gratification, Developmental Stages
Lehrman, Ray; Bomotti, Marty Jordan – 1979
This curriculum guide contains four units for a secondary consumer and homemaking education course in dynamics of living. Unit titles include (1) Understanding Ourselves (Personality, Human Needs, Value Clarification), (2) Interpersonal Relationship (Developing Relationships, Communication, Accepting Responsibility, Conflict and Change), (3)…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conflict
Faddis, Constance; And Others – 1980
Intended for use by policymakers, program designers, researchers, and others concerned about education and employment outcomes, this collection of papers explores policy-relevant implications of occupational adaptability for the worlds of school and work. The first paper provides an overview of the concepts of change, adaptation, and the American…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, Adults, Articulation (Education)
Brown, H. Douglas – 1980
This text, designed to provide teachers and teacher-trainees with a comprehensive and up-to-date grasp of the theoretical foundations of foreign language teaching, is based on the assumption that a teacher-trainee needs to gain broad but systematic knowledge of the process of second language acquisition in order to understand and adapt teaching…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Style, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Influences
MAHAN, THOMAS W. – 1967
PROJECT CONCERN SEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE LOWER ACHIEVEMENT OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IS AN "ARTIFACT" OF A NEGATIVE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE SLUM NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE SLUM SCHOOL. TO COUNTERACT THIS EFFECT, THE PROJECT HAS BUSED OVER 250 INNER CITY MINORITY GROUP CHILDREN, FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, TO FIVE MIDDLE CLASS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary Services, Black Students, Bus Transportation
SPLAVER, SARAH – 1967
ADDRESSED TO YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAPS, THE BOOK STRESSES THE NEED FOR THINKING POSITIVELY AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF RESOURCES SUCH AS THOSE PROVIDED BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, SELF-ASSESSMENT, OBTAINING A PROPER EDUCATION, SELECTING A CAREER, AND ENTERING THE JOB MARKET ARE DISCUSSED. AREAS OF DISABILITY…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agencies, Career Choice, Colleges
Hale, Janice – 1980
Debate about the relative influence of class and of race on the condition of blacks in the United States is relevant to the issue of the educational achievement of black youth. Neither race nor class, but culture is most likely to affect black children's behavior in schools and, as well, the school's response to black children. The emphasis blacks…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Black Culture, Black Dialects
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Verbist, R., Ed.; And Others – Scientia Paedagogica Experimentalis, 1979
Seven papers on experimental research topics in education, written by educators of various nationalities, are compiled in this volume. The first paper, written in French with an English summary, explores the ability of the teacher to exercise an indirect influence over student behavior and the systematic training of certain teacher behaviors to…
Descriptors: Art Education, Black Students, Classroom Environment, Educational Assessment
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