A new computer program designed to reach out into the community as well as train students, faculty, and staff includes a built-in evaluation program. (MD)

Contends that Horatio Alger's rags-to-riches myths can help modern students shape their beliefs and actions. Shows how students, by first understanding the simple mythic structures of the Alger stories, can become better able to examine more sophisticated and contradictory visions of life. (DMM)

Presents "upstream", a model for the utilization of professional counseling services in the residence halls, encompassing developmental, preventive, and remedial approaches. Suggests that the professional counselor can assist in four capacities in the actualization of these approaches: as a therapist, as a consultant, as a change agent,…

Provides a rationale for the development of courses for freshmen that are designed to help them achieve the most benefit from their college experience. Discusses course goals, format, credit, grading, content, enrollment, and evaluation. (JAC)

Reviews the major constructs of Deliberate Psychological Education (DPE) and presents an extensive interview with Norman Sprinthall about DPE's evolution and future directions. The DPE model emphasizes students' psychological growth with a curriculum focus for all students rather than a special population. (JAC)

Recollections is an occasional series in which writers looked back at their childhood, school days, or youth. To open the series, the author widely praised Akenfield, linking his early attempts to become a writer with his more recent experience of talking to children about their own imaginative work. (Editor/RK)

Two parents, both teachers, outline the needs of their son and how the middle school concept can help satisfy some of those needs. (RK)

The Project Redesign grant proposal, developed by the faculty of William Cullen Bryant High School, was responsible for the initiation of a comprehensive career education program. That program and the Careers Center and Career Guidance Service were the focus of this article. (Author/RK)

An important goal of a social studies program is not only to help students face change but also to develop future goals for himself as an individual. This article considers a process for instructing students to use the past and the present for projecting the future. (Author/RK)

Author provided a personal view of the Bullock Report's effect on primary schools. (Editor/RK)

Article described a weaving technique called tablet weaving, an ancient textile process that provides opportunity for making a variety of items, such as guitar straps, belts, and decorative bands. (Author/RK)

The accent in this article was on current educational techniques designed to encourage children to explore the dimensions of sound. Numerous activities for the classroom were offered, especially in the area of improvised vocal sounds and word transformation. (Editor/RK)

The last book written by Paulo Freire before his death, "Pedagogy of Indignation" speaks to the necessity of making and remaking one's self throughout a lifetime, the role of education in personal development, and the daily life tensions between freedom and authority. The book sharpens our sense of the critical faculties of children. It shows how…

This study examined acknowledgment pages from 441 dissertations in a prominent school of social work to identify transformations in personal, professional, and sociopolitical aspects of professional doctoral education. Explored reflections on the transition from student to scholar, the structure and nature of mentoring roles, and the influence of…

Mentoring and co-mentoring have gained a firm base in the educational jargon of the new millennium. Many teachers use these concepts each day with students, peer teachers, parents, and administrators. In fact, the term teacher, in some cases, is now becoming synonymous with the word mentor. Yet there remains a lack of clarity about the overall…