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Price, Jonaphine P. – 1995
The experience of homelessness places great stress on families. Homeless parents in a shelter deal with various stressors in addition to homelessness, causing difficulties in dealing with their children and in developing parenting skills. This report describes a program designed for homeless parents of preschool children temporarily living in a…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Rearing, Crisis Intervention, Disadvantaged Environment
Paludi, Michele A., Ed. – 1996
The 13 papers in this book deal with issues concerning sexual harassment on college campuses including the abuse of power and ways to set up policy statements and develop effective grievance procedures. Part 1 examines legal, methodological, and conceptual issues of harassment; Part 2 considers issues of abuse of the power of the professoriate and…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, College Faculty, College Students, Counseling Techniques
Black, Lynda K., Ed. – 1996
When an individual or family seeks counseling, assessment information ensures that the counseling professional understands the struggles, difficulties, and strengths of the client(s). An array of assessment issues for various populations and various mental disorders are examined in this series of articles. The hope is that the articles will…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children
Chaney, Bradford; Muraskin, Lana; Cahalan, Margaret; Rak, Rebecca – 1997
This follow-up study, part of the National Study of Student Support Services compared the status of 2,900 disadvantaged students receiving student support services (SSS) since entering college 3 years earlier and 2,900 nonparticipating comparable students. Services offered varied among institutions but were all intended to help students stay in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Attendance, College Credits
Hassin, Jeanette – 1993
In a joint venture between the University of Arizona (UA) and the Pima County Community College District (PCCCD), the Partnership to Aid and Retain Transfer Students (PARTS) was designed and implemented to aid minority PCCCD students planning to transfer to UA. Specifically, the program sought to create faculty professional development activities…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attitude Change, Community Colleges, Learning Strategies
Piirto, Jane – 1994
This textbook focuses on the development and education of talented children and adults. Part 1 considers who the gifted and talented are, in terms of personality aspects, intellectual competence, and specific talent in a domain. It presents a pyramidal framework of talent based on looking at adult talent and its precursors in childhood behavior.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Adult Development, Adult Education
Galvin, Patrick F., Ed.; Sperry, David J., Ed. – 1994
This volume, which describes the status of public education in Utah for the year 1993-94, focuses on the issue of educational reform. Following the introduction and overview, chapter 1 reviews reform legislation and implementation efforts during the last decade. It describes the context for reform in political, demographic, and economic terms.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Counseling Services, Counselor Role, Curriculum Development
Benn, Roseanne, Ed.; Fieldhouse, Roger, Ed. – 1994
This publication contains an introduction and the 19 papers presented in workshops at a conference that addressed some issues relating to professionalization and the training and professional development needs in the area of adult education. Papers are as follows: "Training and Professional Development in Adult and Continuing Education"…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Community Colleges
Pfleger, Margo – 1985
A program to prepare refugee adolescents for secondary school experiences in the United States is described. The program, conducted in overseas refugee camps, began in 1985 as a complement to adult transitional programs. The daily program is designed to simulate the schedule and classroom procedures of a typical U.S. secondary school. Classes…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Counseling Services, Cultural Awareness
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Howe, Richard D.; And Others – 1993
This volume provides comparative data for faculty salaries in public and private colleges and universities, based on two surveys of 738 and 485 institutions conducted in 1988-89 and 1992-93 respectively. Data are provided for the following disciplines: Accounting; Anthropology; Biological Sciences/Life Sciences; Business Administration and…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Accounting, Anthropology, Business Education
Evaluation and Training Inst., Los Angeles, CA. – 1993
Designed to assist community college administrators and faculty in enhancing vocational education programs and services, this resource package contains information on successful partnership programs between California Community Colleges (CCC) and public sector entities. Following a brief overview of public sector partnerships, the report presents…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Educational Counseling
Augustin, Marc – 1992
Project HAITT STARS (now in its fourth year) was designed to provide Haitian-, Spanish-, and Chinese-speaking high school students of limited English proficiency (who scored at or below the 40th percentile on the Language Assessment Battery) in three schools in Brooklyn and Queens, New York with instruction in the beginning through transitional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Career Counseling, Chinese Americans
Southard, Margarida F. – 1991
In the 1989-90 school year, 13 dropout prevention programs were implemented in the Leon County (Florida) School District. The Comprehensive Dropout Prevention Program (CDPP) for Leon County schools included Educational Alternatives Programs, a Teenage Parent Program, a Substance Abuse Program, and Youth Services Programs. This report presents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth
Whisler, Jo Sue; McCombs, Barbara – 1992
This document presents the McREL Middle School Advisement Program, a program designed to provide middle school students with an environment in which they can adjust to new school responsibilities and grow and develop in positive ways. The program is organized into nine modules. Within modules are activities which consist of a Teacher Guide and,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Elementary School Students
Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1991
This document consists of six issues of a newsletter subtitled "Dedicated to Helping Gifted Children Reach their Full Potential." These issues focus on personality types, program administration, creativity, counseling, the arts, and cultural diversity. Feature articles have the following titles and authors: "A World of Difference: Children and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Art, Child Rearing, Counseling Techniques
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