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Carter, Carol – 1990
Primarily intended for college freshmen, this book provides practical advice and hints on ways to succeed in college and on setting career goals. Thirteen chapters outline and discuss various life skills and "tools" for succeeding in college and on the job, including planning and organizing; problem solving/analytical skills;…
Descriptors: Careers, College Freshmen, College Students, Communication Skills
Ford, Jerry – 1986
A handbook for academic advisers at Houston Baptist University (HBU) is presented. Attention is directed to: definitions of advising, roles of academic advisers, behavioral objectives, limitations of academic advising, adviser and advisee responsibilities, and information pertaining to specific HBU departments and regulations. Additional topics…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Probation, Athletes, Church Related Colleges
Smith, Robert V. – 1986
Guidelines for managers of university research groups cover securing resources, personnel, and services and choosing collaborators, as well as organizing, supervising, and controlling research activities. Attention is directed to: orientation of personnel; reporting mechanisms; boosting morale; the needs of different personnel; handling travel,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Conferences, Cooperative Programs, Equipment
Davis-Newton, Hazel C. – 1986
A study examined the effect of a series of enrichment activities on the self-concept of 34 cooperative office education students in the East Baton Rouge School Parish (Louisiana). The students participated in an enrichment program consisting of 10 55-minute class periods of instruction in human relations and communication skills, ways of coping…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Education
Halasz, Ida M.; Raftery, Susan R. – 1985
This professional development guide is designed for vocational education practitioners to use with a separately available handbook on time-use analysis and an optional videotape on conducting workshops on time-use analysis. Examined first is the importance of analyzing time on task. After a discussion of the importance of planning, a six-point…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Guidelines, Lesson Plans
Selden, Ramsay W. – 1985
There is a need for improved educational indicators in order to determine the nature of the major problems facing American education. Based on the experience of the National Commission for Excellence in Education, this paper tries to provide the basis for identifying a preliminary set of indicators that would be useful to policymakers and that are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
Teters, Peggy; Gabel, Dorothy – 1984
A survey was conducted to determine the needs of elementary teachers with respect to the teaching of science. Areas addressed in the survey included: biological, physical, and earth science topics taught at various grade levels; criteria used to select sequencing and content of the science curriculum; most common methods of instruction used in the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers
Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green. – 1987
This curriculum guide was developed to help teachers/trainers conduct classes in life skills for single parents or displaced homemakers. The curriculum guide contains dozens of learning activities organized in the following three sections: self-concept (self-awareness, self-communication, and self-management); networking; and employability skills…
Descriptors: Displaced Homemakers, Employment Potential, Females, Job Skills
Demery, Marie – 1988
A module consisting of eight academic skills is presented to help students achieve success and graduate from Northwestern State University (Louisiana) and other institutions. The elective course is open to all students, and especially for entering freshmen who have a grade point average of 2.0 or who are enrolled in developmental education…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Educational Objectives
Wachter, Joanne C.; Carhart, Clare – 2003
This book presents suggestions to help teachers save time without diminishing educational quality. The list of tips focus on: working smarter; communicating effectively; managing materials; planning the week ahead; assessing students' work and keeping track of progress; learning to say no; handling printed mail; handling e-mail; using the Internet…
Descriptors: Attendance, Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Efficiency
Anderson, Julie Wofford – 2001
This book presents a teacher's responses to various real questions asked by student teachers and beginning teachers. The nine chapters are: (1) "It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing: Teacher Attitude"; (2) "Who, What, When, Where, and Why, Oh Why, Me?: Organization"; (3) "A Little Song, A Little Dance, A Little Quiz Tomorrow: Delivery…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Mahesh, Veena; McIsaac, Marina Stock – 1999
This qualitative study examined the structure and interaction in an online course from the meaning-perspectives of the actors involved. Participants were a teacher and teaching assistant who taught a graduate course in distance education at Arizona State University, delivered through a computer conferencing system. Data collected included…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Faculty, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education
Richardson, Rita Combs; Evans, Elizabeth T. – Research Press Publishers, 1997
The "Connecting With Others" curriculum for grades 6 through 8 will help students learn to be sensitive to differences, resolve conflicts without resorting to violence, and learn tolerance and acceptance of others. Includes 40 lessons divided into eight skill areas: Awareness of Self and Others, Responsibility, Communication, Cooperation…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Conflict Resolution, Consciousness Raising, Interpersonal Relationship
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Cates, David S.; And Others – Child Study Journal, 1996
Evaluated effects of time pressure on attributions made and solutions generated in hypothetical social problem situations by aggressive and nonaggressive boys. Found a greater level of arousal in the time pressure condition than the untimed condition across all subjects and greater numbers, more types, and more aggressive solutions. (SD)
Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Cognitive Processes, Conflict Resolution
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Sweetland, James H. – Library Trends, 1992
Discusses the impact of computerization on humanists and libraries. Highlights include a lack of relevant databases; a reliance on original text; vocabulary and language issues; lack of time pressure; research style; attitudes of humanists toward technology; trends in electronic publishing; hypertext; collection development; electronic mail;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Mail
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