Education articles from September 2000

Education archives from September 2000

EDITORIAL.
September 22, 2000... It is a sad day indeed when the past Chairman of our Joint Chief of Staffs of the military forces of the United States, General Colin Powell, has to remind our educators that the schools are contributing to the prison population of our nation....

PREPARING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM AND BEYOND.(Pleasantville High School)
September 22, 2000... Pleasantville High School is located in Pleasantville, New Jersey, which is approximately six (6) miles from Atlantic City, New Jersey. Pleasantville is an urban school district in a community with a population of seventeen thousand (17,000)...

THE HAYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL STORY OF EXCELLENCE.(Tennessee)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... The Haywood High School facility sits on a 44 acre campus located near the industrial park on the eastern edge of Brownsville. It serves as a gathering place for groups, agencies, and others who need a facility for their professional and local...

THE SENIOR STUDENT HIGH SCHOOL RATING SCALE (SHRS).(Students rate their schools)
September 22, 2000... In a democracy the principal of a high school is expected to be a servant of the individuals he/she serves, and not their master. In the case of the high schools across America, this means the high school students. Where there is a middle...

GRADUATING SENIORS MAKE DEMOCRACY BECOME ALIVE BY EVALUATING THE PLEASANTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM.(Student High School Rating Scale used)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... A substantial group of 89 graduating seniors at Pleasantville High School in participatory democratic fashion evaluated their overall high school program, forwarding a summary to the Principal as their graduating gift. They used the Senior...

HOW TO DEAL WITH SKIN CANCER EFFECTIVELY.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... Skin cancer - 700,000 plus cases each year Squamous cell carcinoma - 2300 deaths each year Malignant melanoma - 32,000 cases, 6800 deaths each year (Skin Cancer, pp. 2-4) As each coach strides about his arena of competition...

COMPARING THE HIGH SCHOOL EVALUATION BY GRADUATING SENIORS WITH A SIMILAR EVALUATION BY LOWER DIVISION STUDENTS.(Senior Student High School Rating Scale used)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... The Principal at Haywood High School ask not only the graduating seniors to evaluate the high school program, but also a group of 78 non-senior students to make the same evaluation using the SHRS scale. It was a surprise to find the ratings...

THE PARENT HIGH SCHOOL EVALUATION SCALE (PHSES).(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... (Only Possible Answer to "A Nation at Risk" Report) Parents need to evaluate their high school Program Annually Each year, late in the Spring semester, approximately a dozen parents of youth presently attending the local high school...

PARENTS AS `WE THE PEOPLE' EVALUATE THE PLEASANTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM.(Results)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... The present study sought to have parents evaluate the Pleasantville High School program in relation to school accountability Twelve parents were invited and they completed The Parent High School Evaluation Scale (PHSES) with results as depicted...

EXAMINING PARENTS `COLLECTIVE WILL' IN RELATION TO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR A HIGH SCHOOL IN TENNESSEE.(parent involvement in high school administration survey)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2000... The present study sought to have the PTA in a local high school in Tennessee do an accountability study of the local high school program and where competent educators would be employed for the study. Eleven interested parents agreed to do the...

NEW THIRD FORCE PSYCHOLOGY PROMISES TO REDUCE THE GROWING PRISON POPULATION THROUGH STUDENT-CENTERED HIGH SCHOOLS.(Humanistic Psychology emphasized)
September 22, 2000... The third force in psychology organized in the 1960's after world War II, largely by Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, provides an orientation away from rats and sick patients towards the fully functioning human being as "humanistic psychology."...

EXAMINING THE "COGNITIVE DISSONANCE" OF STUDENTS AT PLEASANTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BY GRADE AND BY GENDER.(Cognitive Dissonance Test)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2000... The Cognitive Dissonance Test (DISS) is designed to assess the nature and degree of "hurts" of individuals that often lie deep in the unconscious, so that they are able to deal with such hurts in a conscious and cognitive manner. A study...

COMPARING DEMOCRATIC MATURITY TEST SCORES BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL ARMY JROTC CADETS AND OTHER STUDENTS.(Democratic Maturity Test)(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... The study sought to make a comparison between the Army JROTC Cadets at Pleasantville High School in New Jersey and students in the Haywood High School, Brownsville, Tennessee on scores from The Democratic Maturity Test (DEMO). The test is based...

PLEASANTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL JROTC THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF SUCCESS: CITIZENSHIP, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND ACADEMICS.
September 22, 2000... In July 1995, two newly retired Army Soldiers came to Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville, NJ, to develop an Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Ltc. Dozier (SAI) and retired Army Military Police First Sergeant, I SG...

ARE THE REPORTED BARRIERS TO INTERNET-BASED INSTRUCTION WARRANTEED?: A SYNTHESIS OF RECENT RESEARCH.(bibliography included)
September 22, 2000... Over the past decade, computer-related instruction has made an indelible impact on how students learn and how instructors teach at colleges and universities both in the United States and abroad. While distance learning and teleconferencing...

A NEW PERSPECTIVE REGARDING CAPACITIES OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO CREATE WORK.(bibliography included)
September 22, 2000... This author endeavors: * to highlight the key role of educational institutions in the creation of jobs for the 21st century; and * to introduce a new perspective regarding capacities of educational institutions to create work and...

MANAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION: AN ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTIVITY IN EDUCATION AND THE WORKPLACE.(bibliography included)
September 22, 2000... As American society enters a new millienium, education will certainly be no less affected than its business counterparts. Financial resources will continue to be vulnerable to a service economy. Furthermore, occupational demands placed upon...

LEARNING DISABILITIES ELIGIBILITY IN THE 1990s: AN ANALYSIS OF STATE PRACTICES.(bibliography included)
September 22, 2000... Since its introduction roughly 40 years ago, the special education category of specific learning disabilities has been the subject of ongoing debate and controversy. Of particular concern have been questions raised about how the disability...

ROLE OF THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST IN THE TREATMENT OF HIGH-RISK STUDENTS.(bibliography included)
September 22, 2000... Whatever your definition of "high risk" involves, whether it be for dropping out of school and society; for violent behavior; for suicide; for chemical dependence: or for any other behavior that prevents a student from engaging in positive...

THE EFFECT OF TEACHING FOR HIGHER-LEVEL THINKING: AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHER REACTIONS.(bibliography included)
September 22, 2000... Introduction We live in a complex, changing society (Lewis, 1998: Singham, 1998; Beane, 1998; Eastin, 1999: Tucker & Codding, 1999). School-based educators, particularly classroom teachers, are faced daily with young people who have a...

THE TEACHER BELIEF INVENTORY: MEASURING THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ORIENTATIONS OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS.
September 22, 2000... Since the time of Plato and Aristotle there has been debate concerning the relative value of theoretical knowledge in comparison with practical knowledge (Kessels & Korthagen, 1996). Evidence of this dualism can be found in the field of...

AN ETHIC OF CARING IN TEACHING CULTURALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS.
September 22, 2000... I just sat in my classroom and didn't understand anything... My teachers never called on me or talked to me. I think they either forgot I was there or else wish I wasn't (Olsen, 1988, p. 49). In classrooms where teachers...

LANGUAGE TEACHER OBSERVATION AND REFLECTIVE DIARIES: AN ALTERNATE PERSPECTIVE.
September 22, 2000... Introduction Observation of student teachers and graduate teaching assistants in the second language classroom has long-been an essential component of teacher preparation and assessment. However, the guidance and support given to novice...

The Theology of Crime and the Paradox of Freedom.(Review)
September 22, 2000... Ryan Dr. E. Scott (2000). The Theology of Crime and the Paradox of Freedom Highlands Springs, Virginia 23075: Anchor Publication. The book is much like an encyclopedia of life from the perspective of a brilliant university professor of...

VENGEANCE SCORES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF JEALOUSY AND FORGIVENESS.
September 22, 2000... Role of Jealousy and Forgiveness Stuckless and Goranson (1992) defined revenge as "the infliction of harm in return for perceived wrong (p. 25). They discussed that although revenge can relieve a person from feeling angry; it may also...

Service-Learning Study Shows Positive Impacts.(education service programs)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... A new report published by the W.K. Kellogg of Battle Creek, Michigan, lists several positive outcomes found during a retrospective evaluation of programs the Foundation has supported to develop or expand service-based approaches to education....

USING ACTION RESEARCH TO OPEN THE DOOR TO LIFE-LONG PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
September 22, 2000... This paper describes a research study conducted at Nipissing University with preservice teacher candidates. The study explored effective means within a one-year, post-degree B.Ed. program to enable student teachers to begin to use action...

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BAD HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS REVEAL AVOIDABLE BEHAVIORS FOR NEW TEACHERS.
September 22, 2000... Perceptions of the "Bad" High School Teacher The expected teacher shortages across the United States and the higher learning standards being proposed in virtually every state have left colleges of teacher education and pre-service teachers...

KIRKPATRICK'S EVALUATION MODEL AS A MEANS OF EVALUATING TEACHER PERFORMANCE.(Donald Kirkpatrick)
September 22, 2000... Today schools are being asked more and more to justify that they are providing quality education to their students (Haertel, 1999). The schools in turn are asking that teachers be responsible for the quality of the training that they are...

TEACHER EDUCATION REFORM EFFORT FOR INCLUSION CLASSROOMS: KNOWLEDGE VERSUS PEDAGOGY.(preparing teachers for inclusion)
September 22, 2000... Few teachers are unaware of the challenge they face in creating positive learning communities that meet the academic and social needs of students with specific learning disabilities, with emotional or behavior disorders, who are gifted and...

AN EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH TO TEACHING UNIVERSAL DESIGN.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2000... Introduction More inclusive and broader than the requirements specified in laws and codes. the concept of universal design maximizes the usability of products and environments by all users. Lusher and Mace (1989) defined universal design...

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TEACHING ART AND NATURE OF COMPETENCIES THAT INSURE LEARNING.
September 22, 2000... Introduction In answer to the age old question "is teaching an art or a science?" I lean toward art. Yet it is insufficient to say teaching is an art and be done with it. Describing teaching as an art produces as many questions as it...

MEASUREMENT/EVALUATION COURSES IN TEACHER EDUCATION.(Academic testing issues)
September 22, 2000... Change is a fact of life. Changes certainly are being made and are left to make in teacher education course work. One area of undergraduate teacher education courses that need to implement change are those pertaining to measurement and...

SOUTHEASTERN SELECTION CRITERIA FOR COOPERATING TEACHERS.(Survey results/recommendations)
September 22, 2000... Introduction Cooperating teachers help convert student teachers into teachers, taking full responsibility of instruction of the student teachers (Smith, 1991). Selecting properly qualified cooperating teachers to supervise student teachers...

THE ART OF STORYTELLING: A COLLEGIATE CONNECTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2000... Professional Development Schools provide diverse experiences for students in Schools of Education pursuing degrees in teacher education. These experiences include early observation opportunities, tutoring options, content methodology in current...

COLLEGIALITY, COLLABORATION, AND KULEANA: THREE CRUCIAL COMPONENTS FOR SUSTAINING EFFECTIVE SCHOOL-UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS.
September 22, 2000... Introduction The literature on teacher change and educational reform makes it clear that change is a complex issue, and true change in practice requires the time for beliefs to change accompanied by a complex, ongoing support structure to...

IN LOCO PARENTIS: ALIVE AND WELL.(resposibility for children and young people)
September 22, 2000... In his 1770 compilation of English law, William Blackstone applied the phrase in loco parentis to educators. By definition, teachers were given the right to act as parents would when responding to disciplinary problems. However, it should be...

THE TEN IMPERATIVES OF A PERSON-CENTERED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PORTFOLIO.
September 22, 2000... Third Force Psychology (Humanistic Psychology) is only old since the 1960s when it was first developed by Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow along with many other distinguished psychologists. Here for the first time, the student comes center stage...

DEVELOPING THE EGO-IDEAL OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
September 22, 2000... The "ego-ideal" of individuals is the single element found in the personality structure of individuals that either fosters or prevents delinquency and crime; so if our goal in the high school is to prevent delinquency and crime it begins with...