Journal of Instructional Psychology articles from March 2001

Journal of Instructional Psychology archives from March 2001

Risk - Taking Behavior and Substance Abuse Vis-a-Vis HIV Transmission in African Societies.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... The paper gives a brief synopsis of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in several African countries. It looks at the general causes of the spread of the epidemic and zeroed in on risk behaviors perpetrated by young adults in African societies. Those...

Integrating Thematic-Fantasy Play and Phonological Awareness Activities in a Speech-Language Preschool Environment.
March 1, 2001... This report describes the experimental integration of two selected intervention strategies for children with speech articulation/phonological disorders in a preschool setting: 1) thematic-fantasy play (TFP) and 2) phonological awareness...

Assessing Distance Education Courses and Discipline Differences in their Effectiveness(1).(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... This research illustrated a new, parsimonious model that investigators interested in distance education can use to ask meaningful questions about the relative quality of distance education courses (Dominguez & Ridley, 1999). The approach...

School-Based Cognitive Interventions for Children with Postconcussional Disorder.
March 1, 2001... Children with postconcussional disorder face unique challenges when moving from the rehabilitation setting to the education setting. Diagnostic criteria of postconcussional disorder are reviewed. Stages of the recovery process are described....

Education and the Societal Arena.
March 1, 2001... The author argues that teachers and administrators need to focus on those things which make for problem areas in society. These problems may provide worthwhile problem-solving situations in the school curriculum for students. A variety of...

Teaching Portfolio 101: Implementing the Teaching Portfolio in Introductory Courses.
March 1, 2001... Teaching portfolios have become the norm in teacher education programs over the last decade. In this article, the authors emphasize the need for the initial creation of teaching portfolios during introductory and foundation level education...

An Educator in Exile.
March 1, 2001... The author discusses in this article what it feels like to be in exile because present educational organization has lost meaning for him. He proposes that the model of external education is no longer relevant in the postmodern world. The author...

Administrators and Mentors: Keys in the Success of Beginning Teachers.
March 1, 2001... Beginning teachers often face challenges that are greater than those encountered by experienced teachers. This article addresses problems and concerns of beginning teachers through a review of professional literature and through the testimony...

Designing and Measuring Educational Outcomes Utilizing Student Portfolios for Business Management Education.
March 1, 2001... There is a major contextual change occurring in business schools across America. The public is demanding tangible proof that colleges and universities are preparing business students for a competitive work environment. Research indicates...

Educational Policy Practice: Facing Competition Against Complacency.
March 1, 2001... This article calls for colleges and schools of education to become more market-responsive to the specific needs of urban school districts. The authors warm of the emergence of "corporate universities" effecting the education training sector. A...

Special Needs Resource Roles: A Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison.
March 1, 2001... This paper compares selected aspects of the school-based special needs resource teacher role in Northern Ireland and in Ontario, Canada. Particular attention is given to how clearly the role is defined for practitioners within their respective...