Shows how the modeling of established poetic forms can help community college students to write poetry. (TB)

A retracing of a college faculty member's relationship with his mentor suggested essential elements of the typical mentor-protege relationship, including professional recognition of the mentor, similar thinking styles, professional commitment, and self-direction. (CB)

Identifies structures, contents, and procedures necessary for operationalizing knowledge states and processes, arguing that most knowledge of scientific domains can be represented through four knowledge model structures. Demonstrates how to use knowledge modeling to profile learners' changing knowledge states about scientific phenomena, suggesting…

This paper addresses several issues concerning the nature of imitative acts and the conditions under which they take place. These issues include: (1) the separation of imitative acts from reinforced behavior; (2) the separation of true imitative acts from reflexive acts; (3) the separation of imitative acts from acts which normally have a high…

Biographies provide the opportunity for identification, not only with those who are great today but also with those who have lived greatly in the past. Biographies fulfill students' needs for identification with someone who is admirable. Examples of inspiring life stories, sources of such stories, and questions are included. (JD)

Cognitive apprenticeship teaches acceptable performance, integration of practical and theoretical knowledge, and understanding specific situations. Five phases are involved: modeling, approximating, fading, self-directed learning, and generalizing. (SK)

While children approach performance situations with different combinations of motives, parenting and teaching practices can influence the development of each child's achievement behavior. Because achievement motivation is learned, and its development begins early in life with a critical stage during early childhood, it is necessary that pertinent…

The use of chewing and dipping tobacco is increasing, especially among young male athletes and high school and college students. Scientific evidence indicates that dipping and chewing are potentially harmful to health. Health educators should take a public stance against advertising campaigns aimed at young people. (JN)

Discusses the importance of a support system for effective selling, which is a management system reinforcing and supporting positive behavior and identifying desirable options, alternatives, and goals. (JOW)

Examines the Triad Training Model for training counselors to better articulate a client's internal dialog during simulated counseling interviews. The theoretical basis for the model is discussed, positive and negative feedback is considered, and supporting research is presented. (Contains 20 references.) (LRW)

Advises principals to fit reading into their busy schedules by rethinking their reading interests, carrying a book everywhere, keeping a book in different locations, learning to scan, underlining, finding a reading buddy, using file cards, trying audio books, exercising patience with interruptions, and sprinkling conversations with insights gained…

Offers tips for teachers to develop a strategy to model literary elements used by authors of literature. Offers a modeling example of inferring characterization. Lists additional books that develop strong characters. (PRA)

The symbolic rather than the behavioral aspects of leadership are key factors. Research that indicates leaders make little difference to organizational effectiveness has paid too much attention to instrumental and behavioral aspects of leadership and not enough to symbolic and cultural aspects. Schools are not naturally rigid, as is thought, but…

The effectiveness of students' modeling teacher behaviors as a means of bringing about desirable classroom decorum and skill achievement is discussed within the context of physical education classes. (JD)