This intervention study helped EFL learners visualize their possible selves as successful L2 speakers. It included three classes as a control group and three EFL classes as an experimental group at a secondary school in Yemen. The three experimental classes received one ideal L2 self-visualization lesson a week for six weeks, whereas the three…

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the findings of science teachers' STEM lesson plan preparation skills and self-assessment forms and to examine their views on STEM applications. STEM education is an effort based on the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to help individuals gain economic strength, enabling…

To improve students' interdisciplinary learning, it is necessary to find ways to support teacher candidates' pedagogical preparation for STEAM practices during teacher education. Thereby, in this study, the influence of a 5-week collaborative cross-disciplinary STEAM module on secondary mathematics, science, and English language arts (ELA)…

This article reports on findings related to possible strategies of improving school effectiveness in Abu Dhabi from the perspectives of their stakeholders' perceptions, namely, principals, teachers, students, and parents. This study considered 18 strategies of meaningful school improvement (SI) to help align Abu Dhabi schools to international…

The MacPhail Center for Music Online School Partnerships program aims to increase access to high-quality music education for students who attend schools in Greater Minnesota in order to improve student interest and knowledge in music, and to improve or maintain positive school engagement and non-academic skills. The MacPhail Teaching Artists work…

The MacPhail Center for Music Online School Partnerships program aims to increase access to high-quality music education for students who attend schools in Greater Minnesota in order to improve student interest and knowledge in music, and to improve or maintain positive school engagement and non-academic skills. The MacPhail Teaching Artists work…

This article reports on a study of two contrasting secondary schools, serving the same "community" in south-west Wales; a bilingual school (Welsh and English) and an English-medium school (English only). Data were gathered using ethnographic methods, with this study focusing primarily on data elicited through "ethnographic…

The MacPhail Center for Music Online School Partnerships program aims to increase access to high-quality music education for students who attend schools in Greater Minnesota in order to improve student interest and knowledge in music, and to improve or maintain positive school engagement and non-academic skills. The MacPhail Teaching Artists work…

Describes the planning process involved in designing a new library for St. Pauls' School (New Hampshire). Student and faculty input is discussed; site selection and space considerations within the library are considered; collaboration between the librarian, the architect, and a library consultant is described; and staff planning is discussed. (LRW)

A sample of 15-year-old children in London were interviewed with regard to their vocational wishes, the reasons for these, their plans for preparatory study or training, and relevant aspects of their school experience. Considerable overlap was found between the constructs underlying occupational wishes and liking or disliking for school subjects,…

"Preparedness for the Future as an Educational Objective" is the name of a research and development project in progress at the Malmo School of Education (Sweden). The project's main tasks are to: (1) inventory previous research and activities; (2) study pupils' ideas about the future; (3) collect and analyze viewpoints from various…

Major concepts of the Health Belief Model, perceived susceptibility and perceived severity, can be applied to family planning, including the use or non-use of contraception among sexually active adolescent females. (Author/CJ)

Notes that conflict occurs often on a high school newspaper staff. Outlines six common conflicts: editors versus staff; editors versus the teacher; editors versus photographers; staff versus the principal; editors versus editors; and staff versus faculty/readers. Discusses ways of resolving these conflicts, such as collaborative revision,…

Evaluated an abstinence-only sexual activity prevention program, Stay SMART, which also aims to prevent drug use among Boys and Girls Club youths. No effects were observed for virgins. Desired effects for sexual behavior and attitudes toward sexual activity were found for nonvirgins who participated in only Stay SMART. (Author/RJM)

A survey was taken of industrial arts students, parents, teachers, and administrators in Virginia to determine how they perceived secondary industrial arts programs and objectives. Researchers administered a questionnaire to a sample of 32 middle schools and 25 senior high schools over a spectrum of urban, suburban, and rural areas. A total of 883…