Summer Tech '84 was the product of a joint venture of the College of Education of Ohio State University and the Columbus Ohio Public Schools to provide instruction on the use of microcomputers to citizens of the Columbus metropolitan area. For four weeks, 80 different 10-hour classes were offered in eight areas: introductory computer literacy,…

Data on freshmen at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are presented and compared to data of comparable institutions as part of the research of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP). The study deals with the class of 1980 (enrolled, fall 1976) and the class of 1981 (enrolled, fall 1977). The two classes of entering…

The essential goal of the Maclay On-Site Training Project is "to develop a method for training teachers who will be effective with the educationally disadvantaged." Although this final report summarizes the objectives and design of the overall project and its five components, its emphasis is on research developments related to ways of evaluating…

Studies with the Madsen Cooperation Board are described, showing differences in cooperation and competition between Polynesian and European children. Another study of Cook Islands, Samoan, and Fijian children is reported and the school's role in increasing competitive behavior discussed. Teaching changes are suggested to encourage more adaptive…

Differences in the CUES II dimensions of psychological climate found between two campuses of a multicampus community college suggest that, environmentally, multicampus colleges are as diverse from one campus to another as one institution is from another institution. (Author)

Children's (ages 8-12) interactive social responses to computers were examined. Results showed that students had not considered the social implications of using another's data. When infringements of their rights to privacy took place, students demanded penalties. Students showed preference for group problem-solving strategies. (RM)

Investigated effects of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic student-student interactions on affective processes (objectivity, open-mindedness, curiosity, and others) and attitudes toward science. Results show that students (N=960) with teachers trained in cooperative interaction patterns achieve higher affective scores. (Author/DH)

Research shows clearly that children are more likely to succeed in learning when their families actively support them. When family members read with their children, talk with their teachers, participate in school or other learning activities and help them with homework, they give children a tremendous advantage. Home work is important because it…

Web based training is utilized by many organizations, yet trainers rate this method of training comparatively low in meeting training objectives. Many trainers indicate that collaboration and communities of practice are key elements in transferring learning to improved productivity. This study examined the role of the development, maintenance and…

Two methods for promoting peer collaboration among students conducting research were examined. Student interaction was structured using either computer-mediated conferencing or the fishbowl technique. Both techniques produced similar levels of student participation. Questionnaire results indicated that the fishbowl technique was perceived as…

Summarizes a study of four southeastern inner-city high schools. In the two neighborhood schools, students were treated like children, educators were not trusted, and the curriculum was considered irrelevant. In citywide schools, these conditions were absent. Whereas the neighborhood schools embraced a philosophy of consciousness, education in…

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's (UAB) Linkage Program aims to increase the supply of health-care professionals to rural Alabama. Students attend a local community college for one year and UAB for another year. Major clinical internships are done near the students' hometowns. Seventy percent of graduates return to their home areas to…

Participants in Oakland University's collaborative action-research course between 1994 and 1997 were asked to evaluate the program. Most said the program positively influenced classroom practice at participating schools in the Bloomfield Hills School District, received needed administrative support, and had considerable motivational and…

Discussion of collaboration between institutions of higher education focuses on the use of an electronic classroom for distance education at Embry-Riddle University (Florida) in cooperation with Nova University (Florida). Highlights include use of the Internet; a description of the interactive nature of the technology; scheduling; and students'…