This paper proposes that new design discourses are necessary if interactive learning resources are to effectively combine the skills of all members of the development team. As educational products take shape, there are numerous discourses between members of the team that lead to the development of an effective interactive resource. This paper…

Why are some students not willing to tell adults about a possibly violent situation in their school? In this study, 1,100 students in the Mid-South were surveyed on their knowledge of, and willingness to tell about, a possibly violent situation, their involvement in behaviors that are related to school violence, and their school's climate. About…

This paper offers a synthesis of the existing research on school-based mediation or conflict-resolution programs. Studies of programs in the following six areas are described: Poughkeepsie, New York; New Mexico; Colorado Springs, Colorado; New York City; Chatham County, North Carolina; and Greenfield, Massachusetts. The following elements of each…

This is a report on a conference on "Students and Politics" held at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan from March 27-31, 1967. The purpose of the conference was to bring together scholars from various counstries who have been doing research on the nature and causal background of university student participation in politics. Some 36 papers…

This study reports the views of deans of students with regard to organized student protest in 1967-68, considering (1) specific issues, (2) number of institutions involved, and (3) proportion of students involved. Questionnaires were returned by 86% of the 1,000 accredited four-year colleges contacted. The single issue (of the 27 issues in the…

Seven models of elementary, secondary, and college level programs which use students as aides to counselors and teachers are presented. The programs selected emphasize the effectiveness of student-to-student programs which focus upon academic, social, or personal adjustment problems under the supervision of a trained adult. Action possibilities…

Notes that the black student movement reached a high point in the 1960s and early 1970s. However, due to repression of the black movement in general and ideological division and confusion, the student movement is on the decline in the late 1970s. (Author/AM)

A review of research on student perceptions of their schools and classrooms is presented. Six categories of student perceptions are investigated, and ways in which student views may be collected and utilized are suggested. (MJB)

Written by 10 middle school students, this booklet provides information needed to become a youth consultant in the service learning field. Section 1 provides a job description of a youth consultant. It lists duties of a youth consultant at school and locally, statewide, or nationally. Section 2 sets forth the selection criteria for youth…

A descriptive analysis of today's students, reflecting them as serious minded, independent, responsive young adults, who will be responsible for the survival of this world and this country. (JB)

Speech presented at the Canadian Student Affairs Association, 1970. (CJ)

Explores the consequences of permitting more flexibility and choice in student grading in economics. College students were given the opportunity to choose the type of assessment mode they preferred for 50 percent of their grade. They were also asked to indicate their own level of skills in several areas. (RM)

Urges young people to concentrate on building new bridges of hope and renewal to the 21st century, noting the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. Encourages youths to challenge their peers to prepare for the new century by striving to change social inequalities and reaching across artificial barriers to ensure that each member of society shares fully…

In this article I discuss the emergence of practices of "hearing" in the midst of English language learning activities. I focus on listening activities during oral English lessons at two public high schools in Tokyo, Japan. One setting is a liberal arts high school. The other is a technical high school where students are trained in…

On the premise that outreach and recruitment need to be seen as concomitants of quality education, the author suggests that both internal and external benefits can be derived from utilizing the natural constituencies of the institution--faculty, students, and alumni--before turning to private consulting agencies in business to recruit students.…