This study aims to determine pre-service preschool teachers' opinions about writing to learn mathematics and the methods they use while writing. Survey design, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 418 pre-service teachers studying in the preschool teaching undergraduate…

This study reports the results of a cultural competence self-assessment completed by students, faculty, and staff (N = 299) at a Journalism and Mass Communications School at a predominantly White public university in the Midwest, where students had been demonstrating against cultural insensitive experiences on campus. Results reveal that all…

This document reports on the findings of a baseline survey conducted at the four public higher education institutions (HEIs) in Mauritius (University of Mauritius, Open University of Mauritius, University of Technology, Mauritius, and Université des Mascareignes). It outlines the findings of a self-review of the institutional facilities related to…

This paper explores the re-envisioning of a school of social work into a School of Social Work and Social Justice. The thought experiment identifies how a school can meet its educational and social justice mission in response to the historic crises of 2020. An outgrowth of the aspirational strategic vision statement is the proposed strengthening…

The use of instructional technologies such as PowerPoint[TM] and WebCT[TM] are nearly ubiquitous in contemporary college classrooms. The literature is rich with ideas about the transformative powers of technology. What is less understood is how users perceive technology and its effects on classroom dynamics such as student attendance and…

The history and current status of honors programs at the University of Maryland, College Park, are discussed, with some reference to special recent programming for gifted students. The following historical developments are covered: honors programs at Columbia College in the early 1900s, the idea of honors as a separate upper division program at…

Thirty-six high-achieving students at San Jose State College were surveyed on the quality of the university's instruction, with the intent of compiling a monograph of the results to stimulate campus-wide student-faculty discussion of ways to improve teaching. The questionnaire is included. (MSE)

This seventh follow-up study assessed Central Missouri State University's teacher education programs by soliciting input from faculty, preservice teacher education candidates, graduates, and employers (principals). The 1995 data revealed that 59 percent of the previous year's graduating class secured full-time teaching positions in Missouri.…