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Olson, Gary A. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1983
Reports the results of a questionnaire on student attitudes toward being referred to a writing lab and recommends that writing instructors be more sensitive to concerns of those students. (AEA)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Negative Attitudes, Questionnaires, Student Alienation
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DeVos, George A. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1980
Social degradation is related to family cohesion and peer group functions, both of which depend on cultural traditions. Research from Japan shows how a study of cognitive style and learning within the classroom must include psychocultural determinants related to social or ethnic identity and the awareness of disparaged minority status. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Influences, Ethnicity, Family Influence
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Barbara, John J. – Journal of Drug Education, 1982
Describes a training program and a specific information strategy for police promoting substance abuse prevention. Discusses training components for a successful drug abuse presentation and selection of an appropriate prevention strategy. Presents a model of types of drug information. Discusses problems with negative attitudes and use of drug…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Evaluation Methods, Information Needs
Leary, John E. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1979
The influence of television pervades American society to the extent that it seriously interferes with the development of desirable attitudes towards sexuality, nutrition, exercise, nonviolence, and general human wellness. (LH)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior, Change Agents, Conditioning
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Wynn, Cordell; Hickey, Richard S. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 1980
The authors examine various excuses offered by teachers and administrators for educational mediocrity, such as "It's not my job.""We've always done it this way." and "There's not enough money." They then suggest a systematic approach to changing these negative attitudes and improving performance. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Apathy, Attitude Change, Educational Improvement
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Breyer, Carol Ann – Community and Junior College Journal, 1979
In discussing the use of paid advertising for community college promotion, considers the resistance to advertising among administrative and legislative bodies, assesses legislative and financial restrictions, and describes some economical ways of increasing college visibility: direct mailing, public service announcements, and cooperative…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Financial Problems
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Moran, Gabriel – Religious Education, 1997
Argues for a definition of revelation as a process of speaking and listening. Using this premise, argues that revelation is a process of personal relation that cannot be exclusive to any religious group. Discusses the implications of this definition for Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths. (MJP)
Descriptors: Alienation, Beliefs, Cultural Influences, Modernism
Currents, 1997
Makes suggestions for volunteers in college fund-raising telethons who must respond to negative attitudes about making a donation. Specific situations are addressed, including unspecified objections, "I'm already giving,""I can't afford it," requests to be left alone, uncertainty, and objections because of a variety of other issues. Exact language…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Administration, Communication Skills, Donors
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Huebner, E. Scott; Mills, Lane B. – Special Services in the Schools, 1994
Examined levels of burnout and relationships between burnout and selected personality characteristics and role expectations in a sample of school psychologists employed as practitioners in school settings. Results indicated personality variables related significantly to burnout over and above demographic and work condition variables. Implications…
Descriptors: Adults, Burnout, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Characteristics
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Fennell, Reginald – Journal of College Student Development, 1990
Developed, implemented, and investigated course on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) to determine effectiveness of different teaching methods on increasing knowledge and decreasing negative attitudes toward AIDS and homosexuality. Results revealed that course participants (N=63) increased knowledge of AIDS and adopted more positive…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attitude Change, College Students, Course Content
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Opotow, Susan – Journal of Social Issues, 1990
Defines moral exclusion. Discusses the antecedents and symptoms of moral exclusion. Explores the interaction between the psychological and social factors that foster its development. Briefly discusses outcomes of moral exclusion. Introduces the articles in this issue by presenting an overview of the themes examined in this issue. (JS)
Descriptors: Conflict, Intergroup Relations, Justice, Moral Issues
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Caprio, Mario W.; And Others – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1989
Discusses a questionnaire sent to 763 Society for College Science Teaching members to identify problems of teaching nonmajors. Notes the questionnaire had a high return rate. Lists the eight major problems: post negative experiences; motivation; what to teach; abstractions; how to introduce relevance; staying power; inquiry material; and…
Descriptors: College Science, Conferences, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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Sternberg, Robert J. – Roeper Review, 1996
This article discusses signs that America has adopted a negative view of gifted children, including the undermining of the Jacob Javits Act, grade inflation, and a shift in funding and legal mandates from the gifted toward students with disabilities or low achievement. Reasons for this trend and suggestions for responsive action are discussed. (PB)
Descriptors: Anti Intellectualism, Educational Attitudes, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Salisbury, David F.; And Others – Educational Technology, 1994
Describes a plan for a professional development program in educational systems design to prepare facilitators in educational change and restructuring efforts. Highlights include roles in the change process; values and criteria for design; change strategies; emotional stages; attitudinal roadblocks; and needed competencies and skills, including…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Criteria, Educational Change, Educational Development
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Friedman, Isaac A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1995
A measure for school principal perceived burnout was developed and validated through responses of 821 Israeli principals. Under factor analysis, three factors emerged: (1) emotional, physical, and cognitive exhaustion; (2) aloofness; and (3) deprecation of teachers, students, and parents. (SLD)
Descriptors: Burnout, Factor Analysis, Fatigue (Biology), Foreign Countries
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