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Mintz, Jerry – SKOLE: The Journal of Alternative Education, 1997
A consultant discusses his experience in assisting teachers and students to develop a democratic approach to education at a new school for high-risk American Indian students in northern Michigan. Strategies included appointing students to the school board, holding weekly student meetings, and creating a judicial committee to review student…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Change Agents, Change Strategies
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Beaman, Ronda – Innovative Higher Education, 1998
Argues that prevailing assessment methods in higher education confuse the adult learner, fail to place the instructor in a facilitative mode, and hamper attempts at learner empowerment. Descriptions of more appropriate evaluative methods are offered, including instructor, peer, and self-evaluation, accompanied by student responses to these…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Alternative Assessment, Andragogy
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Davidson, Lee – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2001
Participant observation and in-depth interviews explored how 10 New Zealand male secondary students, aged 17-19, made meaning from their outdoor educational experiences. Qualitative methodology was indispensable in revealing how learning through adventure not only improved self-concept (a conventional assessment), but also contributed to…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, High School Seniors
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Badham, Bill – Children & Society, 2004
Virtually every Government programme for children and every Government Department in the UK is expected to involve children and young people in its policy development and service delivery (Children and Young People's Unit, 2001). It is the new orthodoxy. Yet, hard questions are often avoided when reciting the mantra of participation. Why bother?…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Public Policy
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Elmesky, Rowhea – School Science & Mathematics, 2005
Those who are most marginalized, both culturally and economically, in society are concentrated in the nation's largest urban centers and have the least opportunities to be successful in school science or to pursue higher education and career trajectories in science, mathematics, or engineering. This article shares the results of a study in which…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Urban Schools, Physics, Science Instruction
Rogan, Robert Patrick – Online Submission, 2006
Democratic education is a learning approach that encourages and respects the voices of students. Unfortunately, much of the research on student empowerment and democratic education utilizes antiquated techniques that are researcher driven and disempowering to the objects of their study, the children. The current research incorporated a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Research Design, Student Empowerment, Projective Measures
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Negroni-Rodriguez, Lirio K.; Dicks, Barbara A.; Morales, Julio – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2006
This paper presents a model for advising Latino/a students in graduate social work programs. The model is based on ecological-systemic and empowerment theory and ascribes to the social work values and cultural competence standards proposed by the National Association of Social Workers. It has been developed within an institution that has sought…
Descriptors: Mentors, Minority Groups, Social Work, Hispanic American Students
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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
In this article, the author identifies and answers questions related to legal issues of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in comparison with Section 504 or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the NCLB. The author's answers to several questions concerning legal issues of IDEA are presented.
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Penha, James; Azrak, John – 1975
This book describes "The Learning Community," a minischool that was founded in 1972 by five teachers as an alternative program within a large urban high school in Astoria, New York. The Learning Community included 150 high school juniors and seniors and 6 teachers. The book overviews the development of the minischool, beginning with the…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy
Bertrand, John E., Ed.; Stice, Carole F., Ed. – 1995
Many young students are not finishing high school and even fewer are entering college. This book demonstrates how some teachers have created classrooms that work for children at risk. They use an integrated, inquiry-driven curriculum to create holistic, language- and literature-based classrooms. Chapter 1 describes the nature of being at risk for…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Valentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed.; Vreeland, Diane – Beyond Basic Skills: Innovative Teaching Materials for Georgia's Teachers of Adults, 1998
This document, which was developed to assist individuals working in publicly sponsored literacy programs in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies designed to help teachers empower their students of adult literacy, adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English as a second language. Detailed guidelines…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Advertising
Hiemstra, Roger; Sisco, Burton – 1990
A comprehensive how-to guide is presented to help in developing individualized instruction for adult learners. The guide provides information on planning, organizing, and implementing an effective personalized process for instructing adults to help them achieve their full learning potential. The monograph is divided into three parts: Part 1,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Sargent, John; Farley, Ashley – Online Submission, 2005
The purpose of this study was to discover ways in which a music educator can incorporate students with special needs in a music classroom. Music educators seek ways to manage and incorporate these students in the classroom environment. The research question guiding this action research study was: how are students with special needs incorporated in…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Classroom Environment, Music Teachers, Action Research
Miller-Whitehead, Marie; Abbott, Gypsy – 2001
The efficacy and outcomes of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutrition Education Training (NET) project designed to increase awareness of health risk and wellness factors for grade 9 students were studied. This paper comments on results from a survey of 125 ninth graders about the NET curriculum and results from a study of program impact on…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Community Attitudes, Community Change, Curriculum
Tierney, William G. – 1992
American Indian students are among the most underrepresented groups in academe, and few of those who enter college finish. This book attempts to provide greater understanding of Native American experiences in higher education through analysis based on critical theory, focusing particularly on the recruitment and retention of Native Americans by…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, American Indian Education, College Students, Colleges
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