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Schmidt, Peter – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
The Supreme Court's members generally are too decorous to exclaim "I told you so." But U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy stands perched on the edge of an I-told-you-so moment, thanks to the court's decision to take up a challenge to a race-conscious college-admission policy that poses some of the same questions he had accused…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Law Schools, Colleges, Higher Education
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2020
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2020, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.), that this year had to be transformed into a fully Virtual Conference as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. Modern…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2016--END 2016, taking place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 12 to 14 of June. Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Educational Quality, Academic Standards, Curriculum
Sawchuk, Stephen – Education Week, 2011
It's hard to imagine two schools superficially more different from each other than Blackstone Elementary, with its labyrinthine 1970s layout, and Orchard Gardens K-8 School, which opened in 2003, with its modern skylights and cheery primary-color accents. But they were similar in the way that matters most in young lives: Both Boston schools were…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Leadership, Instructional Leadership
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2019
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2019, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
Collins, Fiona; Hollinshead, Liz – 2000
Visiting a historic site provides a rich stimulus for all kinds of work in English. This handbook offers a range of ideas for work on site for teachers of all Key Stages. The handbook suggests activities which will deepen students' engagement and enable the potential of a visit to be explored within the context of English, and to deliver history…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Heritage Education
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Butler, Heather – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2011
Kappa Delta Pi embodies the belief that educators have a responsibility to live their lives in such a way that they serve their students to the best of their ability, giving all that they have to help the students succeed. It is a worthy ideal--one that all teachers should strive to meet. Students with special needs disabilities have been touched…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Special Needs Students, Regular and Special Education Relationship
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2018, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2017, taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 29 of April to 1 of May, 2017. Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Outcomes of Treatment
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Mathews, David – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2009
Marguerite Shaffer, director of American Studies at Miami University, is one of a surprisingly large number of faculty members who are at odds with an academic culture that isn't hospitable to their efforts to combine a public life with a scholarly career. She is concerned about what is happening in her field and about the world her two children…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Citizenship Education, Faculty, Citizen Participation
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
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Fedorenko, L.P. – Russian Education and Society, 2006
E.O. Leont'eva's article "Education from the Seamy Underside: Experience from a Pilot Survey of "Shadow" Relations in Colleges and Universities," published in the December 2004 issue of the journal "Sotsiologicheskie issledovanii," described informal practices for getting grades. The empirical base was the findings of…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Student Surveys, College Students, Foreign Countries
Stephany, Ronald J. – New Directions for Institutional Advancement, 1980
A sound method of recognition is seen as necessary for any annual giving program. The donor deserves an expression of the school's appreciation, and that recognition is part of the cultivation which will encourage a donor's continuing support. Recognition includes the thank-you process, donor reports, social events, letters, etc. (MLW)
Descriptors: Awards, Fund Raising, Higher Education, Letters (Correspondence)
Baker, John; And Others – 1996
This three-part pamphlet presents 52 ideas contributed by 19 administrators at California community colleges for boosting the morale and performance of college administrators and staff. Following a list of contributors, the first part provides 39 suggestions for acknowledging contributions and encouraging staff members, including writing short…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Community Colleges, Employee Attitudes
Martin, Gary J. – Currents, 1990
A planned giving recognition program lets donors know how much they are appreciated. The Forsyth Heritage Society at Texas A&M was formed in 1989 for donors who had their wills on file with the university. Recognition program descriptions include those at University of Miami, Amherst College, Dartmouth College, etc. (MLW)
Descriptors: Donors, Educational Finance, Endowment Funds, Fund Raising
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