This study examined the development of imitation under naturalistic conditions. Participating were 320 parents, who provided diary records of imitation by their 12-, 15-, and 18-month-old infants over a 7-day period. Approximately half of the infants were first-borns and half had older siblings. The findings indicated that infants of all ages…

If used properly, logs heighten the awareness of personal and group dynamics and smooth the flow of communication. (Author)

The personal student journal is a little-used technique that holds special promise for instructors working in diverse educational settings. Journals can be used as an instructional tool for students, as a means for nurturing self-directed learning, and as a bridge to personal growth. (PP)

Presents examples from student logs to show how students express their thoughts in writing. Suggests that teachers combine student logs and classroom discussion as a means of gauging students' growth and awareness of subject matter. Examples are from a community service course and describe experiences in a nursing home and at a school for retarded…

Having members write in a log about their feelings and observations of group sessions can be a powerful adjunctive tool. Uses of the log with suggestions for leaders are explored. (Author)

An anecdotal account by a Queens (New York) school principal about serving homeless students and their families during the 1988-89 school year. (MLF)

Diaries kept by four teachers working on the same language program revealed themes about individuals, the whole group, methodology, and teacher roles. Two main diary styles and metacomments on this activity were revealed. Diary writing for classroom research and personal-professional development is discussed. (Contains 12 references.) (JP)

Presents 20 suggestions on how to keep students interested in their classroom learning logs and to make the logs an effective classroom tool. The list notes different approaches students can take when writing about what they have learned. (SM)

Suggests using primary sources such as diaries and folk songs in history instruction to broaden the textbook portrayal of history. Recommends the establishment of centers throughout the United States with access to library resources. Identifies some existing centers. Includes an appendix on folk songs and history in the classroom. (SG)

This study analyzed data from a diary study of a child's lexical development. Correct forms and errors in the use of the plural morpheme were recorded from 18 to 30 months. Morphology was acquired before syntax, and there was evidence for a syntactic definition of noun by the age of 20 months. (BC)

Describes the piloting of diaries to record self-assessments of teaching-practice lessons for trainees for the Royal Society of Arts Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFLA). An analysis of these training logs suggests they are instrumental in the development of personal theories of learning and teaching. (15…

A study was conducted on the use of diaries in intensive, short-term inservice courses to formalize participant response to teaching input from the dual perspective of pedagogy and evaluation. The paper examines practical implications of introducing and adapting diaries as a formal component of INSET. (SM)

Two English-as-a-Second/Foreign-language (ESL) teachers describe their experiences using journals of their teaching experiences. They share what they learned about their own classroom practices by keeping teaching diaries and explain how they made the entries in the journals while teaching full time. (Author/VWL) (Author/VWL)

Presents a diary of one month spent by a professional-track professor as an adjunct. Discusses the large salary decrease, the turmoil of job insecurity, and the "invisibility" of adjunct faculty. Asserts that although faculty should feel bound together by the work they have chosen, the class rift between tenure-track and adjunct faculty has…

Focuses on the struggle of American psychologists with the question of objectivity and the observer's role, notes Titchener's description of the dangers of subjectivity in observation, and describes the phenomenological approach to observation. Discusses the awareness of baby diarists of the potential problems with the method related to its…