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1999

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Full-Text Articles in Education

Crisis Management In A Cross-Cultural Setting, Michael Smithee, William Hoffa, Patricia Burak Dec 1998

Crisis Management In A Cross-Cultural Setting, Michael Smithee, William Hoffa, Patricia Burak

Michael B. Smithee

This article reviews the elements of a crisis management plan.


Zoo, Darrell Jones, Fiona Millward Dec 1998

Zoo, Darrell Jones, Fiona Millward

Darrell Jones

Collaboration with Fiona Millward. Venue: Jacksonʼs Lane, UK


The Essential Career Guide To Becoming A Middle And High School Teacher, Robert Maloy, Irving Seidman Dec 1998

The Essential Career Guide To Becoming A Middle And High School Teacher, Robert Maloy, Irving Seidman

Robert W. Maloy

The Essential Career Guide to Becoming a Middle and High School Teacher offers a step-by-step guide to preparation, certification, and employment as a teacher. It provides guidance about issues and choices facing prospective educators, including making the decision to teach, assessing the differences between middle schools and high schools, identifying an excellent teacher education program, understanding alternative pathways to certification, taking state-mandated teacher tests, succeeding as a student teacher, and finding a first job in the profession.


Special Interest Groups And The Political Nature Of Educational Leadership, Abe Feuerstein Dec 1998

Special Interest Groups And The Political Nature Of Educational Leadership, Abe Feuerstein

Abe Feuerstein

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Student-Generated Diagrams Versus Student-Generated Summaries On Conceptual Understanding Of Spatial, Causal, And Dynamic Knowledge In Plate Tectonics, John Clement, J. Gobert Dec 1998

The Effects Of Student-Generated Diagrams Versus Student-Generated Summaries On Conceptual Understanding Of Spatial, Causal, And Dynamic Knowledge In Plate Tectonics, John Clement, J. Gobert

John J. Clement

No abstract provided.


Fear Of Flying, Darrell Jones Dec 1998

Fear Of Flying, Darrell Jones

Darrell Jones

Solo, accompanied by the music of Jimi Hendrix, explores blues music and masculinity. Venue: DAAD (Dancers of African Descent Downtown), Judson Memorial Church, New York City


Advances In Measurement In Educational Research And Assessment, Geoff Masters, John Keeves Dec 1998

Advances In Measurement In Educational Research And Assessment, Geoff Masters, John Keeves

Prof Geoff Masters AO

Over the last three decades, there have been marked developments in the field of measurement in education and psychology. "Advances in Measurement in Educational Research and Assessment" presents the developments that have occurred and puts them into perspective. It discusses the continuing challenge to improve measurement both for research and for the assessment of student performance and learning in schools, and looks at the substantial advances that are likely to continue to occur in the future. The volume specifies procedures that have been developed to cover a wide range of situations in both research and the assessment of student learning. …


Football, Meatpies, Kangaroos And Toyotas. Book 1. Social Change And The Australian People, A Study Book For Literacy And Numeracy., J Kindler, Dave Tout Dec 1998

Football, Meatpies, Kangaroos And Toyotas. Book 1. Social Change And The Australian People, A Study Book For Literacy And Numeracy., J Kindler, Dave Tout

David (Dave) Tout

A textbook for adult learners in the area of literacy and numeracy skills. This textbook looks at the social changes in Australia over the last fifty years, specifically the Australian population with topics on the increase in the population, migration, ageing population, and population density. The textbook includes integrated reading, writing and maths tasks.


If You Build It, Will They Come? [Invited], Neil Kestner, Randall W. Hall, Patrick Limbach, Leslie Butler Dec 1998

If You Build It, Will They Come? [Invited], Neil Kestner, Randall W. Hall, Patrick Limbach, Leslie Butler

Randall W. Hall

Describes how a core group of faculty built the Lucid Chemistry Web Site over four years and how students in large first and second year chemistry courses have started to use it (slowly at first, and now to near 100 percent participation in some classes). The facility has been developed for use by key administrative units (Testing and Evaluation, Computer Services). Now coming to the Lucid Chemistry Web Site are roughly one‐half of the chemistry department instructors and tenure‐track faculty. Asks whether the task of teaching needs more “builders”. Argues that more administrative involvement is needed with material creation and …


Meeting Minnesota Graduation Standards Using Dacta Logo As The Vehicle Of Instruction, Vivian Johnson Dec 1998

Meeting Minnesota Graduation Standards Using Dacta Logo As The Vehicle Of Instruction, Vivian Johnson

Vivian Johnson

Three-session workshop sponsored by Fond du Lac Tribal College, Rural High Plains Initiative, Cloquet, Minnesota.


Improving Literacy : What Works?, Geoff Masters Dec 1998

Improving Literacy : What Works?, Geoff Masters

Prof Geoff Masters AO

Provides an overview of the key observations that emerge from reviews of international research into literacy learning. Discusses alphabetics, fluency and comprehension.