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Service Learning – Facilitating Academic Learning And Development Of Social Skills, Kathleen E. White
Service Learning – Facilitating Academic Learning And Development Of Social Skills, Kathleen E. White
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a service learning project in raising the civic responsibility, social skills, and academic skills of special education students, while meeting the needs of homeless individuals living in Callalily County, New Jersey. Service learning provided an opportunity for student growth. Students learned to be dependable, solve problems, and learned cooperation and teamwork, while increasing their academic skills.
The study involved three classrooms of special education students: one elementary class of students with behavioral disabilities, one middle school class of students with behavioral disabilities, and one high school class of students …
Teacher Mentoring: The Needs Of First Year Teachers, Susan E. Barkowski
Teacher Mentoring: The Needs Of First Year Teachers, Susan E. Barkowski
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of the study was to identify the needs of the first year teachers in one public school district for the 2001-2002 school year. The intern distributed two surveys over the course of the study. The first survey was distributed in the beginning of the school year and the second survey at the end of January. The purpose of the surveys was to determine if the needs of the first year teachers changed over the course of the school year.
All of the first year teachers in the intern's school district were identified and sent a survey asking them …