Assessment of teacher dispositions.
In the recent years, teacher quality has become a top priority of our national education policy. There is empirical evidence that suggests that teacher inputs have impact on student outcomes. It is also believed that teacher dispositions are as crucial for student achievement as a teacher's pedagogical and content...

An assessment of barriers and strategies for recruitment and retention of a diverse graduate student population.
The purpose of this exploratory qualitative investigation was to: a) describe the barriers of recruitment and retention of diverse-graduate student population at one of the predominantly white universities (PWUs) in the Midwestern US as perceived by the program coordinators and directors and b) identify successful strategies for improving the...

Modern school mathematics.
There was much enthusiasm when the phrase "Modern School Mathematics" was coined shortly after the 1958 National Defense Education Act was passed. Many federally funded study groups such as the The Greater Cleveland Mathematics Project, The School Mathematics Study Group, as well as the The University of Illinois Arithmetic...

Students' perspectives on materials posted On faculty office doors.
Undergraduates (N = 459) completed a survey in which they rated the appropriateness of various materials that might be posted on the outside of faculty office doors. Results indicated that students considered school-related items to be the most appropriate for posting on faculty doors; items of personal expression were...

Cognitive and personality factors in relation to timely completion of a college degree.
The timely completion of a higher education degree and the enhancement of academic performance are concerns of students as well as parents and college administrators. The current study assesses the impact of cognitive and affective factors as related to students completing undergraduate degree requirements as well as their cumulative...

Junior college experience and students with learning disabilities: implications for success at the four year university.
There are an increasing number of students with learning disabilities attending college. Several factors and programs have been suggested as helpful to the success of students with learning disabilities in the college setting. One of the factors which has been suggested to be helpful is attendance at a two...

Creating ripples.
Early this year author Barbara Metzler visited Sarasota as guest of the Community Foundation to discuss her book, Passionaries. I was fortunate to meet her and hear her inspirational comments. Metzler coined the word "passionaries" as an abbreviation of "passionate visionaries." In her book, she writes about 35 Americans...

Challenge to change: a nonprofit helps troubled kids stay in school.
A FLEDGLING PROJECT started in 1998 to keep suspended youth in school has blossomed into a five-school program that's helped more than 4,500 students stay our of trouble, keep up with their school work and manage their behavior issues, thanks to Jewish Family & Children's Services of Sarasota-Manatee. ...

Planning ahead can save the life of a child with epilepsy: a primer article on the necessity for a seizure emergency plan and for added awareness and education about the administration of emergency antiepileptic medication within the school environment.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What the Epilepsy Statistics Show Three million Americans have epilepsy, a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures unprovoked by any known cause. Those at risk for epilepsy include individuals with mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, stroke, major head trauma, central nervous...

Community service day: reaching out to the children of New Mexico and improving their oral health.
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] It was a hot, dry day in Albuquerque, N.M., and several buses of dental hygienists and students from across the country, including dental hygiene students from the University of New Mexico Dental Hygiene Program, were about to begin a busy Wednesday afternoon on June 18....