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Different aspects of diversity have been explored in order to assess whether preservice teachers are being prepared to meet the needs of their diverse student population. Diversity continues to be examined in a fragmented way by looking at issues separately. It seems necessary that prior to assessing preservice teachers' competence in diversity, teacher education programs be examined in their totality to determine whether they are addressing diversity in an effective manner. This article presents a holistic approach to examining diversity in education programs and describes an initiative by a college of education to infuse diversity throughout all education courses and programs., Introduction The United States is a nation built from the richness of many cultures, languages, traditions and beliefs. This unique mixture has encouraged circumstances where awareness, tolerance and appreciation are [...]

Abstract. To evaluate the usefulness of two DIBELS subtests (Phonemic Segmentation Fluency and Nonsense Word Fluency), 107 kindergartners and 101 first-graders who had taken the DIBELS were given a writing-of-words [...]

Abstract This study aimed, firstly, to determine whether 22-day and 9-day courses at Outward Bound New Zealand (OBNZ) enhanced participants' personal and interpersonal development and, secondly, to develop a greater [...]

APPROACHES TO HIGHER EDUCATION have changed dramatically over the course of the past decade or so. Much of this change stems from the seminal work of Barr and Tagg (1995), [...]

Members of the Teenage Health Teaching Modules Evaluation Expert Work Group collaborated on this article to discuss what was learned from the evaluation, how the findings might be interpreted and [...]

Sixteen parents of seniors students at a West Tennessee High School evaluated their high school program using The Parent High School Evaluation Scale. The evaluation was conducted under the Parent Teacher Association. The average of all ratings was considerably above average, suggesting that parents were quite happy with the high school programs for their students, Findings on Evaluation The findings on evaluation clearly indicate that persons responsible for the development and implementing of programs are typically not able to perceive errors that are being made. [...]