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A collection of research on ten secondary schools in Wisconsin involved in a self-improvement oriented project regarding student performances for 1982 through 1984. School-improvement capability was defined as the ability of a school to maintain student performances that are satisfactory and to improve those that are not. All 10 schools reported favorable responses and adopted an improvement plan for 1984-85. Co-published with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
Originally published by Harper and Row in 1972, this volume provides an overview of the major exceptionalities including physical and mental handicaps, as well as the 'gifted'. Also examines public school programs and community resources which deal with these exceptionalities. An excellent resource for those entering the field of special education and for practitioners.
This book is comprised of 27 autobiographical cases written as a requirement for a clinical course on the psychology of adolescence by graduate and undergraduate students. The cases exhibit a wide variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds, social classes and religions, and highlight the conflicts that young people feel in the areas of autonomy, identity and sexual intimacy as they make their transition from the bosom of family life out into the world. Originally published in 1970 by Little, Brown and Company.
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Presents general strategies for encouraging appropriate student behaviors, such as providing structure through scheduling, creating a positive environment, being consistent, and planning for instruction.
A companion volume to Multicultural Education, also published by UPA, this handy 8 1/2" x 11" volume provides teachers, students, and government workers with up-to-date field tested competencies written by the authors for their teaching and consulting work.
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