Blackburn, Carolyn (2020). 'The People in the Purple Shirts': Froebelian Insights to a Singing Medicine Project in a Children's Hospital. Journal of Early Childhood Research, v18 n3 p287-305 Sep. Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel (1782-1852) yearned to promote and foster the harmonious and holistic development of young children through a combination of outdoor activities, songs and games. His Mother Songs, with games and exercises for mothers and their infants, aimed to encourage the use of senses, limbs and body to increase body awareness and promote mental activity. This article reports on a qualitative interpretive study into the role of a Singing Medicine project in a children's hospital where children on all wards are invited to participate in singing games and activities. An aim was to understand how the application of Froebelian principles can help us to understand and conceptualise children's rights and well-being in restricted environments such as a Children's Hospital. Methods included semi-structured interviews with a range of health and education professionals who support children in a children's hospital in England. In contrast to previous largely quantitative… [Direct]

Al-Hasani, Syed Mahbubul Alam; Kayode, Bakare Kazeem; Nasirudeen, Abdulwasiu Isiaq (2016). The Should Be Goal of Education: What Should Be Taught? And How Should It Be Taught?. Journal of Education and Practice, v7 n21 p138-143. The role of education is to be reflective (about what? Why? and how?) in preserving the civilization identity and human capability of a nation. This is particularly true because education is the cornerstone to building human capability and capacity that can develop a country. A well-formulated educational goal will serve as a moral compass for individuals in order to be fully aware of the reasons behind their existence. Education should lead a person to be reflective of his/her life, jettison vague norms or ideas and to chat the future on the right direction. Determining or articulating the goals of education have always been a challenge, be it present or in the past due to it multifaceted manifestation in a different aspect of society. This study provides a capsule representation of what should be the goal (s) of education by looking into arguments and opinions of past education philosophers and scholars. It is concluded that the goal of education is diverse along historically and… [PDF]

Jaffe-Notier, Tamara (2017). Dialogue. Schools: Studies in Education, v14 n1 p134-140 Spr. In this essay, the author asserts that the dialogic pedagogy of Paulo Freire provides a good description of the dynamic of authentic learning. The author narrates one short example and one long example of Freirian dialogues occurring in a public high school, giving details that describe moments of transformation. The short narrative sketches elements of a dialogic class assignment, and the relationship between the students, the assignment, and the teacher. The longer narrative explores the complexity of the relationship and the dialogue required for finding the right words in a writing conference. The author affirms the pedagogic power of truthful human relationships to transform student and teacher experiences in school, making school a place of genuine learning…. [Direct]

de Siqueira, Angela C. (2009). Higher Education Reform in Brazil: Reinforcing Marketization. Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, v7 n1 p169-191 Jun. Higher education in Brazil began based on institutions organized as isolated establishments, and mostly privately owned. Nonetheless, public institutions created as universities and developing research activities and other services became the desired ideal for higher education. The first educational institutions in Brazil were created in the sixteenth century, by a Catholic denomination, the Jesuits. Higher education in Brazil remained mostly privately owned and organized based on isolated institutes until the 1950s. With the re-establishment of democracy in Brazil, after Getulio Vargas's authoritarian government (1930-1945), and within the political environment of state intervention for development and reconstruction, there was a process of transforming private and state-owned institutions into federal institutions, and afterwards, during the 1960s, transforming them into federal universities. Thus, within the period 1954/1964, 63% of the students were attending universities and not… [PDF]

Pickett, Anna Lou; And Others (1993). A Core Curriculum & Training Program To Prepare Paraeducators To Work in Transitional Services and Supported Employment Programs. These instructional materials are designed to improve the performance of paraeducators working in transitional services and supported employment for teenagers and young adults with disabilities. The competency-based program helps participants to learn skills they can apply immediately, to accept new practices, and to increase their understanding of education issues. The modules cover: (1) roles of paraeducators working in transitional and vocational services; (2) communication and team-building skills; (3) human and legal rights of children and youth with disabilities and their families; (4) human development; (5) the instructional process (individualized education and transition plans, assessment, data collection, goals and objectives, and instructional interventions); (6) working with families; (7) appreciating diversity; and (8) emergency, health, and safety procedures. The format for the instructional modules includes: instructional objectives, equipment and resources required,… [PDF]

Pickett, Anna Lou; And Others (1993). A Core Curriculum & Training Program To Prepare Paraeducators To Work in Center & Home Based Programs for Young Children with Disabilities from Birth to Age Five. These instructional materials are designed to provide personnel developers and trainers with resources that can be used to improve the performance of paraeducators working in center-based and home visitor programs for young children with disabilities from birth to age 5. The modules cover: (1) roles of paraeducators working in inclusive environments for young children; (2) communication and team-building skills; (3) human and legal rights of children and youth with disabilities and their families; (4) human development; (5) the instructional process (individualized education and family services plans, assessment, data collection, goals and objectives, instructional interventions, and facilitating inclusion using developmentally appropriate activities); (6) working with families; (7) appreciating diversity; and (8) emergency, health, and safety procedures. The format for the instructional modules includes: instructional objectives, equipment and resources required, suggested training…

Hsiao, Shih-Wen; Ko, Ya-Chuan; Lo, Chi-Hung (2017). Interface Design Optimization by an Improved Operating Model for College Students. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, v13 n6 p2601-2625 Jun. A method was proposed in this study for assessing the interface operating efficiency of a remote control. The operating efficiency of a product interface can be determined by the proposed approach in which the related dimensions of human palms were measured. The reachable range (blue zone) and the most comfortable range (green zone) were investigated when a user used a single hand (right hand) to operate the remote controls. After that, new remote control designs were created based on the measurement results and the operating efficiency of commercially available remote controls were determined for comparison. The operating efficiency is determined by calculating the overall distance of finger movements when manipulating the buttons and the overall operation time was recorded. The subjects who joined the body measurements and performed the experiments are right-hander Asian college students between the ages of 22 and 28. After further optimization, the reachable range became more… [Direct]

Cherniak, Brett; Kopnina, Helen (2015). Cultivating a Value for Non-Human Interests through the Convergence of Animal Welfare, Animal Rights, and Deep Ecology in Environmental Education. Education Sciences, v5 n4 p363-379 Dec. While the original objective of environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) acquired an awareness of the natural world and its current plight, animal welfare (AW), animal rights (AR), and deep ecology (DE) have often been absent within EE and ESD. AW and AR focus their attention on individual animals, while the DE perspective recognizes the intrinsic value of the environment. In this article, we shall discuss how the integration of these three approaches within EE/ESD can and should be improved, with particular reference to the ethical underpinnings of educational scholarship and practice. This article will argue that these three positions are well placed to enhance the democratic practices of EE/ESD through the adoption of an inclusive pluralism that embraces representation of non-human species and recognizes their interests…. [PDF] [Direct]

Izadpanahi, Parisa; Tucker, Richard (2018). NEP (Children@School): An Instrument for Measuring Environmental Attitudes in Middle Childhood. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, v34 n1 p61-79 Mar. While there are many environmental education programs for children, few studies have used an appropriately developed scale for evaluating how such education might have on impact on children's environmental orientations. The research presented in this article adapted the NEP (New Ecological Paradigm) for Children scale to develop a new instrument for measuring children's environmental attitudes: the NEP (Children@School). The NEP (Children@School) has been developed by analysing the impact of the design of physical learning spaces on children's environmental attitudes. Factor analysis indicated that NEP (Children@School) has three dimensions: Children's Environmental Attitudes towards Human Intervention, Children's Environmental Attitudes via ESD at School, and Children's Environmental Attitudes towards Eco-Rights. We argue that NEP (Children@School) can meaningfully measure the impact of learning spaces on children's environmental attitudes. While the instrument was developed for use… [Direct]

Arensman, Bodille; van Waegeningh, Cornelie; van Wessel, Margit (2018). Twinning "Practices of Change" with "Theory of Change": Room for Emergence in Advocacy Evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, v39 n2 p221-236 Jun. Theory of change (ToC) is currently "the" approach for the evaluation and planning of international development programs. This approach is considered especially suitable for complex interventions. We question this assumption and argue that ToC's focus on cause-effect logic and intended outcomes does not do justice to the recursive nature of complex interventions such as advocacy. Supported by our work as evaluators, and specifically our case study of an advocacy program on child rights, we illustrate how advocacy evolves through recursive interactions, with outcomes that are emergent rather than predictable. We propose putting "practices of change" at the center by emphasizing human interactions, using the analytical lenses of strategies as practice and recursiveness. This provides room for emergent outcomes and implies a different use of ToC. In this article, we make a clear distinction between theoretical reality models and the real world of practices…. [Direct]

Marx, Anton K. G.; Meinhardt, J√∂rg; M√ºller, Barbara C. N.; Paulus, Markus (2018). Frontal Electroencephalogram Alpha Asymmetry Relates to Implicit Achievement Motives: A Pilot Study. Mind, Brain, and Education, v12 n2 p82-89 Jun. The achievement motive is one of the core motives of human behavior and can be divided into two motives: an approach motive (i.e., hope for success [HS]), and an avoidance motive (i.e., fear of failure [FF]). Research has demonstrated that frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry in the alpha frequency band is an important marker for differences in motivational processes. The present study investigated the relationship between resting state alpha asymmetry and the achievement motive. Resting state EEG was recorded, and implicit and explicit achievement motives, divided in HS and FF, assessed. Alpha activation asymmetries were calculated by subtracting the average left ln power from the average right ln power at frontal sites and at parietal sites as control position. Our results suggest a positive relationship between stronger left-sided activation and higher implicit HS scores; no other significant correlations where found. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed…. [Direct]

MacDonald, Greg (2016). Becoming a Scientific Observer. NAMTA Journal, v41 n3 p133-171 Sum. Greg MacDonald leaves no stone unturned as he places the complexity of second-plane observation into one coherent vision that includes the fundamentals of self-construction, the essential field of observation (freedom of work within the prepared environment), the role of the human tendencies, the construction of developmental facets, and the importance of the elementary child's weekly conference with the teacher. The article reveals an integrated worldview. He suggests that we observe for progress and avoid placing obstacles in the way of the child's true self-construction, and to do this we must be humble and non-judgmental, create with the right degree of difficulty or opportunity, see the physical evidence, and understand the psychical manifestations. The comprehensive nature of this article shows us why observation is an integrating mechanism in building an understanding of human development…. [PDF]

Humes, Brandy; Kahn, Richard (2009). Marching out from Ultima Thule: Critical Counterstories of Emancipatory Educators Working at the Intersection of Human Rights, Animal Rights, and Planetary Sustainability. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, v14 n1 p179-195. It is not altogether uncommon now to hear environmental educational theorists speak of the need to develop pedagogical methods that can work both for ecological sustainability and social justice. However, the majority of the socio-ecological turn in environmental education has failed to integrate nonhuman animal advocacy as a serious educational issue. In this essay, then, we critically inquire into the theoretical practices of these environmental educators and thereby offer the future promise of a total liberation pedagogy that works to further critical intersectional literacy on behalf of all oppressions and ecological sustainability. We then introduce and contextualize the practices of nine new paradigm educators at work in both formal and non-formal arenas. (Contains 12 notes.)… [PDF] [Direct]

Sabana, Setiawan; Saputra, Yanty Hardi (2016). Building Creativity Training: Drawing with Left Hand to Stimulate Left Brain in Children Age 5-7 Years Old. Journal of Education and Practice, v7 n2 p1-8. Researcher and professionals that started researching about brains since 1930 believe that left brain is a rational brain, which is tightly related with the IO, rational thinking, arithmetic thinking, verbal, segmental, focus, serial (linear), finding the differences, and time management, Meanwhile right brain is the part of brain that controlled emotional thinking, which is tightly related to EQ, intuitive character, spatial thinking, visual, holistic, diffuse, parallel thinking (lateral), finding the similarities and not depending on the time. Reputedly our brain dualism are the one who make human think really binary. Even though like that, both of the brains work together and support each other. Which one is more important? The left brain or the right brain? Drawing is one of the activity that can activate our right brain hemispheres, but then our education system in school is build that way, where creativity and imagination are put inside the box and only demand one right answer…. [PDF]

Eley, Brian; Fatti, Geoffrey; Galea, Sandro; Grimwood, Ashraf; Lombard, Carl; Mathews, Catherine; Shaikh, Najma (2021). Delivering an Integrated Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights and HIV Programme to High-School Adolescents in a Resource-Constrained Setting. Health Education Research, v36 n3 p349-361 Jun. Southern Africa remains the epicentre of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic with AIDS the leading cause of death amongst adolescents. Poor policy translation, inadequate programme implementation and fragmentation of services contribute to adolescents' poor access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. This study assessed an integrated, school-based SRHR and HIV programme, modelled on the South African Integrated School Health Policy in a rural, high HIV-prevalence district. A retrospective cohort study of 1260 high-school learners was undertaken to assess programme uptake, change in HIV knowledge and behaviour and the determinants of barrier-methods use at last sexual intercourse. Programme uptake increased (2%-89%; P<0.001) over a 16-month period, teenage-pregnancy rates declined (14%-3%; P<0.050) and accurate knowledge about HIV transmission through infected blood improved (78.3%-93.8%; P<0.050), a year later. Post-intervention,… [Direct]

Balu, Rekha; Condliffe, Barbara; Hennessy, Margaret (2021). Kindergarten Outreach, Application, and Enrollment: Lessons Learned from a Research-Practice Partnership with New York City's Department of Education. MDRC The New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) is the largest public school system in the country, and regularly communicates with more families in a month than many school districts do in a year. Innovations in communication or outreach efforts can influence profoundly how families engage with the district, especially innovations in outreach about school application and admissions processes. Getting this outreach right is especially important when it focuses on families' first required encounter with the school system: kindergarten application and enrollment. A research-practice partnership between MDRC and NYC DOE that began in 2017 focused on mutual learning using insights from behavioral science and human-centered design to achieve five learning goals related to the kindergarten application process: (1) Uncover potential barriers to application for parents using a systematic diagnostic process; (2) Capitalize on NYC DOE's shift to a new digital application platform to… [PDF]

Lindstr√∂m, Niclas; Samuelsson, Lars (2022). Moral Taste and Moral Education — An Interview Study. Athens Journal of Education, v9 n3 p365-375 Aug. In recent research on moral psychology, the human consciousness has been compared to a tongue, with different taste buds, which together can cause a variety of sensations. According to this theory, people in general have a preparedness to react to situations, which can provide opportunities or pose threats in a social context. Moral psychologist, Jonathan Haidt, has described these receptors as pairs, for example: care/harm, fairness/cheating, loyalty/ betrayal, authority/subversion and sanctity/degradation. Which of these foundations the individual develops a taste for depends, largely, on the social and cultural context. Hence, the choices teachers make of which issues to address and in what way can contribute to a learning environment that influences their pupils' moral outlook. The purpose of this study is to investigate which of these moral intuitions or taste preferences that teachers want to endorse and cultivate in their pedagogical practices. Against this background, a… [PDF]

Hassel, Bryan C.; Hassel, Emily Ayscue (2010). Teacher Effectiveness. Race to the Top: Accelerating College and Career Readiness in States. Achieve, Inc. To make dramatic improvements in all students' preparation for college and careers, states need thoughtful, intentional human capital strategies that get the right teachers in the right places in the right subjects. The need is especially acute in states that have or plan to adopt college- and career-ready academic standards and graduation requirements: they will need highly effective teachers–particularly in upper-level mathematics and science courses–capable of teaching rigorous content to all students. State policymakers are well aware that the quality of teaching is the most critical school-based factor contributing to student learning, especially for low-income and minority students. The Race to the Top criteria accordingly encourage states to adopt policies to measure the effectiveness of individual teachers and leaders use those measures to inform a range of human capital systems and decisions, ensure an equitable distribution of effective teachers and leaders, and provide… [PDF]

Donkor, Felix Kwabena; Hosseinzadeh, Saeed; Mazumder, Ram Krishna; Roy, Someshwar (2020). A User-Centric Design Approach to Understand International Education in the Contemporary World: Motivations and Gender Preferences for Studying in Europe. Journal of Research in International Education, v19 n1 p54-68 Apr. Education holds promise as a vehicle for sustainable global development and human capacity development, as reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations. International education has become a prominent feature in contemporary times on the educational landscape as students become increasingly mobile in pursuit of their right to education. This study investigates the key factors that motivate international students to undertake better quality education at higher education (university) level, particularly in Europe, and the underlying gender preferences for study destinations within the framework of push-pull factors. The study collected responses of 288 individuals from 84 countries who had undertaken some form of education in Europe through the European Commission-funded Erasmus Mundus (EM) Scholarship. Responses were collected through an online platform, Survey Monkey. Outcomes of the study revealed that Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Netherlands, and… [Direct]

Marchand, Genevi√®ve; Sanford, Paul (2017). Values, Obstacles, and Needs of Campus Outdoor Programs to Serve Local Underserved Communities. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, v9 n1 p10-14. Although participation in outdoor recreation activities is a right and is essential for the health of individuals and their communities, not all communities have access to outdoor recreation opportunities. Fortunately, many successful outdoor programs at colleges and universities are already in place around the country. These programs have the potential to extend services outside the campus and reach underserved communities. In this research note, we report the findings of focus groups held at the 2015 Association for Outdoor Recreation and Education Annual Conference with administrators of outdoor programs. Challenges, benefits, and needs were identified in extending services, including administrative limitations, human resources issues, and logistical constraints. Potential solutions include reprioritization if programs are to reach out to local underserved communities… [Direct]

Aisyahrani, Asa Ismia Bunga; Dewi, Maya Kusuma; Handayani, Lina; Muhtar, Mastura (2020). A Concept of Materialism and Well-Being. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, v9 n1 p62-68 Mar. Materialism is related to financial individuals who judge all things need material. The nature of people like this exist in today's era, which assesses a success comes from the acquisition of wealth, social status and welfare of life. Although this is contrary to moral life, there are still many people who pursue it. Internal and external factors exist in human life related to the existence of materialism. Self satisfaction and individual life goals are internal factors that exist within the individual. Materialistic people will feel satisfied through acquisition of possessions, financial success, attaining status and having the right image. This perception is negatively correlated with well-being, even so they believe that their life goals will be achieved through materialism. Environmental, social and social media influences that are external factors in an individual can provide a tendency to influence one's behavior. The recognition of social status based on wealth will have an… [PDF]

Tikly, Leon (2016). Language-in-Education Policy in Low-Income, Postcolonial Contexts: Towards a Social Justice Approach. Comparative Education, v52 n3 p408-425. The article considers how language-in-education policy in low-income, postcolonial countries may be better understood from a social justice perspective and some of the implications for policy, practice and research that arise from this. The article starts with a critical overview of the two dominant approaches towards conceptualising language-in-education policy, namely the instrumental and rights-based approaches. The article then sets out a social justice approach that builds critically on a rights-based perspective. Key features of the approach include considering language-in-education as a capability that has the potential to contribute to human well-being and to social justice and understanding the pedagogical, institutional and wider social barriers to achieving linguistic social justice in education and means for overcoming these barriers. Based on this understanding the article then sets out a research agenda that can assist in realising linguistic social justice in education… [Direct]

Collado-Ruano, Javier; Madro√±ero-Morillo, Mario; √Ålvarez-Gonz√°lez, Freddy (2019). Training Transdisciplinary Educators: Intercultural Learning and Regenerative Practices in Ecuador. Studies in Philosophy and Education, v38 n2 p177-194 Mar. The main goal of this article is to explain the transdisciplinary training model developed at the National University of Education (UNAE) in Ecuador, based on the ancestral worldviews of "Buen Vivir" (Good Living). "Good Living" is a philosophical and political concept of the Kichwa indigenous peoples in the Andean Region, where human beings are interconnected with planet Earth and the whole cosmos. In 2008, Ecuador became the first country in the world to recognize the Rights of Nature in its Constitution, in order to face climate change and to restore the ecological footprint. This article first unifies scientific knowledge with ancestral wisdom, creating an inter-epistemological dialogue using a transdisciplinary approach. Second, the article explores the epistemological notions of transdisciplinary education: self-training, hetero-training, eco-training, and onto-training. Third, the article argues that as a result, Educational Sciences of Good Living emerged… [Direct]

Beadle-Brown, Julie; Bigby, Christine (2018). Improving Quality of Life Outcomes in Supported Accommodation for People with Intellectual Disability: What Makes a Difference?. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v31 n2 pe182-e200 Mar. Background: The quality of life (QOL) of people with intellectual disability living in supported accommodation services is variable, influenced by many possible factors. Various frameworks have attempted to identify these factors without assigning value, direction of influence or relative impact on outcomes. Methods: A realist review of the literature aimed to expose different propositions about variables influencing QOL outcomes and review the strength of supporting evidence for these, to identify their relative influence. Evidence was reviewed for and against each of five clusters. Results: Evidence was strongest for the presence of staff practices (use of Active Support), front-line management practice (use of practice leadership), culture (enabling and motivating), human resources policies and practice (that support front-line leaders and recruitment of staff with the right values), adequate resources, and small, dispersed and homelike settings. Conclusions: The evidence informs… [Direct]

Long, Fiachra (2017). Transhuman Education? Sloterdijk's Reading of Heidegger's "Letter on Humanism". Journal of Philosophy of Education, v51 n1 p177-192 Feb. Peter Sloterdijk presented a reading of Heidegger's "Letter on Humanism" at a conference held at Elmau in 1999. Reinterpreting the meaning of humanism in the light of Heidegger's "Letter," Sloterdijk focused his presentation on the need to redefine education as a form of genetic "taming" and proposed what seemed to be support for positive eugenics. Although Sloterdijk claimed that he only wanted to open a debate on the issue, he could not have been surprised at the level of opposition this suggestion aroused. In the weeks following, he blamed Habermas for raising this opposition and for refusing to engage with him openly. Although Luis Arenas has chronicled the aftermath of Sloterdijk's paper, it may be of interest to educators to examine how Heidegger's text is presented. What is this new humanism? If Heidegger's new humanism was based on a mystical attitude towards Being, so Sloterdijk's new humanism was to be based on the materialist principles of a… [Direct]

Sewell, John W.; And Others (1980). The United States and World Development: Agenda 1980. This publication examines global problems facing the United States and offers a specific short-term program of action to deal with some of the problems. There are three major parts. Part I describes political and economic developments in both rich and poor countries and comments on the recent record of the United States in its relationships with the Third World. To its credit, the United States has focused on certain issues of concern to developing countries and has produced some highly positive results. Examples include the Panama Canal Treaty, American efforts to reach peaceful settlements to conflicts in the Middle East and Southern Africa, and the strong emphasis on human political rights. But in areas such as trade liberalization, commodities, developing finance, energy policy and food policy, the U.S. record has not been as positive. Part II explores in some detail the major common challenges that face both developed and developing nations during the 1980s and beyond. These…

Cheng, Meng-Tzu; Hsu, Mei-En; Huang, Wei-Yu (2020). Does Emotion Matter? An Investigation into the Relationship between Emotions and Science Learning Outcomes in a Game-Based Learning Environment. British Journal of Educational Technology, v51 n6 p2233-2251 Nov. Game-based learning environments typically elicit a variety of emotions; however, the influence of emotions on game-based learning is basically underemphasized. This study sought to investigate how emotions are related to science learning in a gaming context. "Humunology," an educational game for learning about the human immune system, was used, and 112 seventh graders aged 12-13 years old took part. The results indicated that learning through playing "Humunology" was effective and that the long-term effect of this approach on learning retention was promising in comparison to traditional web-based instruction. A cluster analysis by the K-means algorithm categorized the students who learned through playing "Humunology" into two core groups. Students in cluster 1 experienced substantial levels of both positive and negative emotions while learning through playing "Humunology," whereas the students in cluster 2 experienced primarily positive… [Direct]

Hill, Kathryn; Mirakhur, Zitsi; Pavlakis, Alexandra E.; Richards, Meredith P.; Roberts, J. Kessa (2020). Identifying and Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness. Brief No. 5. EdResearch for Recovery Project This brief is one in a series aimed at providing K-12 education decision makers and advocates with an evidence base to ground discussions about how to best serve students during and following the novel coronavirus pandemic. Homelessness is not a uniform experience. Even before the pandemic, student homelessness was increasing, and many schools were struggling to respond. Students experiencing homelessness may be particularly vulnerable to health-, wellbeing-, and education-related adversity brought on or exacerbated by the pandemic. To successfully implement the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, schools should prioritize proactive identification and consider fostering an environment that frames policy supports as rights for students. Collaborations and data sharing with community providers can improve identification of students experiencing homelessness and ease access to resources and supports for families. Regular communication to build relationships with student-identified… [PDF]

Anthony, Taiwanna D.; Herrington, David E.; Kritsonis, William Allan (2007). How to Implement the \Ways of Knowing through the Realms of Meaning\ in Human Resource Management-Ten Recommendations: National Impact. Online Submission, The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research Spr. Human resource management system should be able to convert input, such as skills, abilities, motivation, potential, working time and vacancies, into output to produce improved skills, increased motivation, reduced absenteeism, reduced labor turnover, reduced accident rates, increased effectiveness and suitability-filled vacancies. In order to be successful in today's organizational strategies is paramount. In the knowledge era the quality and not the quaint of the intellectual capital of ones company will establish future success or failure. Getting the right people and or managers to become human supporters is a necessity. The right people and or managers can make or back the success of an organization or school district. By implementing the ways of knowing through the realms of meaning, by being an Omni person–which means all knowing–the Omni leader must engross their knowledge base with the six components of the realms of meaning. They are Symbolics, Empirics, Esthetics,… [PDF]

Roessler, Richard T. (1982). The Role of the Independent Living Counselor. This publication addresses the advocacy, counseling, and case management skills needed by the independent living counselor and includes a case management tool which underscores the importance of needs assessment, goal setting, and program monitoring. Based on a review of pertinent literature, the booklet contains five sections. The first secion details the independent living philosophy. This section is followed by sections describing the human and legal rights of handicapped persons and the communications skills needed by counselors. The fourth, and major, section of the publication explains case management skills needed by the counselor. According to this section, the counselor must be a case finder; needs analyst; service arranger, provider, and coordinator; goal attainment specialist; and support system designer. A case management form for independent living counseling is provided. The final section of the publication contains conclusions about the counselor role derived from the…