Although the visual arts have long been a feature of civilization courses, instructors do not always exploit their full potential. This paper presents a checklist to help teachers identify the relevant aspects of the arts for study. Its goal is to facilitate comprehensive treatment of works of art by focusing on three areas: the aesthetic dimension, the social context, and the artist’s own expe...

This paper discusses the information literacy requirements of art and design students, and how traditional approaches to information literacy education are not always appropriate for these particular students. The paper argues that different, creative, and innovative approaches to information literacy training need to be developed with the specific learning styles of this group of students in m...

The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Literacy Achievement of Secondary Students by David P. Jones MA, Marygrove College, 2004 BS, The College of New Jersey, 1992 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Education Walden University June 2013 Abstract Proficiency in language arts and communication skills is essential t...

background: this study sought the relationship between social support, mental health and demographic factors in new students of tehran university (2005-06). methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled 2916 university students. subjects were evaluated using demographic questionnaire, general health questionnaire-12 and social support scale. statistical analysis was performed by anov...

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce bicycle injuries among rural middle school students in China. A one-year cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted with seventh grade students from six middle schools in two towns in rural Chaoshan, China. The two towns were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Road safety education mat...

When critiquing the development of the English language arts curriculum in United States secondary schools, Hartwell (1985, 127) is correct in arguing that ‘much current research is not informed by an awareness of the past’. Entrenched pedagogical beliefs about language and learning have dominated English instruction for the past three centuries. This domination occurs because of our inability ...

How to teach creating musical interface or installations to students who don’t have backgrounds in electronic engineering is a longtime issue. This paper describes how it is taught at IAMAS (an institute dedicated to media arts) with the use of the newly developed environment, ‘GAINER.’ The GAINER environment consists of a reconfigurable I/O module and software libraries for common programming ...

This article shows the results of a study of the cyberbullying and cyberstalking experiences of students at a public liberal arts college. A survey was administered online to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students at the college. The prevalence rates were 10% for cyberbullying and 9% for cyberstalking, shown in the sample of 471 respondents. Traditional college students under 25 ye...