Discusses how the reading profession is changing and needs to continue to change with respect to the complexity of learning; teachers taking responsibility for shaping the context in which they work; and the awareness of differences in theories presented by reading professionals. (MG)

Describes the successful teacher collaboration project at the Institute for Research on Teaching (IRT) at Michigan State University. Teachers collaborate with researchers on educational research projects. While the costs are high, the benefits are substantial to both teachers and researchers. (MD)

Teacher research has emerged in the last decade as a potential source for improving education. Teachers, who work with students daily, have a unique perspective on educational problems. Practitioner, or action, research is defined as trying out ideas in practice to increase knowledge about curriculum, teaching, and learning. Unlike traditional…

This paper examines the conflict going on within the community of English instructors concerning the value of instruction in traditional grammer and the past and present effect of certain historical processes and of the forces which shaped those processes on the techniques and methodologies of English instruction. The paper discusses the open and…