Introduces a theme issue on learner-centered psychological principles (LCP), which undergird learner-centered teaching. Learner-centered teaching embodies the notion of learning partnerships between teachers and students. The articles address such issues as applying LCP in middle school, high school, and teacher education; postsecondary strategies…

Historical information about how teachers have taught over the past century was reviewed to determine what patterns of teacher behavior have persisted over time, despite reformers' efforts to change them. Although there were periods of change during the 1920s and the 1960s, teacher-centered instruction reasserted itself after reform efforts…

Argues for liberating factors in education (student-centered practice, open-ended discussion, and art as a subject). Describes the "Visual Thinking Strategies" teaching method, which focuses on structured but open, group discussions about diverse art objects in order to help viewers develop a rapport with art, increase aesthetic…

After acknowledging that learning and knowing are coconstructed social processes created and shared by teachers and students as learners, the paper examines mindfulness and multiculturalism as learner-centered processes. Mindfulness, multiculturalism, and learner centeredness are interdependent mindsets that encourage interplay between teacher,…

Explores the relationship between ambiguity and uncertainty on one hand, and learning and school culture on the other, suggesting that schools must become places where uncertainty, ambiguity, and inquiry are cherished parts of the culture of learning. The paper includes high school faculty and students' reflections on such experiences. (SM)

Outlines features and characteristics of science-technology-society (STS) science textbooks needed to implement an STS curriculum, noting STS science requires a fundamentally different approach to teaching science. The article refers to an STS science textbook currently being implemented in the tenth grade. (SM)