Investigates the relationship between differential science process treatment and the competence of preservice teachers in the performance and application of science process operations. (Author/RK)

Describes Project Design, a curriculum concept being implemented in Ontario schools, in which groups of students are given the opportunity to contribute to the selection and design of a material object or system which they subsequently construct, test, and evaluate. Project focus in on basic learning experiences which involve multidisciplinary…

With a spirit that comes from seeing people help themselves, the Community College of Vermont needs no campus, full-time faculty, or football team. (Editor)

The Second Careers program (which combines academic work, experiential learning, and group and individual counseling to assist older persons in mid-life transition who are contemplating a career change) is described. A report of a conference which was part of the program is included. (MS)

Much confusion exists about basic skill learning and the open classroom as evidenced in a recent Gallup poll. Skill teaching practices in the open classroom are solidly rooted on some fundamental tenets which are discussed along with the teacher's role in skill development procedures. (Author/RK)

Learning to juggle has become popular among corporate training programs because it shows participants how to appreciate mistakes and use "Intelligent Fast Failure" (learning quickly by daring to make a lot of simple mistakes at the beginning of a process). Big business also likes the way juggling can get executives "out of the…

Developing intercultural competence within the context of the foreign language learning experience can help students acquire the ability to understand and adapt to difference as well as the ability to be flexible and open when facing new experiences. Although commonly assumed to be dependent on an international experience or encounters with…

This study describes (a) potential mathematics education leaders' professional development experiences, awareness, beliefs, and attitudes and (b) the subsequent changes in these constructs as they participated in a leadership development program. The context of the professional development was a three-week institute and a year-long follow-up. The…

Four studies examined the relationship between students' ability and the learning processes the students engaged in when they acquired knowledge from their classroom experiences. The research was based on a model of learning processes during knowledge acquisition that identifies critical learning experiences and predicts what is learned and…

This report describes a program for improving the transfer of the learning of different techniques used in computer applications. The targeted population consisted of sophomores and juniors in a suburban high school in a middle class community. The problem was documented through teacher surveys, student surveys, anecdotal records and behavioral…

Defining moments are situations that ask us to step forward in irreversible courses of action that shape our personal or professional identities. These moments of truth happen quickly and reveal something new about ourselves that had been hidden or only partially known. In a process known as "edgework," experiential educators and…

This paper provides a snapshot of 19 diverse school settings that have committed themselves to whole-school reform to make a meaningful difference in the lives of their students. The schools in this study reflect schools across the country and represent various levels of readiness. Earlier findings in these schools indicated that "although…

This study was undertaken in order to sensitize music educators about possible directions for continued improvement of undergraduate music education programs by concentrating on the relationships between curriculum development and teacher education. (Author)

An argument for support for legislative proposals to achieve quality day care for children under age 5. Proposes programs should (1) augment, not supplant, family, (2) include parent participation, (3) be constantly monitored, (4) provide stimulation emphasizing all facets of children's growth, and (5) return greatest educational dividend for…

Describes an integrated guiding program in book form, Mathematics for the Teacher of Physics''. (DD)