Author describes problems of mythical small church-related" liberal arts college. Discusses difficulties such colleges have in meeting today's changing educational demands, and problems of obtaining funding from conservative alumni, who wish schools to remain bastions of traditionalism. (JB)

Describes the recently-established New School of Behavioral Studies in Education at the University of North Dakota in terms of its impact on teacher preparation and education of inservice teachers. Bibliography. (RW)

Follow Through is a large compensatory education program that operated in scores of communities across the United States throughout the seventies. This study was conducted in an attempt to obtain a more definitive answer to whether different educational approaches actually lead to different achievement outcomes. (Authors/JN)

Presents self-assessment questions in fifteen subcategories: conducting training programs, conducting on-the-job training, training managers and supervisors how to train, applying criteria for selecting program participants, establishing and maintaining resources, using techniques (behavior modeling, role playing, simulation, laboratory training,…

Describes the use of a polyfunctional system, partially based on modular learning, in developing educational methods aimed to improve the living conditions of people in depressed areas of the world. Notes that the system should consist of series of preconstituted constant learning elements, echoing typical situations and open to adaptations…

Discussion of the scholarship of college teaching looks at its nature, its definition, and how such scholarship can lead to development and advancement of teaching. Examples of the scholarship of teaching and of institutional policies supporting it are drawn from Canadian universities. Lists of journals and conferences at which to publish and…

This article addresses three issues concerning the development of social skills in young children with special needs, especially children with severe social limitations. First, the importance of children's social skills is stressed; next, specific peer-related social skills that should receive priority in early intervention are identified; and…

Explores the idea of critically reflective teaching in general, and in particular, teacher decision-making and classroom assessment. Asserts that in community college settings-the ultimate in diverse, open-entry, mixed-ability classrooms-critical reflection on core assumptions can ground teachers in a moral, intellectual, and political vision of…

Argues that art skills can be taught, but the way that individual artists use those skills cannot be taught. Discusses how teachers in the arts require different preparation from that provided today and that new approaches are needed to teach art lovers and aspiring professionals. (KM)

Difficulty in distinguishing mildly handicapped students from low-achieving children at risk for school failure resulting from socioeconomic and other factors is resulting in an apparent overidentification of students as handicapped. Strategies for improving the education of at-risk students, such as early childhood education programs, smaller…

Recent research on effective classroom management practices is summarized. Effective practices include organizing classroom space, establishing rules, developing classroom procedures, maintaining the learning environment (e.g., matching instruction to individual needs and monitoring pupil performance), and assessing the effectiveness of management…

Argues that the consumer metaphor for the educational process is pernicious in its reduction of the teacher/student transaction to a "want-regarding" process. Suggests that viewing the teaching process as composing a paper or as a conversation offers richer notions of autonomy for students than the consumer or other educational metaphors. (25…

Provides a defense of the "consumer" metaphor for education, which holds that students are the consumers of a parcel of higher education services. Argues that consumers can play important roles in the production and delivery processes and that the metaphor can improve the educational quality and increase teacher accountability. (MAB)

A teacher at the Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind recounts his experience implementing a whole-language approach with an elementary class of students with hearing impairments. The effort, focusing on insects, utilized dialog journals, word banks, shared reading, guided reading and writing, independent reading, and theme activities. A…

This paper discusses two approaches to designing and studying integrated media applications, relating each to current theories of learning and thinking. After a discussion of the "curriculum embellishment" and "break-the-mold" approaches, alternatives to decontextualized curricula are examined in the context of new and revised goals for learning.…