Examines instructional design theories and elaborates principles about when learning is promoted, i.e., when learners are engaged in solving real-world problems, when existing knowledge is activated as a foundation for new knowledge, and when new knowledge is demonstrated to the learner, applied by the learner, and integrated into the learner's…

Explores defects in the U.S. system of higher education, particularly professional degree-granting institutions. It is suggested that the system's pivotal fault is an emphasis on an antiquated, authoritarian method of education which reflects an antidemocratic ideology, meritocracy. The case of Boston University is used to discuss these views.…

Pros and cons of the Regular Education Initiative are presented in terms of legal premises, labeling and classification, funding, effectiveness, teacher competencies, curriculum, and professional barriers. It is concluded that the initiative has achieved much and will achieve more as the debate continues, but debate should be used as a learning…

In order for schools of teacher education to prepare teachers as creative curriculum planners, students must be taught in situations that encourage creativity, and they must experience models of creative teaching. Several direct strategies for fostering creativity in the teacher education curriculum are outlined. (IAH)

This article presents six guidelines and tips on their implementation when designing practice activities on basic information for learning-disabled students, overall goals being reduction of acquisition time, increased accuracy after practice and increased automaticity. Guidelines are explained in terms of the published research from which they…

Discusses the disparities between adult education and health professions training in terms of theoretical foundations and practice. Uses adult education as a framework for the analysis of clinical teaching in the health professions. Considers the implications of the framework in terms of theory, research, and practice. (DMM)

Provides a brief summation of the historical tradition that social studies teachers share. This information fills a knowledge vacuum relative to the historical foundations that have always supported the basic purpose for the field. Points out unique contributions to the field of social studies. (KO)

Delineates the concepts of character, virtue, vice, and privation which undergird Joseph J. Schwab's 'informing vision,' as discussed in "The Practical 4: Something for Curriculum Professors to Do." States that in explicating the informing vision, the animating spirit needs to be retained. (LS)

Takes a critical look at who has the legitimate right to engage in supervision and for what valued social purpose, contending that those who are closest to the work are best qualified to form judgments about its quality and worth. Proposes an "educative" model of collaborative supervision to encourage self-awareness and self-determination among…

This review of the literature on computer-assisted instruction for students with mild disabilities identifies features of effective software, offers examples of software features that support particular instructional strategies, and outlines findings on specific instructional principles as applied to computer-assisted instructional software. (DB)

Traces development at Navajo Community College of educational models based on Navajo cultural foundations, most recently the Dine Educational Philosophy based on male/female dualist aspects of knowledge and values traditionally identified with the cardinal directions, and providing students with the means to integrate Navajo and Western knowledge…

Explores the danger and promise inherent in grounding educational reform in "professionalizing" teaching. One author offers a Marxist critique as contributing to the oppression of the working class. Another argues that professionalizing teaching misconstrues "education" and "profession" and proposes a professionalism…

Discusses the basic principles that shaped the development of Boston University's liberal arts core curriculum. Four areas are addressed: history, tradition, greatness, and relevance. Final comments examine the core experience for teacher educators and describe one professor's success at lessening time-killing human behavior in order to accomplish…

This paper introduces conductive education (CE) for rehabilitation of children with motor disabilities through development of ordered movement and coordinated function. It reviews the origin of CE, its development between 1945 and 1994, the CE method, and the new profession of CE practitioners. Recent extension of CE to education for children…

Describes the similarities in the educational philosophies of Mao Zedong and John Dewey that arise despite developing in disparate cultures. Suggests that these similarities were rooted in maternal modeling of benevolent action. Indicates that the era's social transitions and exposure to common philosophical sources caused the similarities. (38…