Although modern technology is fundamentally altering the social and political landscape, the information network ends at the front door of most American high schools. Smokestack education, where adults dispense insight to disengaged students, leaves America ill-equipped to compete in the information-based, global economy. Educational institutions…

Since the state board adopted the Standards of Learning, Virginia high-school teachers maintain tighter schedules and more often use direct instruction instead of group activities to cover the new curriculum. A two-edged sword, the SOL has engendered an increased interest in professional collaboration. (MLH)

At an educational facility for at-risk youth, data on the use of punitive behavior management techniques was gathered before, during, and after staff training in the use of more positive approaches for responding to disruptive behavior. Discusses the shifts from reactive management of disturbing behavior to positive interactions between staff and…

Used self-reports from teachers to compare indicators of school community in three whole-school dedicated magnets and four program-within-school magnets (with partial student participation) in the Nashville Metropolitan Public Schools. Whole-school magnets were characterized by higher levels of internal and external community. (Contains 36…

Provides one account of a "messy," critical research process, drawn from a dissertation project: a study of students' and teachers' responses within three university writing courses which were focused on "The American Experience" and which fulfilled the institution's diversity requirement. Aims to achieve some degree of…

Examined child caregivers responses to children's behavior and their attributions regarding the type of behavior requiring discipline and the nature of the punishment. Found that caregivers were most concerned about aggression, not listening, and sexually related behaviors; disciplinary strategies included time-out, explanation, and redirection.…

Reports results of an evaluation of a 2-year support program for implementing adaptive teaching (individualized instruction) in Dutch elementary schools. Teachers perceived working with personal action plans and cooperating with colleagues as positive activities. Most teachers also experienced sufficient support from school leaders. (Contains 23…

Describes the characteristics of positive rules in the middle school classroom. Offers suggestions for developing and implementing such rules, and provides guidelines for disciplining students who break the rules. (JPB)

This article explains how to use instructive feedback (presenting extra information during feedback following students' responses to direct instruction) to intentionally and methodically boost students' learning. The process involves identifying information to be supplied, deciding how to present the information, using the method consistently, and…

Investigates how secondary teachers' perceptions of portfolio implementation barriers changed when teachers participated in a 1-year portfolio implementation effort. Suggests that teachers' apprehension about portfolio barriers increased slightly, but that this increase can be attributable to teachers with little portfolio experience. (SC)

Kentucky teachers (N=209) were given scenarios of students exhibiting problematic behavior to determined whether they considered the function of a behavior when determining a classroom intervention. Results found that few teachers considered the behavioral function when deciding upon an intervention. Discusses implications for school…

Surveys Ohio elementary teachers. Finds: (1) teachers of young children want support from families; (2) teachers of older students are concerned about proficiency tests; (3) technology was important to those who are in the classroom; and (4) smaller class size was the form of support that would enable them to meet their teaching challenges. (NH)

Naturally occurring aggressive and pro-social behaviour among 12 preschool children was examined in relation to teacher and peer responsiveness. A standardized real-time direct observational protocol was used in the context of a repeated measures design to measure the frequency and sequences of aggressive and pro-social behaviour of target…

Seven experienced university teachers who already required reflective journal writing from their students undertook an innovative experiment in which they made the same demand of themselves, with their own continuing professional development (CPD) in mind. Six of them received and considered confidential facilitative comments upon each journal…

This report summarizes a 3-day symposium held to explore issues surrounding child-to-child sexual behaviors among preschool children. The participants included professionals from a range of fields--education, higher education, therapy, curriculum design, and training. The first part of the symposium involved an open exchange of issues and ideas on…