Discussion of technology planning in schools focuses on the total cost of ownership, a model from business that can be helpful in determining the real costs of educational technology. Highlights include learning resources; organizational impacts and management; computer network resources, including software; research and development; and spirit…

Technology enthusiasts and politicians portray the Internet in unrealistic and misleading ways that inflate its suitability for school education. The Internet is not a library, "community," or panacea for difficult problems of teaching and learning. Determining the benefits and pitfalls for education requires extensive research and evaluation of…

This article discusses the four elements to learning successful test taking: time strategies, error avoidance strategies, guessing strategies, and deductive reasoning strategies. Test tricks and gimmicks are described and a list of Web sites is provided that includes resources for identifying learning strategies and for accessing study guides. (CR)

Describes a variety of science resources on the World Wide Web that can be used to enhance the science classroom. Provides a synopsis of each of the 17 websites. (Author/MVL)

Three-year study examines the effects of school-based management (SBM) on the organizational health of 28 elementary schools in Jerusalem using 7 indicators from the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire and the Organizational Health Inventory. Finds no significant impact of SBM on the schools' organizational health, but finds…

This article describes 13 Internet sites of interest relating to the field of special education with a global perspective. These Web sites address language translation, special needs resources, special education resources in Spanish, Canadian special education resources, inclusive education in Europe, accessibility, and general education…

Reviews the development of three Web-based education resources and the potential for each to meet the needs of users. Describes the Annotated List of Education Journals, the IDEAS Portal Web Site, and the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Web Site and discusses the purpose, audience, content, funding, publicity, and structure of the sites.…

An overview of literacy education in West Africa between 1800-1959 precedes an exploration of developments occurring since its independence, focusing on such factors affecting the lack of progress in the battle against literacy as disarticulation between educational development objectives and educational systems, language policies, teaching…

When viewed as a criterion of distribution within a broader philosophical theory of the just allocation of educational resources, equalizing educational outcomes in the name of equal educational opportunity is not only coherent; it is also more conducive to a just allocation than the alternatives. (IAH)

Reports on a thesis and dissertation supervisory system that includes weekly meetings, task specification, feedback, and incentives. States that regular participants completed significantly more tasks when academic credit depended upon task completion, and that compared with a college-wide control group, a higher percentage of participants…

Provides educational resources from ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) to help teachers find the material to teach the five themes of geography. An annotated bibliography of seven ERIC documents on geographic location is provided. (LS)

Describes consortium formed by 10 long-term care providers and three universities to permit professional and paraprofessional training. Discusses these advantages to sharing educational resources: being able to repeat programs, extending subjects of in-service education, developing network of training consultants, and promoting effective…

Discussion of computer-mediated communication (CMC) focuses on an international electronic Delphi study that was conducted to predict the prevalent instructional CMC applications that will be used in colleges and universities in the near future. Resources required for support and obstacles to be overcome are discussed. (Contains 81 references.)…

Reviews a curriculum resource unit entitled "Life Expressions: West African Art in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum," produced by the museum and adaptable to any grade level. The unit depicts art in its cultural context and allows students to take in information in their preferred learning style. (MDM)

Features Internet connections related to feature stories in this issue. Gives search tips to use on Internet, lists selected Net addresses relevant to each article, and briefly discusses resources provided. Topics include funding sources for classroom projects, researching historical projects, pets at school, fire prevention month,…