The Professional Studies Doctorate is a new 3-year administrator preparation program at Texas A&M University that blends theory, research, and clinical experiences for a select cohort of 14 practicing school leaders. The program includes intensive summer seminars, extended clinical weekend sessions, and ongoing evaluation and research…

Based on a Phoenix (Arizona) school district's experience, this article shows central office administrators how to empower individual schools without abdicating control. Administrators should first identify all influential parties, seek successful pioneers in other districts, examine research findings, allow time for change, and delegate someone…

Presents a rationale for effective group leadership grounded in John Withall's articulation of selected beliefs of John Dewey, Kurt Lewin, and Carl Rogers. Teachers and administrators need more and better preparation in collaborative inquiry. Knowledge and skills in collaborative inquiry should undergird the successful functioning of groups of…

This introduction to the special issue on reading comprehension in content areas notes the articles' emphasis on integration of research into practice, process orientation, development of metacognitive strategies, and the value of discussion. (DB)

Takes a constructive view of administrative preparation courses in Australia. Describes recent course restructuring at the University of New South Wales, showing efforts to make studies relevant, stimulating, and appealing for today's administrators. Discusses necessary review procedures and focus on instituting new program content, meeting…

Reports on a survey of the communications mechanisms used by 23 public library leaders and on their need to bridge a perceived communication gap between researchers and librarians. Five recommendations for closing the gap, based on respondent suggestions and Everett M. Roger's diffusion of innovation model, are proposed. (nine references) (KRN)

Introduces a special report on elementary science curriculum reform; articles include a primer on science reform, a look at the new wave of science teaching materials, model lessons for putting theory into practice, and a profile of one pioneering teacher who successfully changed the way science is taught in her school. (SM)

Examines resistance to cooperative learning, focusing briefly on possible poor presentations of its principles, and concentrating on ways that cooperative learning threatens the beliefs many teachers hold about individualism and the importance of competition. To make cooperative learning more readily received, some of its ideas are being diluted…

Describes guiding theory behind cognitive-behavioral interventions with youth, such as therapeutic posture, an important cognitive distinction, and specific treatment goal. On basis of review of literature, nature of cognitive functioning, treatments, and outcome of treatment studies are described and examined for aggression, anxiety, depression,…

Describes the planning of a 1992 European seminar on educational research and teacher education that was based on a successful 1991 seminar. The seminar, which involved considerable participant interaction, included case studies from 12 countries and workshops on 6 themes related to educational research and teacher education. (SM)

Examines the role of research in teacher education, emphasizing the value of internal evaluation of teacher education programs and processes. After discussing teacher role, the paper examines the significance of knowledge (including knowledge yielded by research) in relation to teacher education trends and suggests ways to involve students in…

The paper discusses preservice and inservice teacher education in Austria, noting the role of educational research, describing how educational research is well-established at Austrian universities within the different departments for educational sciences, and explaining the status of teacher educators and teachers. (SM)

The public and its political leaders seem unwilling to support unconditionally the American creed of equal educational opportunity for all. The proliferation of teen pregnancy, school violence, illegal drugs, homelessness, poverty, suicide, AIDS, and unemployment shows that youngsters' social environment has severely deteriorated since the release…

A broader conception of scholarship would include four types of scholarship: discovery, integration, application, and teaching. If this broader conception can be incorporated into graduate education and if colleges and universities will hire and reward the graduates of those programs, new faculty will be better prepared. (Author/MSE)

If educators endorse Alfie Kohn's surface message about Total Quality Management, they may miss opportunity to professionalize education. Deming's system of profound knowledge (interaction of theories of systems, knowledge, psychology, and variation) is a model for educated people grappling with life's complexities. Moreover, gaining community…