This comment on EC 231 901 notes that institution-based and community-based residential programs for mentally retarded persons have not been proven to be programmatically equivalent; promoting large institutions as safer than smaller facilities ignores the deplorable history of abuse within institutional services; and institutions cannot assure…

Describes how ideas and activities were adapted from several sources to help first grade students develop the concepts of internalization, perception, critical thinking, and decision making through literature-based instruction. (MG)

Discussion of corporate library management focuses on a historical perspective of the current management environment in corporate libraries. The maturation of the information industry is described; library management versus information management is considered; and changes needed in professional education are suggested, including a more…

Describes the Treasure Mountain III conference that focused on how qualitative research can effectively address problems in educational settings, specifically in the library media field, and on the partnership role between researchers and practitioners. Presentations and group activities are described, and an annotated bibliography of 48 items is…

This article reconceptualizes performance as a generative metaphor for educational research based on theoretical and methodological points of contact between instructional communication and performance studies. Asking which aspects of educational experience are open to performance-centered research, it considers new research agendas. (SLD)

Responds to commentaries in this issue by Greta Fein and by Daniel Walsh and Gary King on criticisms of quantitative research. Argues that the data-driven nature of child development research has an impact not only on how research questions are answered but on what questions are asked in the first place. (MDM)

A 1984 partnership between Brigham Young University and five Utah school districts resulted in a new principal preparation program that integrates theory and practice and provides meaningful practice opportunities. The Leaders Preparation Program includes several NASSP-sponsored workshops allowing interns to experience, in a safe but challenging…

Contends that research on teaching of social studies methods courses neglects significant topics such as whether or not attitude changes are reflected in teaching methods and the relationship between methods courses and the broader teacher education program. Recommends a broader conception of research. (CFR)

This study investigated student teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning, examining how prior beliefs were affected as students progressed through their programs. Observations and interviews at three different times indicated subjects maintained their personal philosophies of teaching and learning and their original metaphor(s), though their…

A theoretical perspective on learning based on the work of L.S. Vygotsky is used in an analysis of interventions made by 15 teachers in the computer-based activities of their 50 5- to 12-year-old students. Usefulness of the perspective is evaluated, and implications for developing computer-based activities are discussed. (SLD)

Uses case studies of students to outline the theories related to cognitive development and different ways of understanding what knowledge is. Organizes four sets of concepts: (1) the construct of intelligence; (2) different ways of knowing; (3) the nature of constructivism; and (4) the active, strategic process of learning. Contains 19 references.…

Researches teachers' views on the value of officially recommended methods of "differentiation" for able pupils in primary and secondary classrooms. Concludes that teachers are more subtle in their use of the methods than official recommendations allow for, and that no single method can be applied without an understanding of context. (DSK)

Efforts to establish a sound, accessible knowledge base for the counseling profession are discussed. Walz has directed the Educational Resources Information Center-Counseling and Student Services section for the past 30 years, and has been a leading spokesperson about counseling research and development issues. Future challenges are presented.…

Three standardized measures of child and adolescent behavior for ages 12-18 are studied: (1) Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist and Teacher Report Form; (2) Behavior Assessment System for Children; (3) Social Skills Rating System. Challenges to psychologists to include the experiences of girls in the knowledge-base grounding their practice and…

Considers writing instruction in open-admissions sites as central to the historical formation and continuing practice of composition studies. Interviews compositionists at open-admissions institutions, showing how they put students' acts of reading and writing at the center of their disciplinary practice, and regard the teaching of first-year…