Outlines the efforts of the Department of General Practice to develop a clear educational philosophy on which to build its curriculum. Also illustrates the application of this philosophy in developing a community-based early clinical contact course for first-year students. The philosophy was constructed from the basis of whole-person medicine and…

Addresses the question of how to infuse an artistic aesthetic into classroom music performance. Recommends using material that offers students an aesthetic opportunity yet remains within their intellectual and artistic grasp. Discusses types of compositions that meet these requirements and suggests some creative rehearsal techniques. (MJP)

Looks at the historical roots of the student affairs profession for insight about the value of community. Examines different conceptualizations, institutional evidence, and artifacts of community. Describes ways in which community can be fostered within the college environment through the use of diversity, faculty, and professional work. (RJM)

Addresses inconsistencies in the identification and assessment of Native American Indian and Alaska Native gifted and talented youths. Offers suggestions to ensure a more humanistic and ethnic- appropriate method for the delivery of services to this population. Argues that the current system fails to identify gifted Native students. (RJM)

A historical overview of Aboriginal education in the Maritime Provinces of Canada reveals that an Aboriginal form of literacy that existed before European contact met all the requirements of a valid literacy and is worthy of respect. Teachers' understanding and valuing of Aboriginal literacy would transform Aboriginal education. (Contains 26…

Responds to Charles Fowler's article, "Arts Education and the NEA: Does the National Science Foundation Point the Way?" Recommends that the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) work together to promote intellectual values in schooling. Suggests that the NEA follow the NSF in its commitment to…

Discusses the replacement of the traditional form of Israeli education based on a charismatic school movement and the combination of education and work with policies stressing technical expertise and modern individualism. Contends that the current educational policies of modernization oppose the cultural orientations of Jewish immigrants from…

Highlights the main features of John Dewey's educational thought. Lists 15 fundamental statements concerning Dewey's philosophy. Discusses his definition of democracy, his thoughts on the schools' responsibility for the improvement of thinking, and his stand on subject matter as organized knowledge. (KO)

Reviews "Look to the Mountain: An Ecology of Indigenous Education," a book that provides a philosophic basis for American Indian education that stresses culture, spirituality, environmental education, and the importance of "visioning" or looking to the future. Includes an outline for an indigenous science curriculum. (LP)

A study of 14 experienced high school physical education teachers' views of and rationales for effective teaching used critical incidents, the Q-sort technique, and informal interviews. Analysis found that most teachers defined effective teaching as a hierarchy of pedagogical practices in which organization, management, discipline, and control…

Five steps designed to take anxiety out of statistics for social work students are outlined. First, statistics anxiety is identified as an educational problem. Second, instructional objectives and procedures to achieve them are presented and methods and tools for evaluating the course are explored. Strategies for, and obstacles to, making…

This article discusses instructional strategies likely to be effective with culturally and linguistically diverse students regardless of placement. It addresses assessment and misclassification; overreferral or underreferral; differing approaches to second language instruction; and the importance of transfer between languages, opportunities for…

The principles of supplementary instruction (SI), a college-level student academic assistance program that increases academic performance and retention in traditionally difficult courses, are examined. Several aspects are discussed, including the role of proactive assistance, staffing, institutional awareness and support, and traditional and…

The Danish education system has been characterized by democratic values, individual choice of education and institution, emphasis on general education, and teachers' freedom of teaching method. But these characteristics are being undermined by European unity and neoliberalist policies that see education as an element in the market economy.…

John Goodlad, professor of education and director of the Center for Educational Renewal at the University of Washington, discusses needed changes in teacher education including involving teachers in schools of arts and sciences, schools of education, and school districts. Includes 19 postulates addressing the simultaneous renewal of schools and…