Reviews the rationale for and programmatic structure of two experimental language awareness programs and discusses some of the ethical issues requiring consideration in the implementation of such programs. These ethical considerations include the ethics of persuasion and need, the ethics of representation, the ethics of socio-educational change,…

Examines the New Colleague Program, a mentoring program for new librarians started in 1993 at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Discusses program implementation; a 1995 survey of new and senior colleagues who participated; and institutional, supervisory, and volunteer senior colleague roles. Includes the checklist for senior colleagues and the…

Describes the IDEA project at California Polytechnic State University, a partnership between the university and 17 other organizations that led to the development of a graduate student course delivered over the World Wide Web on manufacturing strategy. A feasibility study, course implementation, and marketing are discussed. (LRW)

State, federal, and corporate grants enabled Georgian Court College (New Jersey) to connect to the Internet, establish a multimedia lab, and purchase equipment for interactive distance learning. Describes the implementation of new programs utilizing Internet technology and highlights sample Internet projects in social work, education, aquatic and…

This discussion of intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) focuses on a description of C-Tutor, a knowledge-based ITS for novice C programmers. The program analyzer, which is a compound of a reverse engineering system and a didactic system, is explained, and implementation and evaluation is discussed. (LRW)

Examines efforts at San Diego State University to develop preservice education courses in teaching with technology. Discusses failures and successes of particular courses, and describes the educational theory underlying those efforts. Suggests that a combination of learning strategies based on a combination of behaviorist, cognitivist, and…

Suggests that the competitive economy of education has led to particular ways of implementing family literacy and a view of families as education consumers rather than users. Notes literacy education thus is used for reproduction of school-based literacy usage and cultural norms. (SK)

As part of national evaluation of Eisenhower Professional Development Program, examines management and implementation strategies contributing to high-quality inservice teacher professional development in mathematics and science. Finds higher quality professional development is related to management and implementation strategies such as continuous…

Provides a brief overview of some of the literature available to school counselors on the topics of ethnic and gender differences, methods, risk factors, precipitants of acts of self-harm, myths, and the profile of a potentially suicidal adolescent. Follows with a description of best practices for creating and implementing prevention, crisis…

A New York camp's character education program is described. Implementing the program involves choosing which values to teach, making staff and campers aware of the program's importance, deciding where to teach the values, choosing and coaching the attributes that reflect each value, debriefing after activities, and keeping campers and staff…

Describes the implementation of an interdisciplinary instructional model with children's literature as the organizing center. Indicates that teachers in Taiwan are interested in using children's literature to support interdisciplinary instruction, and that a website can provide helpful teaching resources. Notes that these teachers have a positive…

Project Confirm aims to address the problem of foster children ending up in detention because of police and probation officers' difficulty in locating guardians to appear on behalf of arrested children. Project Confirm locates juveniles' caseworkers and informs them of their legal responsibilities. The program reached most of its implementation…

Presents results from a study of four second- and third-grade students with reading disabilities who received reading instruction using "Reading Mastery II" or "Fast Cycle." Provides data on words read per minute and number of errors on reading checkouts. Suggests that the lessons provided the structure needed for students to make consistent…

Discusses the importance of the fourth cycle of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS; National Center for Education Statistics) and the data it offers about: (1) teacher supply and demand; (2) teacher and administrator preparation and qualifications; (3) schools as places for work and learning; and (4) implementation of school programs and…

A literature review identified characteristics of transition programs that were described in 33 refereed journal articles between 1986-1999. Results confirm that students with more severe learning and behavioral difficulties receive inadequate transition services; programs emphasize employment competencies over living skills; and there are few…