Discusses potentials of situated learning in response to criticism of a previous article. Topics addressed include educational technology; education and political issues, including educational goals and literacy; learning theories; visuality and other modes of knowledge acquisition; cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of learning; and…

In attempting to "globalize" environmental education, the 30-volume series produced by UNESCO's International Environmental Education Programme has constrained discussion of environmental problems and solutions within the worldview of white, Eurocentric, English-speaking males from developed nations. The voices and perspectives of…

Although Asian American literature has usually been presented from the point of view of race, critics are beginning to take explicit account of gender positions in Asian American writing. Issues of incorporating sexuality into interpretations of Asian American literature are explored, and a bibliography of 41 works is presented. (SLD)

Examines the nature of editorial independence in the "Boston Evening Post" of prerevolutionary Boston, and the content of its weekly editions. Demonstrates that a serious and wide-ranging public debate was carried on in the newspapers in prewar Boston. Suggests that the debate's character changed over time as pivotal events and issues…

Describes the evolution of feminist critical theory from a study of individuals' roles to the study of the interplay between gender relations and the institutional contexts within which they take shape. Surveys the writing of feminist theorists covering institutions, decision-making processes, cultural symbols, and everyday practices. (DK)

Describes a computer system in which art reproductions are described and entered into a database containing 27 categories of information. Named the Visual Art Index System (VIAS), its underlying structure is influenced by contemporary models of aesthetics and art criticism. Maintains that the database and laserdisk can effect teaching methodology,…

Some critics believe Allan Bloom is wrong about many issues in "The Closing of the American Mind," which discusses failures in the contemporary university. The paper analyzes why the book is so popular, claiming Bloom is wrong about the history of the university, the sixties, race, class, and gender. (SM)

Explores the relationship of educational research to political action. Describes three areas of research in education, empirical, reflective, and creative, carried out by those who seek to understand and those who seek to change. Suggests that beyond the personal and the formal dissemination level, more attention is needed at the informal…

Presents a critique of published learner control studies that highlights problems with definitions of learner control, theoretical foundations, treatment duration, outcome measures, sample sizes, and conclusions. Recommendations are made concerning the exploration of alternative models for research focused on learner control and other aspects of…

Discusses two films ("Dos veces mujer" and "Intima raiz") of Patricia Howell. Demonstrates how thoroughly the feminist themes Howell's films weave together around motherhood are inflected by the specific Latin American and Costa Rican contexts in which she works. (RS)

Uses Kenneth Burke's writings on the negative in language to account for the rhetorical appeal of the Reagans'"just say no" rhetoric. Argues that this strategy advocates private solutions to public problems, reasserts the authority of the government to define both problems and solutions, and undermines the vitality of the public sphere.…

Provides four art portraits from various sources to help students question reality and the roles people play in society. Includes background information on the artists, historical contexts, visual analyses, and vocabulary lists. Outlines art and reading assignments for all age groups. (KM)

Introduces three Chinese-American writers who live in Hawaii: Wing Tek Lum, Darrell H. Y. Lum, and Eric Chock. Discussion and excerpts illustrate island influence on central Chinese-American themes--kinship relations, the struggle against racism, and the legacy of traditional Chinese culture in both its positive and oppressive aspects. (DM)

Argues that fragmentation of American culture has resulted in communication role reversal, making interpretation the primary task of speakers and writers and text construction the primary task of audiences. Suggests audiences must be provided with dense, truncated fragments which cue them to produce a finished discourse in their minds. (KEH)

Examines autobiographical narratives of three scientists from the wartime Los Alamos Laboratory. Finds an organizational structure manifest in ideological discourses for nuclear practice and sensemaking, permitting rationalization for working identities and labor objectives. Considers implications for the critical study of organizational…