It can be difficult for school psychologists to become involved in research within their day-to-day role. This article details real world research undertaken in a single high school to identify and address mechanisms which were contributing to boys' literacy underachievement. In an attempt to promote reading engagement and motivation amongst high…

Classroom research has largely focused on an "instructional discourse" in local classroom contexts where teachers and students interact about subject knowledge. Few studies have been conducted, however, to examine "regulative discourse", which is the precondition for the transmission of subject knowledge. In this article,…

The authors discuss depression in African American women from a sociocultural perspective, including aspects of oppression and racism that affect symptom manifestation. The authors highlight John Henryism as a coping mechanism, the history and continuing role of the African American church as a safe haven, and strategies for culturally competent…

This paper characterizes selected criticisms of educational technology that go beyond the technical issues, and offers Habermas' theory of communicative action as a way of addressing these criticisms. First, the principal strains of criticism that appear occasionally in the literature of educational technology are reviewed, e.g., conceptions of…

This bibliography on Greeks in Canada includes annotated references to both published and (mostly) unpublished works. Among the 70 entries (arranged in alphabetical order by author) are articles, reports, papers, and theses that deal either exclusively with or include a separate section on Greeks in the various Canadian provinces. (GC)

Article considered the Theater Of Honesty, a school of thought that bares all in its efforts to be totally honest, and the nudity in plays that accompanied it as he questioned the need for dramatic production to conform to its principles. (Author/RK)

THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF TEXTS DESIGNED TO HELP THE STUDENT ACHIEVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF FILIPINO CULTURE AND ACQUIRE ENOUGH PROFICIENCY IN TAGALOG TO COMMUNICATE EASILY AND MEANINGFULLY, THESE INTERMEDIATE READINGS ARE COORDINATED WITH THE EDITOR'S "BEGINNING TAGALOG" (ED 014 696). INCLUDED IN PART I ARE READINGS WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THIS TEXT…

This anthology of modern Kannada fiction is written for the second-year student of Kannada who has finished an intensive course such as is covered in "Kannada: A Cultural Introduction to the Spoken Styles of Language" (ED 016 196). It is assumed that the student is familiar with all the basic structures of the language and writing system and will…

Presented is a summary of considerations Specialized Agencies within the United Nations have given to the problems of the human environment. Uppermost are the problems of pollution--air, water, noise, marine, radiation, food, pesticide--as well as those of economic and social concern, environmental health, and misuse of the environment. Agencies…

Park and recreation agencies now devote much time to concerns that relate more to revenue production than to wholesome recreation. Several changes in society that will affect recreation are highlighted, and nine challenges to make the recreation profession strong and visible are offered. (MT)

Presents 10 photos and a narrative depicting the culture of a remote village in Shanzi province, 400 miles southwest of Beijing. Provides information for obtaining additional print and audiovisual material on this village. (JDH)

Discusses the progressive decline of Cajun French culture in Louisiana since the time of the expulsion from Acadia, and a recent movement to restore and preserve that culture and language. (DD)

Describes a theoretical model for archaeologists which relates household functions to variations in household size and organization. Household functions are defined as resource production and distribution, transmission of property, and family reproduction. The applicability of this model to a project on Mayan archaeology is discussed. (AM)