Discusses the usefulness of literary theory to instruction. Identifies, from a brief classroom transcript, a student's "misreadings," explains how theory helped understand their nature, and how it suggested an instructional strategy. (SR)

Offers an annotated list of 14 significant books in the field of critical theory and literature in the secondary classroom. (SR)

To enhance school improvement, decision making should be based on objective and quantifiable criteria. According to this review of nine curriculum domains (philosophy, evaluation, design, theory, policy, history, development, research, and curriculum as a field of study) and associated practices, most curriculum decisions are made in a variety of…

Teacher-written texts are used to demonstrate that the knowledge base for teaching should include the perspective of the teacher researcher, whose questions and methods are embedded in classroom practice and who should be a primary source of knowledge about teaching. (SK)

Discusses the four principles that guided the development of the communication studies program at Iowa State University. Describes the proposed program in communication studies. Appends the proposed curriculum. (RS)

Applying Deming's principles to education represents change in metaphor, not paradigm shift. Exchanging factory metaphor for enlightened corporation metaphor updates business/economics image but perpetuates view of students as raw materials to be processed efficiently. No business metaphor truly aims at improving society as a whole. If production…

Considers the relevance of translation theory to specific and authentic translation problems. Demonstrates, with passages from an U.S. novel and several translations, that translations can be good in the target language although translators are presented with varied problems of content, allusion, and culture-specific references. Concludes that…

A variety of programs have produced changes in knowledge, behavior, and health for arthritis patients. National dissemination of patient education programs is in progress. Research needs center on new populations, delivery methods, and arthritis-specific applications of theory. (SK)

Provides overview of development of school psychology as scientist-practitioner specialization in regard to contributions of history of professional and scientific foundations for practice, the role of educational agencies and professional organizations in setting standards, perspective derived from major conferences on education and training…

Discusses nine texts that describe the persistence and dedication that are so often the attributes of a good teacher and texts that discuss studies of classroom practices. (PRA)

A review of the literature on children with language disorders characterized by semantic and pragmatic impairments suggests that some of these conditions may stem from the same fundamental cognitive and interpersonal difficulties found in early childhood autism. A summary of recent research and theory in autism is also presented. (Author/DB)

Health education practitioners often neglect theories, possibly because of lack of training in their use or misunderstanding of their contribution to practice. Ways to make them more useful include (1) identifying helpful data; (2) fitting theories to projects and anticipating problems; (3) selecting appropriate theories; and (4) using parts of…

Describes using the strategic planning report process in business communication classrooms, thus requiring students to work collaboratively and to apply business school learning. (SR)

An ethnography is a richly textured description of community life that allows us to understand others on their own terms. The ethnographic work of Heath, MacLeod, Taylor, and others can help teachers uncover their buried assumptions and see faces instead of abstractions and statistics. This article summarizes six ethnographic works revealing…

Describes the development by the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) teaching materials. Explains that the demand for GIS professionals and the need to distinguish between the practical and theoretical aspects of GIS motivated the project. Examines the results of and prospects for…