Describes how community journalism enhanced the self-determination of at-risk black students at a U.S. inner-city high school. The author outlines the intervention's methods, offers a brief analysis of its written outcomes, and discusses some of its relational dynamics. Evidence is offered supporting community journalism's value as an empowerment…

The Environmental Justice Movement asserts that social justice and environmental issues are inseparable, both conceptually and politically; that children from all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds should have access to environmental education; and that environmental education programs must become culturally inclusive. Outlines principles and…

The key to our future students' success is educators' ability to transcend their immediate ego-protected environments and openly seek, accept, incorporate, and publicly acknowledge expertise and opinions of others. Principals advocating benefits of collaborative decision making must show tolerance and encourage a wide variety of management,…

Describes a pilot project using electronic mail and conferencing in college courses including blind and deaf students. The effectiveness of group interaction is compared to the standard classroom. The use of communication technologies in the design of educational systems to simultaneously transcend physical distance and physical disabilities is…

This article discusses seven "megatrends" in rehabilitation services for people with disabilities. They include changes in the demography of disability, the empowerment of people with disabilities, the policy of integration, and the rising cost of health and social services. Also considered are changes in rehabilitation service delivery…

Explores most transformative aspects of critical theory of schooling informed by imperatives of feminist politics of literacies. Feminism is a fundamental discourse for developing a broader notion of democratic struggle and social justice. Feminist theory is central to eliminating sexist, racist, and classist social practices, empowering students,…

Examines the concept of empowerment as a movement to foster the democratization of the workplace and staff development. Empowerment versus participative management, the relationship of empowerment to organizational theory, factors influencing empowerment in organizations, and possible consequences of successful empowerment for employees and…

Interviews with 301 Native American households in Rapid City, South Dakota, examined demographic variables and attitudes and needs in the areas of education, housing, transportation, health care, recreation, and employment. The ultimate goals for Native American people are achieving empowerment and group determination through greater cultural…

Describes the benefits and availability of leadership development for African-American male college students. Explored 80 college students' perceptions of leadership opportunities on predominantly White campuses. Results show that those men who were fraternity leaders were also involved in other campus organizations, thus indicating the transfer…

Outlines the principles and components of the "Classroom Community," a model used in an urban high school for students with emotional and behavioral problems. The model employs a shared-responsibility approach to facilitating the development of self-discipline and social responsibility. (MKA)

Outlines a research-based model for greater family involvement among Latino families in the area of mathematics. Reports that parents remarked that they had never been given a choice of times for school-related activities; they now felt like real partners in the learning and teaching of their children. (ASK)

Uses ecological perspective to discuss the basic needs of young homeless or transient children and how early-childhood practitioners can meet their immediate and long-term needs. Presents suggestions for supporting homeless/transient children in the classroom. Discusses how empowering teachers can create more positive attitudes toward, and…

Ira Shor discusses the need for democratic education that develops critical, active citizens. Teachers practicing democratic education, characterized by student-centered instruction, power sharing, and collaborative and active learning, find themselves working against the public-school system, a bureaucracy controlled from the top down. Teachers…

This study investigated ways four elementary teachers learned to use technology in a way sensitive to cultural differences of their students. The most significant finding was that as teachers started using three to five computers in their classrooms, they shifted from large-group to small-group instruction. Discusses past research on cultural…

Small countries should reexamine the question of educational leadership. Although the traditional, rationalist view of leadership served them well while emerging from colonial domination, a nonrational focus stressing cooperation and empowerment may be useful in tough times when reculturing seems so crucial. (23 references) (MLH)