Modifications to the original three-ring conception of giftedness include shifting emphasis from "being gifted" to the development of gifted behaviors, labeling services rather than students, and changes in state guidelines. The author presents a six-step identification system designed to translate the three-ring conception into a practical set of…

Disheartened by working at Children's Hospital and Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles, UCLA-trained Hunter became a school psychologist to concentrate on prevention, rather than remediation. Ultimately, she became a consultant aiming to move teaching from a craft to a profession based on research translated into artistic practice. (MLH)

The distinction made historically between discourse and conversation is traced to the distinction made between written and oral language. The role of this distinction in the development of second language teaching theory and practice is discussed. 76 references. (MSE)

Expresses the concern that the focus on online work in library education is too narrowly practical and thereby divorced from established principles of information retrieval. The distinctive professional elements of online work that need to be addressed in library education are identified and discussed. (eight references) (CLB)

Identifies issues connected with effective encouragement of dance in elementary education. (RJC)

Describes a process and instrument developed by the Children's Bureau of Los Angeles to evaluate its in-home family support program. The agency has combined case assessment, reporting and recording, evaluation structure, and research data collection in one instrument and one case-long process. (RJC)

Discusses the need for a subject cataloging code in order to evaluate subject catalog effectiveness, take advantage of online technologies, and keep the subject headings list current. Impediments to a code, both practical and philosophical, are identified. Practical suggestions for improving subject cataloging without a theoretical code are…

Based on a literature review and a study of final-year students in an Anglican theological seminary, a simple view of the role of the residential seminary is challenged and a more complex and comprehensive role in the professional preparation of the priest is proposed. (Author/MSE)

Discusses archival management, information resources management, and medical informatics as information related fields and assesses current educational activities in these areas. The possible benefits of establishing a partnership between information resources management practitioners and information studies educators are also discussed. (CLB)

Four articles present diverse critiques and interchanges of theories about paradigms in curriculum development, and conflicting opinions regarding the extent to which the emergence of a curriculum paradigm may have restricted or could restrict inquiry and misguide and misinform practice. (CB)

The purpose of this article is to emphasize the value of publishing and its importance to the field of adult education by exploring several facets of the publication process. Adult education can expand its professional identity by encouraging practitioners and other adult educators to write for publication. (JOW)

Most research on participation in adult education has focused on participative presence. However, learner involvement and control are far more important in adult education, and this disjunction leads to research findings of little practical value. More interpretive or critical research approaches would yield more valuable results and make…

Summarizes research findings on repeated readings (RR), noting that rereading is a proven instructional tool. Suggests three ways to incorporate RR into a reading program: direct instruction; use of learning centers; and cooperative learning strategies. Includes procedural guidelines for implementing RR activities. (MM)

Teachers are largely responsible for bringing the substance and spirit of science to each new generation. When appropriately linked with and supported by university and industrial scientists, teachers will better represent the culture of science and technology and respond to society's ever-changing needs. Includes five references. (MLH)

Presents some of the conventional arguments against computer assisted instruction (CAI) in language education and explores humanistic concerns raised in the works of Marshall McLuhan. It is concluded that CAI is introduced into the instructional process before proper research has demonstrated that this method of teaching is not harmful for…