This article reports on research investigating the "received" music curriculum as experienced by children and how this corresponds with the expectations of the official music curriculum. The research was conducted in Cyprus and the sample consisted of 1196 children in their final year in primary school. Results verify a huge gap between…

Current practice in universities foregrounds the traditional lecture, tutorial, examination approach to teaching. The nature of currently-accepted practice in course design and administration is considered through an examination of the influence on universities of historical views about knowledge. These findings are contrasted with current…

Concludes that teaching a set of words to students before they write an essay in which the words might be used can improve the quality of their essays. (FL)

An overview is presented of the Purpose Process Curriculum Framework (PPCF), designed initially as a conceptual framework for physical education curricular decision making. Information is provided on the development, evaluation, and professional context of the PPCF. (CB)

A discussion of the present status of relevant curriculum theory and the presentation of a proposal for reformulation of the Movement Process Category System, a component of the Purpose Process Curriculum Framework is presented. (CB)

This paper argues for a reconceptualization of student teacher supervision that unifies psychological theory and practical teaching. Courses of teacher and supervisor training that integrate principles from psychology of human learning are described. (Author/MT)

Examines the relationship between current concepts of reading processes and contemporary theories of literary response. Argues that text-based reading theories are isomorphic with the New Criticism, and that reader-based theories of reading are isomorphic with reader-response criticism. Maintains that literary theory ignores interactive…

Argues that Rubin and Rice endorsed a narrow conception of investigative quality and technique and overemphasized the potential value of research for practitioners. (Author)

Employs four action strategies--planning, acting, observing, and reflecting--to improve reader guidance practice in elementary schools. Concludes that the interdependent, interactive phases of the action research cycle provided a framework for making instructional improvements and enhancing theoretical understanding. Includes excerpts from…

Points out that four theories underlie preschool reading programs, then provides a summary of practices in American preschools and day care programs, synthesizes research on preschool reading instruction, and offers seven suggestions to preschool educators. (FL)

Application of the natural science-technical research model to the study and development of teaching has had a distorting and disintegrating effect on education. Teachers must be encouraged to participate in the study and development of their profession, and learning environments must be studied singly and in their full context. (JC)

Discusses a descriptive study of reading strategies used by lawyers and law professors, and reports on an experimental study where law students were taught the strategies. Finds that the strategies significantly improved comprehension, especially of beginning law students. (SKC)

The role of theory and science for communication disorders is discussed. It is argued that communication disorders form a unique discipline within behavioral science. Ways in which the discipline can use theory for research and therapy are suggested. (Author/KM)

Offers an analogy between passing a written driving test and actually driving a vehicle, and evaluating textbooks by the number of syllables in words and by sentence length and the students' ability to actually read the textbook. Provides an open textbook inventory to evaluate how well students interact with the book. (JC)

Describes an effective method for having business writing students work together on a writing project. (JC)