Considers why cultural studies scholars do not take seriously the schools' role in shaping culture and politics and why educators do not analyze teaching and learning within a cultural studies framework. Examines effects on youth of popular media, economic conditions, and violence through a discussion of films on youth culture. (SK)

Links ethical theories to the management of the product recall of the Perrier Group of America. Argues for a nonsituational theory-based eclectic approach to ethics in public relations to enable public relations practitioners, as strategic communication managers, to respond effectively to potentially unethical organizational actions. (SR)

This article reviews the principles and shortcomings associated with the mechanistic and holistic models of teaching and learning. Speech language pathologists and teachers are urged to exploit the plurality of theories available in developing effective interventions. (DB)

Describes the negotiation and the mentoring that goes on between a student teacher and his supervising teacher. Provides responses from both participants and excerpts of a dialog between them regarding issues of theory and practice. (HB)

Recounts the experience of four instructors in a middle-level teacher education program who are attempting to integrate the curriculum as a model for their students. They explain the context of their work, describe the curriculum and their integration efforts, and report what they believe students have learned and what teachers have learned from…

Project 2000, a British curriculum development process, sets requirements for social and behavioral sciences in nursing, education, including courses in health promotion, sociology/social policy, psychology, research, and computers. Students have had difficulty seeing the relevance to nursing and many find the subjects difficult. However, a…

Considers the role and effectiveness of virtual reality in simulation-based training. The theoretical and practical implications of verity, integration, and natural versus artificial interface are discussed; a three-dimensional classification scheme for virtual reality is described; and the relationship between virtual reality and other…

Describes a reading lesson conducted with a child, using a lesson framework developed for children with reading problems. Discusses each lesson component and the reasons for its inclusion in the framework. (SR)

Describes a Saint Louis elementary school's successful application of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences theory. What began as a discussion of the nature of intelligence has resulted in a revised curriculum, varied instructional techniques, alternative assessment (using a combination of portfolios, progress reports, profiles, demonstrations…

Considers the question of whether instructional methods are replaceable or interchangeable. Topics discussed include the influence of external events on learning and cognitive processes, media variables, linking instructional design to research on learning from instruction, construct validity, and an example of adequate instructional design and…

Discusses the role of theory in the classroom practices of English professors. Defines the centrality of theory in English instruction and claims that theory is always implicit in any reading of texts. Advocates empowering students to deploy their own theoretical positions in classroom discussion and practice. (HB)

Discusses the importance of philosophy of education in elementary education, arguing that philosophical reflection by teachers affects educational reasoning, thus strengthening curriculum development and teacher practice. Five contributions that philosophy of education can make to teacher development are described. (SM)

Presents demographic information about biracial persons, reviews previous models of racial identity development, discusses their shortcomings when applied to biracial persons, and presents new model of racial identity development focusing on unique aspects of the experience of biracial individual in the United States. Presents counseling…

Presents common elements of student development theories as a framework for practice. Briefly discusses problems using student development theory in practice, common elements of student development theory and research, and a framework for practice and for research based on those common elements. Gaps between theory and practice are noted, and new…

Annotates and reviews three professional books about organizing reading instruction; some of the resources highlight belief systems and some highlight procedures. (MG)