This book considers in unprecedented detail one of the most confounding questions in American racial practice: when to speak about people in racial terms. Viewing "race talk" through the lens of a California high school and district, "Colormute" draws on three years of ethnographic research on everyday race labeling in…

This bulletin is the report of the Second Commission on Life Adjustment Education for Youth. It consists of an account of the activities of the Commission carried on during its 3-year (1950-53) tenure (Chapter One), descriptions of related activities carried on in the different States and dioceses (Chapter Two), and an analysis of secondary…

In this collection of the best writing on teaching and teachers from the "Harvard Educational Review", authors discuss the multiple demands, distractions, desires, and dilemmas that teachers face in their daily work. Geologists study volcanoes for years yet cannot predict exactly which will be the next to erupt. Meteorologists use highly…

Builds a case for possible connections between the discipline of mathematics education and the practice of mathematics education in the classroom. Focuses on constructivist, interactionist, and enactivist theorizing and research. Argues that this approach offers opportunities for divergent thinking. (DDR)

Discusses the alternative roles and responsibilities that researchers might assume to bridge the gap between special education research and practice. Addresses why some research-based practices fail and the roles of researchers as collaborators, facilitators and coaches, interpreters of culture and dynamics of the school, and critics. (Author/CR)

Presents two brief articles. Discusses the Conference on Basic Writing's (CBW) workshop, "Race, Class, and Culture in the Basic Writing Classroom" and how it came about. States that the theory and practice of mainstreaming was the center around which issues coalesced. Discusses the invisibility of class as a site of struggle and a place…

Explores the debate between positivist and postmodern points of view in science education. Historical and philosophical interpretations of the issues lead to the conclusion that science teacher education should look for neutral ground, stressing the best of various positions and emphasizing creativity in science. (SLD)

Considers why basic writers write in "phrases patched upon phrases." Examines how language is patterned and acquired to clarify a framework for teaching basic writers. States that speaking and writing, two different ways of organizing and presenting information, have different structures. Explores what cognitive psychology can say about…

Contrasts the traditional method of teaching college reading, which is based on behaviorist theory, with the modern model, which is based on psycholinguistic theory. Categorizes 20 current, popular reading textbooks as traditional, modern, or mixed. Argues that psycholinguistic theory will dominate in the next century, not only as a theory for…

Examines research training in counselor education and applies a general research training model to group work. Focuses on challenges in graduate level counseling research training, applying counseling research training to group work, and applications of group counseling research methods. Provides examples of group research training in classroom…

Discusses future directions for group counseling research and encourages a stronger collaboration between group leaders and group researchers as a way to strengthen group research. Encourages collaboration by reviewing and critiquing past group research. Encourages group leaders to describe and study their experiences and share these with…

Explores how tendencies to dichotomize women's and men's behavior according to expected roles, and modes of researching gendered communication, have led to linking and privileging men's modes of communication in the professional arena and women's modes of communication in intimate relationships. Discusses challenges and responsibilities…

A review of British Columbia (Canada) Education Ministry documents and published research literature examined theory and practice regarding grading of special needs students undertaking modified programs. A lack of equity in reporting progress for these students was found despite professional consensus that students with special needs should be…

Argues that sociodramatic play in early childhood education provides children with developmental gains in social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual, language, and creative spheres. Stresses the importance of proper teacher education and practice of classroom sociodramatic play. Summarizes survey of preschool and kindergarten teachers regarding…

Examines the role of theory in second language teacher education. The article argues that for theory to make sense to teachers, it must be situated in the context of their own thinking. The study cites the creation of professional development schools as one way to provide teachers with a context for theory. (20 references) (Author/CK)