This article describes the design, development, and outcomes of a curriculum module entitled, "The Teaching Biography of (Student Name)." This student-centered methods-practicum course was designed to foster reflection and individual and group inquiry into both the ends and means of education. (IAH)

Discusses the concept of emergent literacy, summarizing several theories and studies on children's early experiences with reading and writing. Examines the implications of this research for beginning reading and writing instruction. (MM)

Describes a survey that examined the perceived importance of key competencies by professionals in the field of instructional and performance technology. The discussion covers differences in responses between training managers, staff trainers and professors, and the need to incorporate corporate priorities into the academic curriculum of…

Overviews basic writing instruction and research by briefly discussing the history of remediation, results of a survey of basic writing programs in U.S. colleges and universities, and interviews with developmental textbook editors at major publishing houses. Finds that basic writing instruction continues to focus on sentence grammar. (MM)

Provides reviews and critical analyses of "Capitalist Schools: Explanation and Ethics in Radical Studies of Schooling," by Daniel P. Liston, and "Teacher Education and the Social Conditions of Schooling," by Daniel P. Liston and Kenneth M. Zeichner. Indicates that both books call for critical inspection of current educational models. (15…

Describes the developmental process of a research program that integrates theory generation and empirical inquiry in an attempt to understand the process of readjustment that families adopting older children undergo. Presents preliminary findings from a short-term longitudinal study in the form of a case study of family readjustment. Discusses…

This paper highlights research, development, and applications of technology in the areas of visual perception, facilitation of human communication, prosthetics and orthotics, and robotics and signal processing. Means by which the application of promising technological developments can be expedited are also discussed. (Author/DB)

Studies secondary school classrooms in Great Britain and the United States, revealing that, when teachers apply similar theories to everyday practice, important pedagogical contrasts illustrate the ways in which instruction is organized and in what students produce. Finds that, in classrooms with the most highly involved interactions, students…

Given the pace and enormity of change affecting our lives, attacking problems piecemeal is ineffective. To avoid further chaos, school leaders must launch initiatives from a complete systemic shift. Tenure should be abolished. The shift to problem solving requires perspective, energy, and vision. This can happen only after administrators stop…

Reviews research that examines the role of sexual orientation on human development, and introduces the articles in this special issue. Argues that research on sexual orientation and human development has the potential to make important contributions to both the theory and practice of developmental psychology. (MDM)

This article addresses four comparative issues in the development of conductive education programs for children with disabilities in the United Kingdom: (1) the cultural context; (2) the knowledge base of conductive education available in English; (3) the different outlooks of therapy and education; and (4) curriculum issues. (DB)

Outlines the historical development of Australian cataloging education. Examines changes made in three cataloging courses to obtain balances between cataloging theory and practice. Summarizes the opinions of librarians, library students, and educators on the proportions of theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and personal attributes helpful in…

Suggests that social scientists need to move out of the laboratory and study human development in the full complexity of real-world problems, which includes the perspectives of practitioners. Suggests that the social science field needs to accept a problem-focused orientation rather than a discipline-focused one for studying human development to…

Reviews the past decades in second-language teaching and learning, including various teaching methods and the theory practice relationship. (Contains 18 references.) (CNP)

Presents a graphical analysis of the exhaustible resource depletion problem. Applies Hotelling's "r percent rule" as a new approach that operates in an "N"-period context. Includes two figures illustrating the approach. (CFR)