Presents a conceptual overview of information resources management (IRM) by synthesizing concepts put forward during the 1980s and charts opportunities to move these concepts into practice. It is argued that the reorganization required by IRM is justified by better use of resources, better decision making, and an improved corporate structure. (21…

A course which trains prospective teachers to teach disadvantaged pupils is described. The course includes theoretical components and practical tutoring experience. Analysis of reports written by student teachers who took the course indicate that positive changes in attitudes toward disadvantaged pupils and meaningful theoretical learning…

The teaching profession can benefit from the examples of medicine and law by incorporating truly specialized professional knowledge into educational practice. Educational research should be acknowledged to have comparable validity with research in hard and soft sciences. The communication of research findings to practitioners will improve…

This article relates experiences from three examples of cooperative learning activities at Arizona State University. These descriptions illustrate that cooperative learning activities work well with adults, can promote higher levels of thinking and mastery of the content, and can be used as a student evaluation vehicle. (IAH)

The primary problem of teacher education is seen as a developmental issue. A justification of a reflective inquiry in teacher education is presented emphasizing its benefits for teacher empowerment. A brief synopsis of an attempt to implement these ideas in a foundational course in educational psychology is offered. (JD)

Presents numerous whole language activities used by kindergarten teachers, including experience charts, dictated stories, student-written "books," and recipe writing. (RS)

Examines tasks provided for students in most literature textbooks used in the United States, noting that these tasks typically control students' responses to literature. Relates these tasks to current theory and research on the reading process. Describes activities from literature texts used in Canada that facilitate literary response. (MM)

In this article, the reflective practitioner is first defined conceptually and operationally. Implications for structuring teacher preparation programs that enable reflectivity are then discussed. (Author/IAH)

This study reviewed 113 research articles involving 299 subjects and a corresponding sample of 299 adaptive skill programs implemented in state-funded residential facilities for adults with developmental disabilities. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between researchers and clinicians in adaptive and maladaptive behavior…

Updates earlier research on various aspects of training group counselors and compares the training practices of counselor educators possessing combined professional memberships in the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) and ASGW with those who do not, through reporting results of a national survey. The implications for…

Reviews current research about families of young children with disabilities, and raises issues related to the actual application of this knowledge at both policy and practice levels. Notes that a deficit model has guided much of the study of young children with disabilities, but that alternative conceptual perspectives, advocating a…

Three fundamentally different uses are described for classroom cases: (1) as instructional tools to help novice teachers connect theory and practice and develop problem-solving skills; (2) as raw data for research on teacher cognition; and (3) as catalysts to promote change in teachers' beliefs and practices. (SLD)

Changes that could enhance the lives of individuals with mental retardation are considered, including understanding what it is like to be limited by a diagnosis rather than experiencing individual choice, rethinking roles of service providers, and changing regulations and funding mechanisms to promote individual support facilitation. (SW)

Overviews philosophies related to the principles of adventure education and stresses the need to create a theory of adventure education in which concepts such as enchantment, happiness, awareness, and the mystical are central; the natural world is included; concepts are created that stay true to the essence of adventure education; and thought and…

Reviews research and theory on the subpopulation of learning disabled children receiving special education services. Reviews developmental concepts as they apply to early intervention for learning disabled children, and theoretical bases for early intervention. Issues of assessment and service delivery are also reviewed. (HTH)