Professional Teachers and college students attributed teacher factors as more important in student failure than in success conditions when teaching a spelling list under noninteractive conditions.

Presents an argument for the expansion of archaeology courses in community colleges, describes the archaeological field work conducted by students at Monroe Community College (Rochester, New York), discusses the implementation of archaeological field work in introductory anthropology curricula, and outlines desirable roles for instructors and…

High school journalists are beginning to look beyond the restrictions of reporting the news of the campus to the larger responsibility of reporting the news of the community. Such a functional approach to news gathering can help school journalists to see the relationship between their school and the community and to discover that learning how to…

After analyzing the pattern of questions at the reference desk of the library of California State University, Fresno, the reference department changed its desk staffing. (PF)

Defines the communicative approach in second-language teaching, outlines its main principles, and discusses both its outstanding applications, implications, as well as shortcomings and ways to overcome them. (CB)

The author proposes a framework that describes the teaching-learning process as shared responsibility between teacher and students from the outset. Research leading to the development of this model is reviewed. (MT)

The author calls for a deeper integration between curriculum and foundational studies. He examines the origin of curriculum specialists, the substitution of techniques and certification for the search for virtue and judgment in situational problems, and the use of teachers and students as agents of curriculum inquiry. (CT)

A program for the development of self-direction in gifted students includes checklists, opportunities for divergence from expected outcomes, idea lists, and student record keeping. These and other problem-solving strategies are integrated into academic instruction. (Author/CL)

The article synthesizes research concerning non-direct instruction by: (1) clustering related teacher behaviors included in instructional organization and management; (2) describing the teacher who provides the instructional content but allows pupils to both organize this content and to be the center of attention. Descriptions, examples of use,…

The author describes ways in which an organic curriculum--in which students actively plan goals based on their needs--helped an impulsive sixth grader and a language handicapped 20-year-old acquire reading skills, vocabulary, and master phobic reactions. (CL)

Regional accreditation of Jones International University (JIU)--the first entirely virtual university accredited by the United States regional accreditation agency--sparked heated discussions in academic circles. Concerns about changing roles of academia and faculty were countered with unbinding enthusiasm for the new teaching opportunities. This…

Presents convincing arguments in favor of secondary school publications, lists titles and brief descriptions of student jobs in putting out various publications, and suggests means of getting out student publications even when no journalism classes are offered. (RB)