Offers perspectives on mathematics education from an instructional design viewpoint through an overview of the conflicting ideological paradigms and three case studies illustrating those models. Presents a personal narrative of the importance of social and cultural realities as a professional engineer. (54 references) (MDH)

Describes the dominant discourses regarding modern and postmodern selfhood in the light of empirical observation. Speculates about trends in post-postmodern conceptualizations of the self as it might conceivably be lived in the future. (HB)

Examines a community-based interagency policy effort from two contrasting perspectives: critical theory and postmodernist. Specifically, explores neighborhood resident participation in a decentralized, collaborative effort, using qualitative observation and interview methods. Although such collaboration could be considered an empowering strategy…

Discusses three cultural changes influencing the practice of Asian American Studies scholars and their operating assumptions. The author examines the concept of denationalization in arguing how these cultural phenomena are forcing a paradigm shift in Asian American Studies. (GR)

Discussion of postmodernism and bibliographic instruction in academic libraries is based on a prospectus for an experimental information course at Evergreen State College (Washington). Highlights include structural bibliographic instruction, including a taxonomic model; discourse analysis and bibliographic instruction; composition and…

Describes how the New Service Class in Britain makes use of the rural in such ideological terms as cultural roots, nationality, diversity, and environmentalism. Allotments (rented garden plots) appear to be sites of cultural identity for an increasingly diverse population who constantly reconstruct the meaning of the rural. Advocates for…

In this review symposium on Andy Hargreaves's book "Changing Teachers, Changing Times: Teachers' Work and Culture in the Postmodern Age" (1994), Strain questions Hargreaves's treatment of modernity, postmodernism, and postmodernity and his materialistic, functionalist view of history and social change. Wong applauds Hargreaves' analysis…

Discusses a study of student discourse in a Masters of Business Administration program. Fall interviews produced three distinct types of self-reflective stories. Winter interviews produced two types of stories. Student reflective thinking was collective, not individual; few story types were in use, and they were tightly interwoven. (SM)

Examines postmodernist art and its impact on architecture and visual art in the United States. States that this genre of art has affected dramatically object art, such as furniture design. Contends that postmodernism can be traced through societal and personal histories. (CFR)

Highlights tensions between capitalism and democracy, noting the effect on educational systems and arguing that some order can be brought to the heterogeneity and confusion by understanding that they are two profoundly different and oppositional logics. The paper reviews the works of several authors and discusses capitalist totalism and…

Reviews four essays in this issue of the journal. Restates the contributions of the functionalist and interpretive models represented in these essays and demonstrates how the "interparadigmatic" dialog can work. Extends the dialog beyond its current boundaries by bringing the insights of critical and postmodern scholarship to the analysis of…

Discusses modern and postmodern views of "community" and the identity of the artist. Addresses two perceived possible outcomes of the spread of cyberspace virtual reality: a new, populist, democratic world, and a world of isolated individuals connected only through machine-based virtual reality. Notes the growth of a nostalgic reaction. (DSK)

Addresses three questions regarding Standard English; (1) Is there a Standard English and what is it?; (2) Do we need Standard English?; and (3) Which Standard English should we choose? (Author/VWL)

Argues that, at any give time in history, our conceptions and theories of behavioral disorders reflect the basic social and cultural tenets that prevail. It describes how our contemporary conceptions and theories of behavioral disorders mirror the postmodern themes of difference, particularity, and regularity. (Author/CR)

Suggests that mental-health professionals broaden treatment plans to include more attention to wider sociocultural and sociopolitical issues. Argues for placing traditional treatment strategies within a broader contextual framework. Recommends that counselors begin thinking like public mental-health professionals who view the appropriate level of…