A citizen of a democratic country should possess certain attitudes, skills, and knowledge to understand and participate in the process of political decision-making. A discussion on citizenship education must start with defining the concepts that are being used. The paper defines citizenship, democracy, and civil society; describes the four…

Acting as a sliding signifier, the term "critical thinking" has been bandied about for years now by educators who often ascribe widely varying meanings to it. Researchers and writers mainly stress the "thinking" half of the phrase, often leaving unexamined what it means to be "critical." Those in the fields of critical pedagogy and critical…

Language learning strategies (LLS), here defined as specific actions or mental procedures that assist in fulfilling language learning goals, have attracted increasing attention as one of the factors that impact second language acquisition. A key reason for their appeal is that language learning strategies can be manipulated to an extent that most…

The goal of this paper is to advocate that cooperative learning be a key, but not the only, methodology used in peace education. Two reasons will be put forward to support this view. First, research has shown that cooperative learning promotes positive educational outcomes generally. Second, cooperative learning is harmonious with peace education…

A significant difference in counselor preferences was found between self-designated black and Afro-American groups and colored and Negro groups. These findings pointed to the conclusion that when assessing attitudes of black people, investigators and counselors should consider the individual's "racial consciousness" as manifested by his racial…

After researching NASSP's clearinghouse of information on exemplary programs, the writers present a synthesis of instructional strategies and curricular modalities in communications, social science, and humanities. Schools identified are listed at the end of the article. (Editor)

Discussed the development of the community college and its relationship with its community. (RK)

Articles purpose is to clarify the present situation with regard to learning system terminology and classification by suggesting an alternate framework which does not rely to any large extent on rigorous definitions. (Author)

Stress is neither stimulus, response, nor intervening variable, but rather a collective term for an area of study. (Editor)

Provides nine techniques for heightening word awareness and increasing vocabulary with students of all grade levels. (VJ)

Discusses the definition of energy found in many high school and college level physics texts, the conflict of that definition with the second law of thermodynamics, and the relation to the concept of the conservation of energy. Suggests not using a definition of energy and provides some alternative strategies. (JM)

This review presents a conceptualization of global education. The literature reveals that there is a need to improve U.S. students' perspective of the world as an interdependent system; reveals the developmental nature of learning in global education; and points out the need to assess the impact of current global education programs. (BW)

Defines the meaning of literacy and other related terms and then examines the relationship between literacy and both social and economic development. The role of communications and the use of different types of media in literacy education are also discussed. (EAO)