Analysis of percentage grade distributions in 11 subject areas at seven English universities over three years found three types of grade distributions characteristic of specific subject areas: (1) English and History; (2) Biology, Business Studies, Fine Art, French, Law, and Sociology; and (3) Computer Studies and Mathematics. Grade distribution…

States that technical communicators can learn much from the burgeoning field of technology studies. Argues that technical communication must assume the "burden of comprehension": the responsibility of understanding the ideologies, contexts, values, and histories of those "borrowed" disciplines before using their methods and…

Responds to an article in the same issue of this journal by considering several issues: whether pure research in business communication is possible; why business communication translates ideas and methods from other disciplines; and responsibilities of translators. Argues that the breadth of this research consortium should not be seen as a…

Responds to an article in this issue. Reconceptualizes translation as a bidirectional, dynamically negotiated process that occurs within and between communities of scholars and that transforms the language, the person of the translator, the communities involved, and the cultural expectations. Argues that conception of translation predicts a…

Metatheory is the analysis of the presuppositions of a field of knowledge or practice. This article examines presuppositions underlying concepts of information science: information, knowledge (personal and public), message, message designation, information want and need, query, and relevance and information search. Summarizes presuppositions in…

Inquires into empirical, functional, and theoretical arguments made to substantiate theses of retreat, loss of meaning, or untimeliness of general pedagogics. Discusses recent propositions for reorganizing general pedagogics as a subdiscipline of educational science. Argues that general pedagogics could lead to new pedagogical interrelations if…

Presents arguments for and against inclusion of philosophy of science in doctoral nursing programs. Proponents suggest it promotes reflection and provides a frame of reference. Opponents say it distracts from development of a knowledge base for nursing as a discipline. (SK)

Cognitive neuroscience is a scientific discipline that aims to determine how brain function gives rise to mental activity. Modern imaging techniques have contributed significantly to the emergence of this discipline. A conceptual framework is presented to help interpret data describing the relationships between cognitive phenomena and brain…

Offers two essays responding to Horner's article in a previous issue of this journal. Argues for redefinition of "professionalization,""evaluation," and the uses of professional authority in relation to students' and other laypeople's knowledges. Discusses the need for professional organizations and unions, and the ongoing need…

Forecasts the future of evaluation, predicting an era of stability or expansion for the profession, with increased communication among evaluators and a flowering of evaluation theories. Among the unknowns that give pause are the possibility of underprepared users and the risks of promising more than can be delivered. Some suggestions are made for…

Describes changes occurring in educational anthropology and discusses what these changes mean for the field. Educational interventions in the future must be undertaken with more concern for the needs, wants, morals, and participation of those who are directly involved. (SLD)

Focuses on day-to-day issues of running a Mi'kmaq school. Argues that Sociolinguistics must incorporate a real-world understanding of language. (Author/VWL)

Knowledge in academic disciplines is being challenged by the instrumentality of workplace learning. However, the way math is taught in vocational education is often irrelevant or infantilized. To satisfy the need for a creative, problem-solving work force, mathematical disciplinarity is needed. (Contains 68 references.) (SK)

In his recent review of Amelie Rorty's collection, "Philosophers on Education: New Historical Perspectives," John White makes the uncontroversial observation that the future of philosophy of education within Educational Studies is uncertain. He chooses to be optimistic, hoping that "the climate in which philosophising about education, whether by…

This study examines three middle school and secondary school English teachers' attempts to adapt and enact the principles and practices of the "Fostering a Community of Learners" (FCL) model. As a systemic pedagogical model designed to foster authentic dialogue and inquiry, FCL challenges deeply held traditions of English as both a…