Suggests that the teacher's professional responsibility is both a moral and social concept but that it has been little examined. States that the concept has suffered from too narrow an interpretation under role theories. One source of philosophical ideas (from Richard Niebuhr) for re-interpreting and broadening the concept of responsibility is…

Available from: Love Publishing Company, 6635 East Villanova Place, Denver, Colorado 80222. The case of an academically gifted boy is presented, the term gifted is defined, and methods for identifying and educating gifted and talented students are considered. (SBH)

This discussion of thinking skills is designed to related historiographical meanings with the overall process of historical inquiry. Using the definitions provided as a guide, the history teacher can more adequately formulate questions and teaching objectives. (Author/RK)

Considers the fears about a unisex world, in particular the concern that children in such a society would grow up confused about what it means to be a man or a woman. Proposes that androgyny founded on the idea of firm gender identity provides a model and direction for change more viable than that connoted by the term "unisex".…

Sections of this paper include the identification of terminology problems encountered in previous efforts to develop perspectives on multiracial school improvement and an introduction of the "operational functions of school" model with a rationale for its value in improving multiracial schools. (Author/AM)

Before further educational strategies are developed, there must be a consensus on a definition of multicultural education. (MM)

This review of the current state of affairs in the enterprise of sex therapy makes it clear that quality controls are lacking. In the absence of effective controls, the patient couple seeking sex therapy must be very wary before entering treatment. (Author/AM)

As an elementary teacher, what should you know about stress? How can you reduce its harmful effects? Looks at what stress is and considers three widely accepted methods of combating it. (Author/RK)

All the pieces--laws, people, programs--can fit together. (Editor)

Developmental differences in the relative salience of features in concept representations in semantic memory and their contributions to differences in cued recall were examined in two experiments. Subjects were second graders, fifth graders, and college students. Results showed that recall varied with feature salience, with salience greatest for…

The article briefly examines public policy and practices concerning mainstreaming in the United States, Great Britain, and Australia. Ambiguity in definitions of integration are noted, and proposed definitions are offered which distinguish between full, predominant, partial, and minimal integration. (JW)

Explains the link between educational broadcasting and information technology. Some aspects of knowledge organization for information retrieval are explored and illustrated with reference to the University of Aberdeen's Educational Broadcasting Database. A pilot exercise includes communication of user-selected data from the database to…

Social studies teachers have long accepted critical thinking as an important and desirable outcome of instruction. However, they have accepted critical thinking in principle without bothering to define the term precisely or to do much by way of direct instruction to see that this goal is achieved. (Author/RM)

Developing an accurate, commonly accepted definition of critical thinking is absolutely essential. This article proposes and discusses such a definition. Critical thinking is defined as the process of determining the authenticity, accuracy, and worth of information or knowledge claims. It consists of a number of discrete skills. (RM)

The article presents evidence suggesting a relationship between learning disabilities, brain dysfunction, and cultural-economic disadvantage. The inclusion of disadvantaged children within the learning disability framework of services is recommended. (Author/DB)