The literature abounds with information about peer tutoring and the benefits that it can bring to student learning. This case study sought to explore ways of using peer tutoring to enhance the learning experience of a group of higher education students in a multimedia course, who had access to learning resources in an online environment. It…

This paper addresses ethical issues in the inclusion of children with disabilities in general education programs and reports on interviews with 11 female elementary school teachers in four states. Interviews examined teachers' reflections on the moral aspects of four inclusionary scenarios and their bases, including those based on law and rights,…

The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) aims to increase participation in recreational boating and fishing and thereby increase public awareness, appreciation, and stewardship of aquatic natural resources. This document contains a summary and 11 commissioned papers from an RBFF workshop to create guidelines for best educational…

Increasing questions about the value and efficacy of aquatic and boating education programs have led to demands for scientifically based guidance for improving and evaluating those programs. The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation commissioned 11 aquatic, environmental, and outdoor education professionals to provide summaries of research…

This book provides a critical examination of the major issues that social work education and practice must confront if social work is to remain as a mainline profession. The book explores issues that are not normally covered in social work literature, such as the challenge of reconstructing the social work profession, the use of technology in…

Misconceptions of what teacher accountability really is are explored here, along with some valid expectations of the concept. (Editor)

Discusses a report produced by a commission set up by the Japan Council of Economic Research on the long term study of human development in the new industrial society. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this paper was to review some of the concepts concerning accreditation in higher education and to make an attempt to determine the influence of accrediting practices upon the college and university curriculum. (Author)

Version of a paper presented at a conference on Religion in Education,'' held May, 1970, in Santa Barbara, California, under the auspices of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. (DS)

This report on the Contemporary Music Project focuses on the principles of comprehensive musicianship. (Author)

Part One of a report on author's recent visit to the Peoples' Republic of China. (Editor/RY)

Rather than change the education system to make it more humanistic, authors advocate altering teachers' philosophies. (AF)

The reciprocal processes of concept formation in terms of what the student does and concept teaching in terms of what the teacher does. (Editor)