Provides a rationale for applying holistic systems thinking to sustainable development Suggests student activities for four topics: (1) exploration of external organizational environment; (2) inner-directed exploration of the natural world; (3) exploration of the individual's world; and (4) personal impact on the larger system. (Contains 29…

Describes how the teachers in the Bitterroot Network--encompassing Idaho, eastern Washington, and eastern Oregon--have overcome difficulties in communication and cooperation across great distances and have used the Foxfire core practices to integrate fragmented teaching theories and methods into an effective "whole" teaching style. (SV)

In response to Poplin (EC 210 561) and Heshusius (EC 220 916), the paper stresses that holism and empiricism are not dichotomous paradigms and that learning-disabled students require instruction which recognizes individual differences, the meaning inherent in structure and pattern, and accountability consistent with the paradigm being applied. (DB)

A study of 42 business administration faculty sought to determine whether performance variables not related to teaching can be used to predict teacher effectiveness. Results indicated that institutional service, business and community involvement, professional development, and scholarly pursuits are useful in differentiating between highly…

Describes a citation analysis that examined intra- and interdisciplinary communication patterns indicated in core anthropological journals over the past 20 years. The findings discussed include the heterogeneity and isolation of subdisciplines of anthropology and the lack of a holistic approach to the study of man. (26 references) (Author/CLB)

Universities ought to promote administrator preparation programs designed to develop more holistic, intuitive thinking. Such programs should focus on the thought processes that are most prevalent during the creative cycle. This article illustrates this approach by presenting a Creative Leadership Preparation Model. Includes four references. (MLH)

Discusses the Holistic Counseling Model that can prevent displaced workers from preparing for the wrong career. The holistic model permits unemployed workers to participate actively in identifying their needs and targeting strategies for fulfilling them. The client determines his or her vocational future, and the counselor provides support. (JOW)

Offers a five-point checklist that educators might use to determine the content validity of materials labeled whole language. Recommends "The Whole Language Sourcebook" and the "Story Box" program as high content validity materials. (MG)

Examined technique for improving cost-effectiveness of Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) in job analysis. Professional job analysts, industrial psychology graduate students familiar with PAQ, and PAQ-unfamiliar undergraduates made direct holistic ratings of PAQ dimensions for four familiar jobs. Comparison of holistic ratings with decomposed…

This article examines an in-service project undertaken by a British local education authority (LEA) in order to encourage a sense of shared responsibility for special needs by its secondary teachers, to foster the LEA's whole school approach. Issues arising from the in-service course and lessons learned from it are described. (JDD)

The article responds to three papers (by S. Forness, K. Reid, and W. Kimball and T. Heron) which reacted to two papers by M. Poplin (1988) concerning the reductionist fallacy in learning disabilities and holistic/constructivist principles of the teaching-learning process, with implications for the field of learning disabilities. (DB)

Reviews some widely held assumptions about administrator field experience aims and accomplishments. Shows that adding more ways to engage in field-based practice is insufficient. Envisions a professional formation period, wherein administrator candidates synthesize all learning experiences, values, and priorities to form a more wholistic, personal…

Character education is a historical and fundamental objective of a sound physical education program. Excerpts from speeches by eminent American physical educators from 1885 to the present focus on the moral and ethical development of young people and instilling in them a sense of their potential for spiritual growth. (JD)

Using the work of Anselm Kiefer, the article reflects on postmodern developments in visual arts, arguing that the developments point away from ideas about art that provide the impetus for discipline-based art education. Students need education in the arts that helps prepare them for the larger cultural arena. (SM)

Introduces a nine-dimensional ethnomedical model. Sickness conception, well-being criteria, and recognition of health need were ranked as the three most important dimensions. Offers suggestions for integrating the ethnomedical approach into transcultural counseling using a brief case example. (JPS)