Discusses the shortcomings of traditional management education. Offers the Management Exercise Approach as an alternative, which provides students with opportunities to develop and practice management skills within the educational institution. (SR)

Argues that a new pedagogy for a new teaching is needed, suggesting and describing the roles of scholar, teacher, and communicator. Points out that computers are more than tools--that hypertext environments and networked collaborations make teachers view the world differently and imagine new possibilities. (SR)

Explains cooperative learning and provides a sample implementation of the group investigation model. Suggests that implementation of the group investigation model in a graduate-level reading education course supports the findings of cooperative learning in the literature. Argues that cooperative learning should be a part of teacher education…

Democratic education is intended to develop educated citizens and to allow leadership to emerge from individual talents. Effective teaching should strive to realize the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity rather than following the shifting sands of educational trends. (SK)

Explains how one teacher combined reciprocal teaching and cooperative learning to promote active learning and encourage students to assume a variety of responsibilities. (MG)

The Delaware RE:Learning project is based on Theodore Sizer's work with the Coalition of Essential Schools and is supported by the Education Commission of the States. RE:Learning principles include building a new vision of education, organizing around student learning, creating new working relationships, developing coherence and meaning, and…

Describes an eleventh-grade physics classroom in which lessons were structured cooperatively. Argues that a cooperative structure of lessons in a physics classroom provides a positive atmosphere in which debate, verbal play, and collegiality play central roles. (HB)

Describes how the usefulness of a computer classroom was extended when two sections of a professional writing course were combined and team taught. (SR)

Described is a cooperative content study group approach to learning that minimizes individual student memorization and maximizes student interaction. Directions for preparing instructional materials and implementing cooperative home teams, a sample home team worksheet, sample test and study items, and hints and suggestions are included. (KR)

At the New England Conservatory of Music, computer-assisted instruction is used not only to teach harmony through collaborative learning and aural feedback, but also to bring the roles of composer, performer, and audience closer together. (SK)

Many educators are discovering that cooperative learning is not only effective in raising student achievement but also helps to break down racial barriers and promotes tolerance among students from different backgrounds. (IAH)

Describes how college instructors might make the move toward building community and fostering collaboration rather than working in isolation. Provides an autobiographical account of how two English teachers began such a journey. (HB)

Argues that student-to-student discussions are effective in clarifying thinking, reviewing concepts, and developing meaning from text. Discusses ways that cooperative learning principles and techniques can provide a framework to encourage true discussions in classrooms. (SR)

Discusses a pedagogical approach promoting collaboration as an integral part of teaching/learning writing. Discusses attaining student autonomy through discourse and using group histories to promote student autonomy over individual goals. Discusses student autonomy in directing reader response, student autonomy in responding to group suggestions,…

Describes implementation of a staff development project on cooperative learning. Notes that an important by-product of this project was the informal communication that occurred among teachers as a result of their common experiences. (RS)