Describes the past and present and projects the future of the relationship between theory and practice for normative and descriptive budget theory. Considers the present and future of normative theory gloomy because budgeting has changed and traditional reform ideas have outlived their usefulness. States that descriptive theory has improved and…

Highlights the career and professional accomplishments of Donald J. Willower, a professor of education at Pennsylvania State University. His empirical studies have examined school cultures, the place of student control, and administrator and teacher attitudes and behavior. He strongly advocates qualitative research methods and espouses a pragmatic…

Argues that merging theory and method benefits rhetorical criticism, but that a theory-method distinction is justified on pedagogical grounds. Analyzes Francis Schaeffer's "A Christian Manifesto" to illustrate how a theory-method distinction can inform rhetorical criticism. (MM)

Argues that high-school writing teachers should not write, contrary to current composition pedagogy. Argues that for the full-time high-school English teacher, writing is neither a realistic nor a professionally advantageous avocation. (RS)

A "mentor" is someone who is always there for collegial support, but not dependency. Mentorships should feature availability, open communication lines, demonstration of administrative expertise, allocation of sufficient time, attention to the clarification of job expectations, and provision of spiritual support. Characteristics and benefits of…

Provides response to two reaction papers to January 1989 article "Mental Health Counseling Theory: Present Status and Future Prospects." Addresses many issues that either clarify past statements or show differing positions from viewpoints expressed by two reactions. Concludes that theory can guide skill-based, empirically validated practice as…

Describes in storytelling fashion a teacher's reflections on herself, the teaching process, the children as learners and her relationship to them, the course of her reflections, and the growing pleasure she took in them. (SR)

While certain curriculum evaluation techniques are useful for educational research purposes, few are feasible in the workaday classroom setting. This homilectic article recommends that curriculum evaluations be prescriptive, feasible, unthreatening, economical, and capable of reducing uncertainty. (MLH)

Describes William Stern's professional accomplishments, including pioneering work in educational counseling and contributions to general systems such as Gestalt psychology. Argues that Stern's example supports conclusion that no one scientific method provides single best approach to all questions of psychology, and that interaction between…

Although education lacks a rigorous theoretical base, principals and other administrators can improve their theory-based decision making by formulating a statement defining the status quo, adjusting practices to eliminate inconsistencies, developing a consistent districtwide theoretical structure, and giving future decisions a sound theoretical…

Defines two types of antimony--minor, contradictory statements that have major effects--and shows how they abound in reading research. Concludes that the problem of antimonies must be resolved before research, on empirical grounds alone, can effectively improve practice. (MM)

Participatory research embodies an ideal of community education: all persons affected by issues and decisions should be involved in defining the issues, deciding what information is needed, and participating in making the decisions. (SK)

Proposes that the work of the French feminist writers Helene Cixous and Luce Irigaray could serve as the basis for devising a more imaginative form of critical writing that might help to draw the history and practice of graphic design into a closer and more purposeful relation. (SR)

Presents a conceptual model for understanding occupational therapy performance and a model for practice. Evaluates both models on nine criteria, finding the conceptual model largely consistent but the practice model having technical, structural, and conceptual discrepancies. (SK)

Offers a pragmatic discussion of potential problems and practical solutions that arise when implementing funded research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Describes the activities of the investigator and NIH from the time a proposal is submitted through the first year of funding. Includes a timeline for review and funding for NIH…