In this discussion of reform and improvement in teacher education, the feasibility of developing a scientist-practitioner model for teacher education programs is considered. This model advocates the development of research skills through a programmatic focus on research, with the application of these skills to practice. It is pointed out that the…

The literature of the effective schools movement argues for three very different images of what constitutes leadership, which are regarded in this paper as confused images of leadership. The first image is of a supremely pragmatic but rational actor, the second is of a leader who adheres to the norms typical of the local community culture, and the…

Four overlapping areas of exploration have sparked creative thought about computers and their relationship to writing. The area receiving the most attention is computers and writing pedagogy. Some of the directions taken by research in this area have focused on computers and the composing process; computers, writing instruction, and learning…

Intended for teachers, this bibliography contains 30 brief reviews of recent books on the theory and practice of teaching writing. The first section, on theory, focuses on "Famous Last Words, The American Language Crisis Reconsidered" (Harvey A. Daniels); "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" (Betty Edwards); "The Role…

This book describes an instructional model that identifies the major variables in the teaching-learning process to demonstrate how teachers can apply knowledge of educational psychology in the classroom. Following an intorductory chapter on the teacher or decision maker, the first section contains four chapters dealing with development and…

This paper attempts to: (1) construct two intellectual categories within which emerging teacher education knowledge can be embedded; (2) develop a possible collegiate sequence, or a programmatic scheme, that incorporates this knowledge base in teacher preparation; and (3) generate from this knowledge base and programmatic scheme an initial agenda…

This paper reports on a case study aimed at developing a better understanding of the different dimensions of blended learning technology. Drawing upon learners' experiences, it examines the circumstances in which learners are more likely to choose among different learning preferences and explores learners' preferences for human and online learning…

Reviews research relevant to understanding the conditions in which elaborative inferences are made, with a particular concern for the implications for schema-theoretic notions of comprehension. (FL)

Looks into the functions of children's writing to determine what children can meaningfully write about. Discusses research on the functions of writing and then suggests assignments where children write letters to different audiences, such as to themselves and to their future children. These assignments help children learn about themselves. (SKC)

Argues that, although reform legislation has been enacted to produce higher standards on the assumption that they will produce higher quality in the nation's schools, the act of passing laws and mandating changes to create higher quality do not necessarily equate with true educational reform. (NKA)

Presents the idea that many tactics sports coaches use in training and improving athletes' performance can be adapted for the instruction of remedial writers. (JC)

Reviews the literature relevant to the subject of comprehension monitoring and offers ideas from the reading research for how students can improve their comprehension and how teachers can tell if students understand what they read. (JC)

Examines the problems business communications students have with summarizing written information and offers a sequential method for teaching students how to summarize well. (JC)

Reflects on the role of New Historicism in teaching literature and remarks on the lack of historical awareness in students today. Offers suggestions for connecting history, as well as other disciplines, to literature to combat currently fragmented college educations. (JC)

Forecasts the changes in English instruction likely to be generated by technological developments. Surveys research on information trends and problems resulting from computer processing and media proliferation. Concludes that silicon technology will produce challenges but not drastically modify English teaching. (JG)