Recent advancements in neuroscience heighten its relevance to education. Newly developed imaging technologies enable scientists to peer into the working brain for the first time, providing powerful insights into how we learn. Research reveals that the brain is not a stable and isolated entity, but a dynamic system that is keenly responsive to…

A number of recent studies, especially within the East Asian region, have chronicled the problems involved in successful implementation of the English language teaching component of large-scale, system-wide educational innovations. This paper reports on the findings of research into the implementation, in both general and ELT-related terms, of…

The examples given in this article highlight the potential resources available in human groups for making this a better world. (Author/RK)

There are definitely individual reports of block schedule proving disastrous over traditional scheduling, so it is no wonder that school leaders would enter into it cautiously. This paper discusses the impact of implementing a Block Schedule on operating costs, curriculum issues, and early student graduation, as well as other problems that might…

Using stunts and tumbling as a sample activity, this article contains a guide for curriculum organization that provides for definite progressions from grade to grade and can be utilized at college, secondary, or elementary levels. (NQ)

Any argument for a program of education for librarians must be based on a considered opinion of the present condition of library practice and an estimate of its condition in the future. (2 references) (Author)

The relative importance of skills, knowledges, and personal traits needed for successful secretarial employment was studied through a Q-sort of the opinions of secretaries, executives, and secretarial teachers. (Author/CH)