What does brain-based research say about how adolescents learn? The 1990s was declared as the Decade of the Brain by President Bush and Congress. With the advancement of MRIs (Magnetic Resonance Imagining) and PET (positron emission tomography) scans, it has become much easier to study live healthy brains. As a result, the concept of…

Teaching from a global perspective is important because the lives of people around the world are increasingly interconnected through politics, economics, technology, and the environment. Global education teaches students to understand and appreciate people from different cultural backgrounds; view events from a variety of perspectives; recognize…

The principle of fiscal neutrality is that school spending may not depend on the wealth of localities: if local units are to select spending levels, the state must eliminate the influence of the varying wealth of these units by matching grants. (Author/JM)

Describes some of the ways a nonprofit research institution has applied the concept of wholistic synergism (relationship between meanings and surroundings) to the design of school facilities. Demonstration projects have been created to show how an educational space can be cued with objects and behaviors to embody new meanings that have…

Lists and annotates the winning filmstrips, videotapes, and slide sets in the Second Annual National Council of Family Relations Awards Competition held in April 1982. (JAC)

Issues teachers should consider before introducing the subject of nuclear arms into classroom teaching are raised, and tips for dealing with this sensitive subject are given. Sources of curriculum materials are listed, and problems with prepackaged curricula are pointed out. (PP)

Financial, demographic, and socioeconomic data on Wisconsin school districts are employed to investigate the relationship among labeling children as handicapped, educational program determinations, and cost assessments. Analysis using two mathematical models indicates, among other things, that availability of fiscal resources leads to more…

Outlines the background and objectives of the Merrimack Education Center, discusses the role of the center as a broker of educational services and information to the Massachusetts educational community, describes the types of information resources made available through the center, and presents a vignette of a microcomputer user network. (JL)

The notion that Indians are curiosities of the past tends to be reinforced in many classrooms, particularly at Thanksgiving. Resource materials and classroom activities are suggested to help dispel myths about Native American culture and history. Concentrating on present-day Indian customs and handicrafts is recommended. (PP)

Examines the nature of external doctoral education, particularly as it pertains to nursing. While such nontraditional programs provide new learning structures and expand available options, disadvantages include separation from student support services, full-time faculty, and library facilities. Discusses accreditation, residency requirements,…

Faculty development resources such as workshops, independent study opportunities, professional associations, networks and consortia, grants, and sabbatical leaves available to college faculty are discussed. What teachers should be taught and how to maintain good teaching are analyzed. (MSE)

Focuses on potential values (for example, saving time and money and presenting high quality materials) of using packaged courses or programs for training. Examines some objections to prepackaged materials. Offers planning and decision-making suggestions for choosing suitable materials. Proposes questions for evaluating commercial programs. (CSS)

Discusses the characteristics that make land-grant universities best suited for training vocational agricultural teachers. Emphasizes the resources available at land-grant universities, the advantages of the one-institution training concept, and the ineffectiveness of non-land-grant universities in reducing the vocational agriculture teacher…

Presents a rationale for teaching a course to high school students on the influence of science and technology on society. Bioethics and food, and world hunger are two of the topics included in the course outline. References are given for simulation games, readings, and audiovisual materials. (SA)

Presents a questionnaire which can be used by teachers to assess individual differences in the social behavior of nursery school children. Evidence for the instrument's reliability and validity is included. (CM)