Six possible ways of defining prime numbers are given, and additional activities on the topic are suggested. (MK)

In this paper, a teaching model for the appreciative dimension of visual aesthetic education is presented, with a brief outline of the major theoretical sources used in its construction. (Author/SJL)

Examines the arguments of three educators (J. P. White, D. Cochrane, and B. Crittenden) who have criticized instructional attempts to expand children's creativity. While flaws in theory and practice are admitted, it is maintained that the critics apply standards to creative education that are not applied to general classroom teaching. (Author/SJL)

Analysis of the use made by 93 British primary school teachers of the word 'commitment' revealed that they were using it in four different senses--as caring, a concern for occupational competence, personal identification as teacher, and career-continuance. All suggest different motives for entering and remaining in teaching. (Author)

This article provides teachers with an overview on tort liability as it applies to their profession, especially in relation to student injuries. Such legal concepts as tort, negligence, and in loco parentis are discussed and guidelines are drawn from selected court cases. (SJL)

Examines contemporary "technocratic" and "progressive" approaches to literacy. Discusses "functional literacy" in relation to the classical model of "high literacy." Suggests research be guided by considerations of contextual factors influencing acquisition and use of literate abilities and organized in…

Illustrates activities which social studies teachers can use to integrate environmental concepts into existing curricula. Activities include: The Web of Life, designed to develop student understanding of energy, producers, consumers, decomposers, and raw materials; and Population and Resources, based on identifying effects of resource depletion on…

Reports on a conference sponsored by the American Society for Training and Development to analyze and compare existing academic programs for human resource development (HRD) professionals and identify ways to shape and define further the training and development/HRD field. (SK)

The author attempts to clarify the difference between punishment and negative reinforcement and suggests that negative reinforcement should be used only as a last resort as a disciplinary tool. (KC)

The author provides an introduction to microcomputers in the schools by answering the type of questions a teacher without computer background might ask such as "What is a computer?"; "What is a microcomputer?"; "How can I teach children to program?" (SJL)

The author attempts a description of teaching, based on the definition of teaching as an act of communication. (SJL)

The author attempts a definition of the general concept of alienation and explores the relationship among alienation, adolescence, and the secondary school by reviewing studies of demographic, social/psychological, school climate, and learning variables in student alienation. (Author/SJL)

The Canadian article explores some of the implications of assigning handicapped children to two commonly used categories: learning disabilities and hearing impairments. (Author/DLS)

The author discusses financial and administrative obstacles to successful implementation of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. For related information, see EC 132 361. (CL)

Describes study which focused on the economic vocabulary used in national and international news magazines and papers. Compares findings with definitions of economic literacy proposed by economists and suggests that economics courses include economic news literacy. (KC)