Four current approaches to understanding temperament are discussed. Theorists representing four postions--Goldsmith, Buss and Plomin, Rothbart, and Thomas and Chess--outline their views by reponding to six common questions. Commentaries highlighting differences and similarities between the positions are offered by Hinde and McCall. (Author/BN)

Talking about educational theories, practice, and goals can: (1) bring the context-bound, partial, and tentative nature of educational knowledge claims to light; (2) make participants aware of their commitments to several (often conflicting) goals; and (3) remind people that educational research itself often aims to persuade and to change beliefs.…

Teachers can help students increase reading comprehension by instituting a student discussion period in which students are encouraged to contribute ideas without risk of ridicule or failure. Teachers introduce the discussion, observe what student participation indicates about comprehension, and summarize the discussion. Such an approach is an…

Problem solving groups have helped young pupils to solve their social and behavioral problems. Examples of students' progress are offered and the program's expansion is described. (CL)

The executive director of the Public Agenda Foundation tells how to spot emerging issues for public discussion and characteristics of such issues. (PD)

The adversary system is a bad bargain for everybody, these authors believe, since insecurity and fear are the results. They describe an approach they found successful and recommend that teachers and students also use it. (Editor)

This discussion paper presents an overview of key concepts, trends and issues in the field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for sustainable development. It examines interlinkages between the world of work and environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainable development, as well as ways in which TVET can be…

This book discusses the issues involved in ethical decision-making in a way that children and adolescents can comprehend. Kids will learn to recognize the impact of their actions upon others and on their own sense of well-being. These developmentally appropriate activities help children and youth internalize the concepts associated with "doing the…

In a university course in behavioral management, effects of an instructional procedure involving student proctor-led discussion groups were compared to effects of a teaching assistant-led quiz section. (Authors/JA)

The basic finding of this study was that two cooperating, discussing individuals were more effective on a concept attainment task that either two cooperating individuals not allowed discussion or two competing individuals. (EH)

I am suggesting here that working from within involves a set of teaching strategies that may help us bridge the gap between our rhetoric about more humane schools and classroom realities." (Author)

Describes the development of a student racial confrontation group in an effort to alleviate racial tensions in a California high school. (AN)

The author discusses talk across the classroom", talk and the teacher" and talk across the school day"; each of these categories excludes question and answer procedures in the classroom. Problems that informal discussion may pose are discussed. (MS)