Contends that when the needs of students with disabilities are viewed as another form of diversity, the prospect of successful inclusion in middle school is promising. Discusses merging special and general education, systems change for inclusive education, and role changes for teachers. Provides guidelines for successful inclusion at the middle…

A response to Kenneth Ludmerer's "Time To Heal: American Medical Education from the Turn of the Century to the Era of Managed Care" examines changes already occurring in American medical education in both preclinical and clinical curricula. Concludes that, while Ludmerer's arguments are warranted, there is evidence of a commitment to change in the…

Argues that partnerships between early childhood teacher preparation programs and public school teachers will strengthen the discourse on multicultural education and its institutionalization. Presents strategies for gaining a personal connection to multicultural education ideals, including developing cultural biographies, examining stereotypes and…

Describes a professional development program using interactive multimedia workshops to develop teachers' understanding of a constructivist epistemology in science education. Discusses teachers' perceptions; how they changed their classroom practices; software and database development; and the development of a new survey to assess reactions to…

Describes five effective programs that address the socialization needs of students: (1) a Vice Principal's Action Committee; (2) an administrative dispute mediation program; (3) an interpersonal skills offering for sixth graders; (4) a conflict resolution guidance component to the discipline office; and (5) a school-wide peer counseling assistance…

Hudson, Massachusetts, an industry-based, socioeconomically diverse community with 2,800 students in six schools, developed a comprehensive preK-12 service-learning program. Parent support, ongoing professional development, curriculum planning time, administrative support, and sustained funding have helped the program achieve districtwide…

Establishment of an experiential integrated curriculum at an urban Florida high school yielded six realizations: systemic change takes time; change requires patience, perseverance, courage, and a tough skin; plan extensively before beginning; credibility with faculty lies in quantitative and qualitative student evaluation data; involve those with…

A physics professor ponders the advantages and possibilities of the Internet in graduate education and shares his own experiences delivering graduate courses and individual lectures online. Discusses accreditation and costing between institutions, the nature and extent of copyright problems, and the most useful forms of student interaction. (PVD)

Argues against educational reform based solely on curricular standards, examining collaborative projects in two urban Professional Development Schools (PDSs) and advocating the resources and structures to establish critical relationships enabling educators to learn about themselves as they learn with others. Analyzing relationships characterizing…

Traces the lifecycle of the Primary Science Programme (PSP), 1983-99, a representative South African nongovernmental organization. Shows how the social and economic environment shaped PSP development and demise. Highlights tensions between quality versus quantity, subject versus holistic focus, and participatory versus authoritarian management…

Argues that it is misleading to represent pragmatism in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) as a unified discourse offering ideological support to an unexamined educational, academic, and sociopolitical status quo. The article appeals for reflectively pragmatic approaches towards formulating and investigating issues in EAP and all language…

This article draws connections between first- and second-language literature on listening and reading in order to explore the implications for integrated instruction in English for academic purposes (EAP). It compares academic listening and reading experiences, discusses EAP curriculum design principles, suggests alternative strategies for…

Discusses pedagogical issues for second-language teaching within the framework of a changing Canadian culture. These issues include consciousness raising to heighten teachers' and students' perceptions of the role of culture, teacher preparation for teaching in a multicultural classroom, and balancing the dominant cultural paradigm with the new…

A study investigated the attitudes of college and university employees concerning the recent privatization of dining services at three universities. Results indicate the employees saw the contractor, not the institution, as benefitting most from the changes. Employees had little understanding of the benefits of the arrangement to the university or…

The debate over the nature, purpose, and structure of the doctoral dissertation is examined, particularly as it relates to the humanities and social sciences. Issues discussed include supervision policies and practices, the advising relationship, the culture of research and collaboration, differences between disciplines, resolution of research…