Developing an intercultural competence, where language is seen as a cultural construct, seems to be consensually advocated by contemporary theories in teaching and learning English as a foreign language. Given its grounding on cultural studies, intercultural education focuses its pedagogical orientation and strategies on popular cultures that are…

The theme of the 39th proceedings of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) conference was "Synergy at the Crossroads: Future Directions for Theory, Research, and Practice." The metaphor of crossroads was inspired by the conference venue--the historic Indianapolis Union…

This paper presents the results of an investigation into the various ways in which pre-service and in-service teachers experience learning to program in an object-oriented language. Both groups of teachers were enrolled in university courses. In most cases, the pre-service teachers were learning to program for the first time, while the in-service…

In search of methods that improve the efficiency of teaching and training in organizations, several authors point out that mass customization (MC) is a principle that covers individual needs of knowledge and skills and, at the same time limits the development costs of customized training to those of mass training. MC is proven and established in…

Discernible self-development and skill acquisition can be stimulated among practicing counselors by a relatively brief, inexpensive training module. Training in deep relaxation techniques was generally more effective than interpersonal encounter experiences. (EH)

This manual (1) explains the nature and purpose of ESEA Title IV grants; (2) describes the types of programs that may receive grants--the inservice training of school personnel to deal with problems incident to desegregation, and the use of advisory specialists in school desegregation; and (3) outlines procedures for preparing a grant proposal.…

A brief description of the programs which won the awards for In-Service Training Programs in Educational Technology, jointly sponsored by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology and the Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation. (AK)

The author contends that teacher education in the United States is outmoded and dysfunctional and, therefore, that in-service education is remedial training for those poorly prepared. (MM)

This article takes up the opportunity offered by the United Nations' "Strategic Development Goals" to examine provisions for the selection, recruitment, training and professional development of secondary English teachers in Bangladesh. Qualified and trained teachers are considered as essential to effect the changes in English teaching…

Countries that have sustained rapid growth over decades have typically had a strong public commitment to expanding education as well as to improving learning outcomes. South Asian countries have made considerable progress in expanding access to primary and secondary schooling, with countries having achieved near-universal enrollment of the…

Today in America, there are millions of children who do not get a kind of culturally sensitive teaching. As has happened many times before, America is undergoing a demographic shift. Yet the teaching force has not changed nearly as fast. As a result, a great number of students aren't getting the kind of classroom experience the author got at Cedar…