Suggests that W. Ross Winterowd's most significant and influential contribution to the field of rhetoric and composition is the Rhetoric-Linguistics-Literature Program (RLL), started in 1972 as a program in the Department of English at the University of Southern California. Presents a history of the program, noting its "virtual demise"…

Argues that the field of reading should present a united front to the public--a front that would not stifle debate about the practical implications of the basic facts about the reading process but that would establish reading researchers' knowledge and their shared entry into the community of science where issues are ultimately decided by…

Members of diverse information professions and disciplines have historically had different missions, methods, and areas of responsibility. However, the new technical knowledge common among them is fertile ground for collaboration through information technology. Successful collaborations are based on identification of a common goal, recognition of…

Presents ideas on how community colleges can effectively promote their programs and services through local and regional newspapers: become acquainted with the "beat reporter" in the college's area and the education editor of the newspaper, take advantage of opportunities to know the paper staff, attend town hall meetings and forums, and establish…

Presents an annotated bibliography of recent ERIC documents that provide insight into the public perception of community colleges, the potential influence of the media on public opinion regarding community colleges, institutional relations with the media, and the role that Web pages play in strategic marketing. (VWC)

This article describes transdisciplinary consultation, a classroom-based team model in which team members focus on implementing a transdisciplinary model of service delivery. An evaluation of the model by nine preschool professionals indicated the teams perceived the model to have a positive impact on their personal and team development. (Contains…

Analysis of dialogs between eight mentors and 15 preservice teachers showed that the importance of particular roles varies among mentors. This is likely to cause a mismatch between mentor roles and student needs. (SK)

Four adventure and experiential educators discuss ethical dilemmas encountered in their work: participants coerced by their employer to attend diversity workshops, facilitator responsibilities, conflict between practitioner and client values, school requirements for student evaluation in an adventure physical education class, and correcting a…

A study involving 10 British teachers and 6 primary students with disabilities found the teachers saw the provision of learning support assistants as a critical factor in enabling students to be included in classroom activities. The importance of teamwork and effective communication was seen as essential. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Highlights the topic of the interaction of students, teachers, and subject matter within structurally sound middle schools explored in this journal issue. Asserts that instruction can not be improved merely by raising standards and accountability without also providing developmentally appropriate learning activities within a supportive team…

Reports on a survey of coordinators in the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program in Ohio. The completed instrument identifies factors that help and hinder the interprofessional practice of the coordinators in a school-based program. Coordinators' responses are classified into four emergent themes: time; money; community building; and school politics.…

Suggests that improving teachers' job satisfaction is paramount in an era where half of new teachers drop out of the profession in the first five years. Discusses sources of teacher dissatisfaction, benefits of collegial investment, shared leadership, support meetings, mentoring, and lessening dissatisfaction. (RS)

A survey of 222 large-city administrators indicated that 76.7% approved of co-worker friendships but fewer supported friendships across the vertical hierarchy. Despite risks (gossip, romances, distraction), there was strong agreement on rewards: mutual support, improved work environment and communication, support for diversity. Ways to encourage…

This article identifies the different approaches to speech and language difficulties commonly used by speech and language therapists and by teachers and suggests that an integration of these frameworks could provide more comprehensive support for a wider range of children with language and communication difficulties. (Author/CR)

Stories that were written by my grandfather at the turn of the 20th century spiraled into my daily life as a nurse-teacher at the turn of the 21st century. In this paper, I explore a common plotline of my Afi (Islandic for grandfather) and me as pioneers by linking his life stories to the tensions I experience in my contemporary professional…