Interviews with 19 facilitators and 43 participants in collaborative learning elicited integral values of the approach. The hallmark of collaborative learning was engagement of the whole person. Dimensions included touching the affective, working with experiences, strengthening the cognitive, and enhancing the social. (Contains 62 references.) (SK)

Comments on seven "propositions" about the future of higher education made by Howard Bowen in 1989, including observations about the capacity to predict change, the value ascribed to higher education by the public, characterization of higher education as a growth industry, need for improvement in higher education's quality, and…

Responses from 232 of 284 secondary urban trade and industrial students showed that most believed the course they took had educational value in preparing them for employment; they disagreed that it helps communication skills or teaches effective multicultural relations. Those planning to attend four-year colleges found it more personally relevant…

Finds that many immigrant parents (from China, Iran, and India) and their children oppose diametrically many aspects of emergent literacy. Discusses major differences in beliefs about teaching and learning related to accuracy/precision, focus of control, assessment/accountability, expectations, and rote memorization. Suggests a range of possible…

Presents an interview with John Wilson covering topics such as: addressing the people who influenced him, highlighting Wilson's career and home background, and providing discussions on his opinions related to religion, morality, moral education, and the concept of authority. (CMK)

Explores John Wilson's ideas on moral education, arguing against Wilson's criticism of virtue theory. Evaluates Wilson's account of moral education from the perspective of a neo-Aristotelian sense of morality and moral development. Focuses on a part of Wilson's work, "A New Introduction to Moral Education." (CMK)

Analysis of the responses of 36 deaf professionals involved in deaf education regarding the use and effectiveness of simultaneous communication indicated that the effective combination of aspects of American Sign Language and English, when used by an experienced communicator and grounded in effective signing, can be very effective for…

Discusses ways in which early childhood teachers can find their credo of education and credo of life. (BB)

Resistance to schooling of characters in 10 works of fiction was analyzed and findings applied to traditional literacy/adult basic education (ABE) programs. The results suggest that resistance occurs when values clash. Since ABE programs tend to reproduce the values of the dominant culture, they contribute to the resistance of those outside the…

Introduces a new column on environmental education and discusses the importance of such education at the early childhood level. Presents an overview of an approach to environmental education that is designed to foster positive attitudes and values about the world of nature and a sense of responsibility toward the natural environment. (MDM)

Provides a rationale for parent involvement in children's schooling. Considers the nation's education goals, and why parent involvement is so important to achieving those goals. (ET)

Discusses literacy education reform in Australia in light of recent public policy developments, including the National Policy for the Vocational Education and Training Systems (NVETS) and the Vocational Training Reform Agenda. It is argued that adult literacy not simply be appropriated as an uncritical vocational competence and that a feminist…

Discusses the evolution of comparative literature as a discipline in the 20th century and how comparative analysis has affected other academic disciplines, focusing on the impact of comparative literature and analysis on Russian and East European studies. (Contains 11 references.) (MDM)

Describes Confucianism, identifying it as a major cultural factor explaining the economic success of Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Explores the impact of Confucianism on the organizational communication in these nations, based on four key principles of Confucian teachings: the hierarchial relationship, the family system,…

Reports on a survey of Native Canadian adults (with limited reading skills but not currently in adult programs) about their perceptions of literacy. Discusses (1) purposes and values of literacy; (2) types of goals; (3) past barriers; (4) preferred learning environment (they preferred "watch then do" learning); and (5) current barriers.…