Art and artists cannot be separated from the natural environment and the environment of ideas and forms. The art instructor must put these environments together to help their students experience that sense of wholeness called integrity. (Author/RK)

Discusses the process of writing as a guideline for secondary school students and their instructors. (RK)

Are you one of those people who feel that the only good insect is a dead one? Do you suffer from entomophobia--dread fear of insects? Such attitudes, fears, and prejudices stem from insect ignorance. Authors explain what insects are good for and give students a more realistic and fascinating view of their world. (Editor/RK)

Provides some ideas that change the pace and get students ready for learning. (Editor/RK)

OE's Office for the Gifted and Talented is helping exceptional students follow the tug of their own talents, whether they lead to laboratory mice or Shakespeare. (Editor)

Reaffirms the random and unpredictable nature of second-order changes. Sees human beings as open systems and entropy determining the irreversibility of such systems. Appreciates readers' advocacy of research to test the theory and suggests the need for practitioners and teachers to be open to change in themselves if they are to expect others to…

Demonstrates how a Wellness model can be an effective vehicle for promoting developmental programs in residence halls. The Wellness model is examined in terms of marketing, student development theory, and balanced programming. (BL)

After noting the present social and political climate and its implications for law instruction, this article examines the place for law studies in contemporary curriculum. (Author/RK)

Article criticizes the ill-conceived nostrums of the educational engineer and focuses on "opening-up" the learner rather than having him "shape-up" to presumed contingencies that are to come. (Author/RK)

Proper supervision has been a concern of those responsible for education for many years. The 100-year-old definition used here may help us gain some insights regarding our sophistication and/or needs in the important area of supervision. (Editor/RK)

Author argues the case for the continuance of compulsory religious education. (Editor/RK)

An enriching fine arts program has long been advocated as an essential element of an effective middle school program. The vocal music program at Pleasant Hill (Missouri) Middle School supports student growth and development beyond the regular classroom. It supports students' existing skills and talents and provides opportunities for them to…

Using survey research from graduate student and community stakeholder respondents, this exploratory study examines two different dimensions of higher education-community partnerships. First, the role graduate assistantships supporting higher education and community partnerships in the context of graduate student development is examined. Second,…

The Holocaust is a powerful topic for writing classrooms because it elicits strong emotions from most students at the same time that it is remote enough to keep from overwhelming them (at least at first). At the same time the topic presents a minefield for the unwary or naive writing instructor--it is important, for example, to emphasize the…

The authors discuss the role of vocational educators in helping students identify the student's own values. (AG)