The campus laboratory school can play a vital role in the successful implementation of a reflective educator model of teacher preparation by providing sites where effective instructional procedures can be modeled by first-rate classroom teachers for the benefit of preservice students. (IAH)

The analogy of theatrical drama is used to explore the directions schools should take in the formation of educational communities. The roles of elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher learning are considered in light of the upcoming National Congress on Catholic Schools for the Twenty-First Century. (SLD)

Argues that schools always educate for meaning and morality, even when their avowed purpose is to teach only know-how to perform well in a job. There is a hidden but powerful curriculum that treats technology as the sacred source of meaning and that promotes a new technological morality, which has led to techno-holism. Contains 25 footnotes. (PVD)

Speculates about the experiences that contribute to the overall development and preparation of a scientist and whether educators can recreate this process to support the development of all students. (DDR)

Explores the need for schools to work in partnership with Somali parents in English communities. Draws on interviews with Somali parents to identify concerns common to all parties as a step toward building responsive and accessible home and school links. (SLD)

Describes development over five years of Australia's Hunter Region Health Promoting Schools Project, noting barriers to health-promoting schools, examining the new approach to health promotion, discussing the minimum set of health-promotion actions for reducing risk behaviors (increasing knowledge and skills, modifying availability of products,…

Discusses the character and motives of Lady Noel-Byron, briefly married to Lord Byron, for involving herself in philanthropic work. Examines the various influences that aroused Lady Bryon's interest in education and describes her involvement in implementing her philanthropic endeavors, such as opening a school for poor children. (CMK)

This introduction to the theme issue first discusses the expanding legal rights of educational employees, and then examines whether this development hinders educational missions by making it too difficult to discipline or dismiss unsatisfactory employees. Finally, the five articles in this issue are reviewed in relation to this question. (SLD)

Investigated preservice teachers' perceptions of teacher responsibility for their students' moral development. Examination of journal responses indicated that respondents believed that schools were moral environments, though they varied in how they defined a moral environment. Student teachers also assumed some personal responsibility for the…

Reports that school principles have endorsed grant-funded tutoring programs at their schools in which professional and pre-service teachers from Creighton University are the educators. States that the goal is to increase reading and mathematical skills in young children. Describes the process of enrollment and states that great improvements have…

Describes three basic components of a comprehensive suicide intervention program in the school setting: prevention, intervention, and postvention. Addresses the necessity for collaboration among staff in a successful program, emphasizing the role of school social worker and school counselor. Discusses confidentiality with particular attention to…

A survey of 263 parents of children with diabetes found that 33% felt their schools were doing a good job, with the remaining parents reporting a variety of problems related to poor management of the child's diabetes. Negative and positive comments concerning actions by school personnel are provided, focusing on diabetes management, lunch and…

Reports a study that examined African American parents' perceptions of their involvement with their Head Start children in an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention program. The results provide information on barriers to and benefits of participation, cues to action, perceived threat, and contributing background variables. (SM)

Discusses the role of families and schools in preventing eating disorders in children and adolescents, explaining that eating disorders are not just about food, but rather a misuse of food to resolve emotional problems; describing various primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention methods; and offering strategies for educators (activism and…

Investigates the problem of knowledge production and legitimation at the University of Cyprus. Presents the historical dimension of the conflict between centrality (academic faculty) and localism (society) at the University of Cyprus and explores the social, economic, and political realities. Includes references. (CMK)