Suggests that doing literary criticism is how teachers and students hear other voices as they read, instead of projections of themselves. Espouses the study of style as the vehicle of literary criticism. Proposes a definition of style. (RS)

This rejoinder to criticism of a previous article defends the Columbus Group definition of giftedness and talent by comparing and contrasting this definition with Gagne's Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent. Thresholds of giftedness and talent, including generalizability and clinical experience that support the Columbus Group definition,…

Three databases were analyzed to investigate the range and frequency of terms in the field of mental retardation/developmental disabilities. The most prevalent term over the last 15 years was "mentally retarded." The terms "cognitive impairment" and "developmental disabilities" have been used more frequently in the last five years. (Author/CR)

Analysis of 30 elementary teachers' personal meaning of "intelligence" resulted in development of a three-component model: (1) acquisition performance (how much students learn), (2) retention performance (how much material students remember), and (3) utilization performance (how extensively students utilize learned material). Path analysis…

If technology is to be integrated into the school curriculum, the meaning of educational leadership and the role of principals within a technical paradigm must be redefined. Principals are responsible for defining and communicating a mission, managing curriculum and instruction, training and evaluating teachers, monitoring student progress,…

The corpus of errors produced by nonnative adult speakers of English support Miller and Gildea's (1987) KIDRULE strategy. Some dictionary users latched onto a part of the definition without understanding how it relates to the word they looked up. Other errors were the result of misleading dictionary entries. (Contains 11 references.) (Author)

Reflects on the definition of experiential education as formulated by the Association for Experiential Education, and on past and future themes of the Journal of Experiential Education. Cites the proliferation of education programs focusing on environmental and ecological concepts. Discusses the need for continuing research in experiential…

Narrative research, a qualitative research approach, includes a broad range of accounts, from first-person narratives to studies that interpret the stories others tell about their lives. This paper explores the nature of narrative and knowledge building in educational research, the complexities of "good" storytelling, and moral issues…

Discusses the increasing importance of culture in the foreign-language classroom. Suggests that if the question of culture and language learning is addressed from the perspective of the affective elements contained within both, it may be possible to adopt a more ecumenical approach to the former and obtain a more powerful tool for helping students…

Presents a comparative study of the term "context" across three major research journals: "Research in the Teaching of English"; "Reading Research Quarterly"; and "Journal of Literacy Research." Shows that the most consistent finding reported across studies is that context makes a difference, but a clear understanding of what is meant by context…

Conducted interviews with 39 young adults in the Netherlands who left school very early and followed their career development for an average of 5.5 years after dropping out. Approximately one in five students returned to school and achieved the educational attainment desired by the Dutch government. A similar number returned to schooling but did…

Draws on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health to illustrate the complexities of using large-scale surveys to measure adoption status. Discusses conceptual and methodological issues in measuring adoption status. Presents decision rules for determining adoption status across three sources of data: school self-administered…

Reviews the history of the terms "impairment,""disability," and "handicap" in the stuttering literature and proposes alternate definitions that are more consistent with the use of the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps. A model is proposed for discussing the outcomes of various…

This article reviews scientific definitions and social implications of "intelligence" in the context of plans of the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) to rename their organization and the diagnostic category to "intellectual disabilities". It is felt that such a change would associate the AAMR with those…

Presents results of a survey of Association for Communication Administration (ACA) members concerning their awareness and use of the 1995 ACA Definition of the Field of Communication. Finds that 40% of administrators who responded were unaware of the definition. Urges the need to further promote the definition of the field. (NH)