The author examines current philosophical definitions of curriculum in order to postulate a more adequate theory of curriculum change. (DE)

One of the most important contributions of choice awareness strategy is the evolution of a simple classification system involving five kinds of choices: caring, ruling, enjoying, sorrowing, and thinking/working (CREST). The author explains the classification system and how counselors can implement it. (Author/HMV)

This article reports on the development and evaluation of an instructional module for teaching systematic desensitization. Physiological and self-report data reflecting changes in client fear levels were gathered in an attempt to determine whether the instructional module is effective. (Author)

Describes an alternative approach to teaching communication arts that focuses on the student's communicative experiences as the center of concern. (MH)

Educational planners and policy-makers make assumptions about the future in their work. The challenge offered here is to explicate, develop, and examine these in broader, more holistic fashion and in longer time perspectives than is often the case. (Author)

Contrary to the assumption of many educators, research on family and community connections with schools has revealed that parents are interested in their children's academic success regardless of ethnicity, culture, or economic status, although they may not know how to help their children or may feel incapable of assisting them. There are many…

FYI For Your Improvement (4th Edition) provides step-by-step guidance for anyone who wants to develop new competencies or for anyone working with another person on their development. This edition contains: Introduction; Strategies for Improvement; General Development Plan; Organization for "FYI For Your Improvement"; Competencies; Performance…

This paper explores a distributed leadership perspective on how leaders create contexts that build and support professional communities in schools. It is argued that professional community results from intentional coordination of social interaction among teachers through the design of structures in a situation of practice. School leaders put these…

A child with a disability who has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 Accommodation Plan may need extra help and support to participate in school. It takes thoughtful planning to choose adaptations, based on a child's disability, to help the child learn or have access to learning. Appropriate accommodations vary with…

In this article, the author observes that while university officials believe that strategic planning will help them look past the day-to-day housekeeping and meet the challenges of a volatile environment, much of such planning appears mired in competitive self-replication and is vulnerable to distrust from the public and government. Too often, the…

This brief summarizes ideas generated at an invitational meeting in October 2000 to explore strategies for bridging gaps among child health researchers, practitioners, and policymakers and to move toward a more efficient, collaborative, child health research system. Following an introduction, the brief is presented in four sections. The first…

This monograph summarizes the issues discussed at an international workshop convened to identify strategies, lines of action, and innovative approaches to respond to the needs of young children faced by the African HIV/AIDS pandemic. The monograph provides background information on the HIV/AIDS pandemic; describes current initiatives and results…

Over the past 30 years, the political response to child maltreatment and its prevention has experienced periods of frantic activity, often followed by long periods of benign neglect. To an extent, this pattern reflects deep differences among child welfare advocates, researchers and practitioners on how best to proceed. While most everyone agrees…

The enclosure of the cultural and environmental commons has been going on for hundreds of years, privatizing what was previously available to all members of the community. Recently, however, the process of enclosure has been accelerated by the spread of economic globalization. This timely book champions the cultural and environmental commons…

This article focuses on the school district's role in implementing Comprehensive School Reform (CSR). Research shows that effective district support for CSR varies from district to district. This is due, in part, to the fact that many prior models bypassed the district, operating under the belief that reform would be more effective if it targeted…