"Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership" (Joe Jaworski) draws on a view of the universe as open, dynamic, interconnected, and full of living qualities. The essence of leadership is an understanding of wholeness that leads to a wider set of positive possible outcomes and the ability to lead others to them. Implications for adventure…

Examines the spiritual imperative of Native epistemology with the aim of restoring harmony and balance to education for all people. Focuses on the Sacred Circle, which speaks to all life's interconnectedness; Mother Earth, which speaks to man's sense of place and connection to the earth; and Elders, who connect people to their past and their…

Ron Miller, founder of the journal "Holistic Education Review," discusses his intellectual background in humanistic psychology and historical studies, definition of holism in education, the holistic approach as an answer to the reductionist and fragmented modern era, founding of the journal as a form of activism, and the incremental nature of…

Suggests that the threat to public schools, and concurrently to teacher education, lies in how the educational process itself is conceived and executed, contending that there is a greater threat to public schools, and teacher education, in conceiving and executing educational processes shaped by concerns for efficacy than in conceiving and…

In seeking to nurture the human spirit while improving intellectual ability and performance, holistic learning tries to provide a broader vision of education and human development. This process is assisted by three key elements: balance, inclusion, and connection. Balance is needed among transmission, transaction, and transformational learning…

The way competence is construed in Britain's National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) has little use in nursing education because education differs from training. A holistic conception of competence that facilitates critical thinking is preferable to NVQs' emphasis on outcomes over processes. (SK)

Provides a rationale and interdisciplinary framework for integrating work and other dimensions of life by: reviewing relevant changes in society and the career development and counseling profession; describing one holistic career-planning model, Integrative Life Planning; and discussing questions and issues surrounding narrow versus broad…

Presents a holistic method for describing basic writers and their writing to encourage classroom research at two- and four-year colleges and enables comparisons of basic writers across institutions. Offers some preliminary results from the pilot study to illustrate the type of findings this approach yields and highlights the importance of such…

Three curriculum orientations--transmission (back-to-basics), transaction (progressive and experiential), and transformation (holistic)--are reviewed. Basic principles of holistic education could enhance the conceptual foundations of experiential education by privileging forms of consciousness beyond the cognitive, by deepening the notion of…

Interviews with 20 principals and 36 holistically oriented teachers in Phoenix, Arizona, disclosed the inadequacy of using direct-instruction evaluation methods for these teachers. However, all 20 principals were reluctant to change evaluation methods. At one school, teachers and principals cooperated to develop the Holistic Integrated Classroom…

To understand the dynamics of moving from fragmented work units to an integrated whole, a recent study examined the work cultures of 28 schools involved in major change efforts. This paper presents findings from three participating high schools that represent different phases (fragmentation, differentiation, and integration) of the development…

Describes what teachers at four demonstration sites throughout Michigan do in their classrooms as they appropriate and incorporate the Michigan English Language Arts Framework standards into their daily classroom instruction. (SR)

Offers an overall perspective on how standards demonstration sites--places teachers come together to study standards and to grow in their teaching--have functioned in Michigan to help State Department of Education personnel, school district personnel, and university personnel collaborate to make the Michigan English Language Arts Framework…

Reviews recent research on the department head role in English and Welsh secondary schools. Aims to link current knowledge to department heads' influence on classroom teaching and learning processes. The literature is fragmentary, treats the role from a holistic viewpoint, and does not address department heads' influences on classroom practice.…

Analyzes what influences the environmental knowledge and perceptions of English and Mexican school children. Explores the extent to which culture and the school ethos with regard to the environment have an effect on the formation of environmental knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes in young children. Concludes that schools with strong…