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West, Richard P., Ed.; Hamerlynck, L. A., Ed. – 1992
This volume is designed to provide a comprehensive picture of the range of verified educational practices which derive from psychologist B. F. Skinner's pursuit of the science of learning and behavior. The book begins with a challenge to the American system of education in the form of an article by Skinner, "The Shame of American…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Behavioral Sciences, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices
Drewes, Jeanne M., Ed.; Page, Julie A., Ed. – 1997
This reference book explains how to create, implement, and evaluate formal and informal preservation education programs in school, public, academic, and special collections. It's seven chapters include 43 papers by contributors from a wide range of positions in librarianship and academia. Chapter 1, "Preservation Issues and the Community of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Edwards, Carolyn, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This collection of 18 essays and interviews documents the unique approach to early childhood education taken by schools in the Reggio Emilia region of Northern Italy for the last 30 years. The book is divided into four major parts. Part I includes an introduction by Carolyn Edwards and others, and the essay, "What Can We Learn From Reggio…
Descriptors: Art Education, Community Role, Creative Development, Curriculum Development
Freeouf, Barbara C., Ed. – 1994
This collection of papers describes efforts of the Westchester Teacher Education Group (WTEG) to incorporate multicultural concepts into teacher preparation courses. Part I gives an overview of the WTEG and the activities of its task force on diversity and the family, in three papers: "The Westchester Teacher Education Group: History and…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
Sturtevant, Elizabeth G., Ed.; Linek, Wayne M., Ed. – 1994
This 1994 yearbook presents 24 papers and a summary of the dissertation award winner "Overcoming Misconceptions about Science Beliefs" (G. Qian). Papers are: "The Roots of Reading: Preserving the Heritage of a Profession" (N. A. Stahl and others; "CRA Professional Programs and Progress: A Personal Twenty-Five Year Perspective" (James E. Walker);…
Descriptors: Adults, Classroom Research, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Hugenberg, Lawrence W., Ed. – 1993
This volume of an annual collection of essays relating to instruction in the basic communication course presents 1992 Speech Communication Association Basic Course Committee award winning papers, articles on teaching assistants in the basic course, approaches to teaching in the basic course, research on the basic course, and a commentary. Essays…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Ethical Instruction, Experiential Learning
Kitao, Kenji, Ed.; And Others – 1994
Representing a refereed selection of papers from the 1994 JALT Kansai Conference, this collection of 25 papers contains formal presentations, teaching experiences, research projects, and ideas for effective teaching. The papers and their authors are, as follows: (1) "Culturally Influenced Communication Patterns: Overview, Implications and…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Studies
Lounsbury, John H., Ed. – 1992
Interdisciplinary education has been considered a key element of middle level education since the 1960s. Interdisciplinary teaching teams and multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary units of study have been frequently found in middle level schools since then. Although changes have been incorporated to support it, actual implementation of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Fused Curriculum
Byrne, Sherry – 1993
This resource guide provides information about the range of activities that can be implemented to maintain and improve the condition of research collections to ensure that they remain usable as long as possible. After an introduction that describes the major activities and a review of an investigation process that gives an overview of good…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Audiotape Recordings, Books
Enloe, Walter, Ed.; Simon, Ken, Ed. – 1993
The articles of this collection offer a window into the classrooms of teachers who provide activities that support multicultural and global education. "Intercultural" is used rather than multicultural because it suggests interacting in a way that increases the understanding and respect we have for our many cultures. The following papers…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Mihesuah, Devon A., Ed. – 1998
This anthology provides Native perspectives on the ethics of researching, writing about, and teaching about American Indians, and may be used as a text for discussion in American Indian Studies classes. Leading Native scholars discuss the representativeness of Native informants, the merits of various data collection methods, the role and veracity…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indian Studies
Sumner, Deborah, Ed. – 1993
This sourcebook contains articles, resources, and sample teaching materials to assist practitioners implementing developmentally appropriate practices in the classroom. The first six parts of the sourcebook contain reprints of more than 40 journal articles, topical bibliographies and resource lists, and sample teaching materials. The topics of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change
Rowan, Thomas E., Ed.; Morrow, Lorna J., Ed. – 1993
This publication compiles a series of 18 articles originally published in 1989-91 in the Arithmetic Teacher on implementing the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) K-8 curriculum standards. The articles and references in the bibliography are organized into five groupings: (1) "Themes That Cut Across Mathematics," covering…
Descriptors: Algebra, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Communication, Data Collection
Heterick, Robert C., Jr., Ed. – 1993
Changes in digital technology offer significant opportunities to advance the quality of education for students and faculty. Technology can serve as a vehicle to expand the educational reach. Perspectives on changing higher education to fulfill the promise of educational technology are offered in the following papers: (1) "Introduction:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Distance Education, Educational Change
Reuys, Steve, Ed. – 1993
This document is an anthology containing 33 articles originally published in the Boston Adult Literacy Initiative's newsletter, "All Write News" during the past 10 years. The articles were chosen to deal with a wide variety of topics, to balance theory and practice, to include materials from all the years, and to include articles that have not…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
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