A larger scale context for power teaching includes ideas from Duane Elgin, Lester Brown, Al Gore and many others. Collectively, they say the convergence of systems level global problems without national borders place before humankind a choice the species has never encountered in 195,000 years of life on "Spaceship Earth." In Elgin's…

To be of value to practitioners, research must be personalized and dictated by the occurrence of events, exploratory, inductive, and grounded in practice. Submodels in which (1) research agendas are suggested independently by theory and by practice or (2) practice leads to research that leads to theory will enable practitioners to engage in…

This resource handbook provides a brief overview of ideas, facts, and resources offered during the Partnership for Academic and Career Education's (PACE) 10th annual Summer Institute. The institute's goal was to inform participants about nontraditional careers open to students, with special emphasis on midlevel technology careers and to recommend…

Describes a two-week summer institute in Maine for practicing principals, sponsored jointly by two principals' associations, the University of Maine, and the state department of education. (WD)

This past summer fifteen teachers from the Detroit public schools and the metro Detroit area participated in Wayne State University's first Invitational Summer Institute as part of the Wayne State Writing Project. As the director of a brand new National Writing Project site, the author was apprehensive about what she could expect from herself, the…

Ways in which colleges and high schools can form partnerships and make the most of the benefits for both partners are discussed. The Coalition of Essential Schools, a school/college collaboration, is described. A collaboration at Brooklyn's Adelphi Academy is discussed. (MLW)

Describes the various steps taken to organize and implement a five-week French summer institute for secondary teachers of French, involving a three-week stay in France. The article details program objectives, course content, administration of the Institute, budget considerations, participants' progress, the evaluation process, and the…

Papers are presented from the New Jersey Department of Higher Education Summer Institute. Focus is on sociolinguistic, anthropological, social psychological, pedagogical, and socio-political-economic considerations. Each analyzes particular factors that influence the form and quality of bilingual policy and instruction programs, and offers…