THIS PAPER DISCUSSES PROBLEMS INVOLVED WITH TEACHING INDIAN STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THESE PROBLEMS ARISE FROM THE STUDENTS' LIMITED USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND FROM THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EACH OF THE INDIAN CULTURES, AS WELL AS BETWEEN INDIAN CULTURES AND AMERICAN CULTURE. METHODS FOR TEACHING THESE STUDENTS ARE ALSO SUGGESTED. (CL)

This paper critically examines some elements of the nation's policy on Indigenous education priorities (Department of Employment, Education and Training, 1989) and how they have framed our approaches to formal schooling issues over the past decade. I draw on some of the 'cultural' tensions in the policy position to illustrate the dilemma they…

Examines self-related behavioral differences in terms of broad leadership styles. While male leaders used a more social style than female leaders, both male and female leaders used language that indicated a task-oriented approach to a significantly greater degree when instructing a female rather than a male subordinate. (Author/LHW)

Kindergarteners and first and fourth graders watched an educational television program containing three types of humor. Information acquisition and funniness were assessed. Compared with distortion-free humor, irony resulted in overestimates of properties of novel objects introduced in the program. Age did not diminish perceptual distortion.…

In preparation for a conference on learning and individual differences, the invited authors prepared chapters, which were distributed in draft form. Presentations were followed by discussions, which were recorded, and then edited for this volume, so that the discussion transcript follows each paper. The chapters in part 1, General Background and…

Explains some strategies for encouraging girls to participate in mathematics equally with boys. (YDS)

The doctrine of localized brain functions has strongly influenced many educators. Gerald Edelman's recent research challenges this doctrine by advancing categorization and recategorization as the brain's overriding activities. Instruction that focuses overmuch on similarities is misguided and confusing. Instead, classroom instruction should employ…

Examines the writings of J. Dewey and L. Vygotsky as part of the turn-of-the-century human sciences, highlighting the way in which each functioned to bring the new democratic rationalities into the governing of individual conduct, and tracing the origins of constructivist pedagogy. Contains approximately 200 references. (SLD)

Describes how a writing teacher teaches writing, in part, by using figures of speech to ground the abstract process of writing concretely in the students' own experience. Suggests the gender of the students makes a significant difference in the effectiveness of a given metaphor for teaching writing. Employs metaphors to demonstrate the use of…

Drawing upon Jacques Derrida's notions of aporia and responsibility, this essay discusses the dilemmas of multicultural education and the pedagogical responsibility of multicultural educators. Derrida emphasizes that there is no responsibility without experiencing aporia as the possibility of the impossible. To promote personal transformation and…

Questions of "difference," embroiled in identity politics, a politics of difference, cultural identity(ies) and democracy, are among multicultural literary studies' most pressing and controversial issues and affect all who teach literature by writers of multicultural backgrounds, especially in introductory and survey courses. In this article, the…

Status quo approaches to teacher evaluation have recently come under increasing criticism. They typically assign most teachers the highest available score, provide minimal feedback for improvement, and have little connection with student achievement growth and the quality of instruction that leads to higher student growth. A more comprehensive…

Student initiatives play an important role in inquiry-based science with all students, including English language learning (ELL) students. This study examined initiatives that elementary students made as they participated in an intervention to promote science learning and English language development over a three-year period. In addition, the…

Context-based and science-technology-society (STS) approaches to teaching science in high school have become widely used over the past two decades. They aspire to foster more positive attitudes to science while, at the same time, provide a sound basis of scientific understanding for further study. This paper reviews the detailed research evidence…

There is a scarcity of research regarding help seeking in the context of computer learning environments providing on-demand help, a context in which help-seeking skills appear critical for learning [Aleven, V., Stahl, E., Schworm, S., Fisher, F., & Wallace, R. (2003). "Help seeking and help design in interactive learning environments." "Review of…