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Peer reviewedBurriss, Larry L. – Childhood Education, 2003
Details seven ways adults can ensure children's safety on the Internet: become familiar with the Internet community; learn how the Internet works; identify quality sites; learn what sites to avoid; teach children basic rules for Internet safety; place computers in high traffic areas and monitor use; and respond thoughtfully if a child visits an…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Child Safety, Children, Computer Literacy
Paglin, Catherine – Northwest Education, 2003
Research has linked strong school library programs to academic achievement. In Oregon's Tigard-Tualatin School District, one school librarian collaborates on curriculum units with teachers, weaving instruction on information literacy and research skills throughout the curriculum. In Portland (Oregon), another librarian designs ways for students to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy
Green, Andy; Preston, John; Sabates, Ricardo – Compare, 2003
Distinguishes social capital from societal cohesion. Argues that education acts in different ways for each. Develops a distributional model showing the relationship between equality of educational outcomes and various measures of social cohesion. Discusses theories explaining country trends and variations in educational inequality and social…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedHarris, Joyce L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2003
This article introduces a forum that explores issues surrounding literacy in multicultural school-age populations. It discusses sociocultural factors that overshadow traditional literacy-learning objectives, the relationship between low socioeconomic status and low literacy, environmental influences that affect literacy, and culturally biased…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEmmons, Mark; Martin, Wanda – College & Research Libraries, 2002
Compared research papers before and after implementation of an inquiry-based library instruction program at the University of New Mexico to asses the program's effectiveness and consider its future development. Discusses increased collaboration between the library and the English department and suggests more training for instructors and greater…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College English, Comparative Analysis, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedPaul, Karin; Kuhlthau, Carol C.; Branch, Jennifer L.; Solowan, Diane Galloway; Case, Roland; Abilock, Debbie; Eisenberg, Michael B.; Koechlin, Carol; Zwaan, Sandi; Hughes, Sandra; Low, Ann; Litch, Margaret; Lowry, Cindy; Irvine, Linda; Stimson, Margaret; Schlarb, Irene; Wilson, Janet; Warriner, Emily; Parsons, Les; Luongo-Orlando, Katherine; Hamilton, Donald – School Libraries in Canada, 2003
Includes 19 articles that address issues related to library skills and Canadian school libraries. Topics include information literacy; inquiry learning; critical thinking and electronic research; collaborative inquiry; information skills and the Big 6 approach to problem solving; student use of online databases; library skills; Internet accuracy;…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCooper, Linda Z. – Knowledge Quest, 2003
Describes a program that distributed refurbished books to children who might not have a book of their own. Discusses collaboration among school library media specialists, administration, teachers, parents, and community agencies; information literacy standards; empowering elementary students to help less fortunate children; and multiple learning…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cognitive Style, Community Involvement, Elementary Education
Wakabayashi, Ippei – Educom Review, 1997
Discusses social and cultural challenges that Internet technology raises. Highlights include preserving the freedom in cyberspace, the information distribution scheme of the Internet, two-way interactivity, search engines as marketing tools, the insecurity of cyberspace, online safety rules for children, educating children to "walk…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Child Safety, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Security
Peer reviewedThomas, Nancy R. – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1997
Describes the planning process that took place at the College of DuPage (Illinois) in the development of a cross-platform interactive multimedia instruction program designed to be accessible to undergraduate students with diverse information literacy skills. Several authoring software packages are reviewed, and project proposal and content outline…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), College Libraries, Computer Software, Course Content
Peer reviewedShilling, Wynne A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1997
Examined observed occurrences of written knowledge exchanges embedded in kindergartners' play interactions while at the computer. Found that computers, with and without speech-synthesized feedback, placed in an environment that fosters playful written language exploration, can contribute to learning about functions and features of print; however,…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Computer Peripherals, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
Peer reviewedGriffith, Priscilla L.; Laframboise, Kathryn – Action in Teacher Education, 1997
This study explored case method instruction in a graduate elementary education literacy course. Audiotaped case discussions, students' written reflections, interviews, questionnaires, and field notes were collected. Case method instruction proved to be a successful addition to the course. (SM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBaumann, James F.; Ivey, Gay – Reading Research Quarterly, 1997
Explores what second-grade students learned about reading, writing, and literature through a year-long program of strategy instruction integrated within a literature-based environment. Reveals that students grew in overall instructional reading level, coming to view reading as a natural component of the school day; developed skill in word…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Grade 2, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedDabbour, Katherine Strober – College & Research Libraries, 1997
Describes the design and development of library instruction for a freshman seminar at California State University-San Bernardino that focused on the library's online system. Highlights include active learning methods; information literacy; individual instruction; and results of course evaluations. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, College Freshmen, Course Evaluation
Peer reviewedYong, Wu – Journal of Chemical Education, 1994
Gives an overview of Science-Technology-Society (STS) education, which views scientific and technological progress as social processes. An STS course called Social Organic Chemistry is described as a replacement for Application of Organic Chemistry in a teachers' college. The course addresses the application of the principles and fundamentals of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Peer reviewedKidwell, F. L. – Social Studies Review, 1996
Recommends beginning classes in history with a short unit on historiography (why and how we study history). This not only provides a context for the succeeding material but also allows for a discussion of inquiry and research methodologies. Defends history-social science as a foundational skill. (MJP)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Cultural Background, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
