Considers individual and professional assumptions about teaching and discusses the relationship between methods courses and actual student teacher (ST) performance. Transcripts of ST performance from videorecordings are used to analyze behavior of STs and pupils in class and can be used as references in a methods class. (Author/LMO)

There is strong interest in strategy instruction and in conducting research on the topic, with many researchers developing strategy interventions for both normal and learning disabled populations. Experiment design has become both methodologically sound and conceptually convincing. A comprehensive research program requiring both laboratory and…

Through inservice instruction, three research-based teaching and learning strategies (keywords, study guides, and graphic organizers) were presented to teachers of students with disabilities. When the teachers implemented the strategies in their classrooms using precision teaching techniques, student achievement increased. (JDD)

Examines student guidance in secondary education in Latin America. Indicates trends in the field, concentrating on innovative strategies. Concludes that guidance counselors should select priority areas on the basis of local needs rather than depend on models originating in the United States and Europe. (KO)

Reviews the literature on effective in-service teacher education. Discusses attributes of effective staff development, the need for comprehensive collaborative planning, reasons why staff development activities fail to affect classroom practices, and effective evaluation of staff development programs. Contains 21 references. (SV)

Reports on an action research project, The Teachers' Research Network (TRN), in which teachers carry out their own classroom-based research. (BB)

Introduces a research activity program in which 10 students worked during the summer as part of a team that developed software for a larger project. Lists names of students, the professors with whom they worked, and their research efforts. (RT)

A personal viewpoint on the many characteristics of instruction available through the foundations of education is offered. Through a combination of theory and practice, individual consciousness should be raised to an understanding of the forces that have created the existing society and determined an individual's place in that society. (JD)

Responds to "new scholarship on women" perspective presented in previous article by Greiner, reacting to each of the six basic tenets of the perspective. Concludes that the tenets are thought-provoking and perspective building. Expresses hope that new perspective can help professionals understand sex differences and apply such understanding in…

Describes the mechanistic model of language on which automatic indexing is based, and examines the underlying assumptions of the model to demonstrate the ineffectiveness of this indexing. It is argued that theoretical research from the fields of linguistics, psychology, and philosophy need to be incorporated into automatic indexing to overcome…

Listed in this section are over 100 current (1988-89) research and/or demonstration projects (funded through the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act--Chapter 1 and other sources) in schools and classes for the deaf. Titles and authors of 46 1988 doctoral dissertations are also listed. (Author)

The article discusses the following conceptual models of depression, noting their related treatment approaches: (1) biological model (psychopharmacology); (2) behavioral model (behavior modification, social skills training, problem-solving skills); (3) cognitive model (cognitive therapy); (4) life stress model (focusing on environmental stresses…

This article suggests additional possibilities for reconceptualist thought, which is characterized by an experimental bent and a disdain for orthodoxy, as well as new venues for action. Possible contributions by reconceptualists to issues of curricular reform, experimental schools, education courses and preservice teacher education are discussed.…

The metaphor linking the classroom with the workplace has often driven research and influenced educational practice. Although similarities exist, the conceptualization neglects the unique qualities of the classroom that create a "learning setting." Characteristics differentiating classrooms from work and recreational settings are…

Reviews studies concerned with perceptual learning styles and provides a research basis for an experimental procedure which allows students to be introduced to new information through their strongest modality, to have that information reinforced through multisensory assignments, and to internalize the information through application in a creative…