Describes a qualitative study of the practices of 12 teachers as they used writing activities in the classrooms. Presents examples of integration of writing and subject matter. (SR)

Ten examples of quick and easy classroom assessment techniques, carried out by higher education faculty in 10 different disciplines, are described. The techniques, designed to inform and inspire faculty to adjust classroom instruction, focus on four dimensions of learning: declarative, procedural, conditional, and reflective. (MSE)

Proposes a theory of second-language (L2) learning that differs from accepted modes of theorizing in the second-language field. The theory is based on data gathered from the L2 classroom and strives to consider practical knowledge from other fields. (72 references) (JL)

Reviews and critiques a current book on critical pedagogy: C. H. Knoblauch's and Lil Brannon's "Critical Teaching and the Idea of Literacy." Considers the concepts of critical teaching, functional literacy, and teacher inquiry. (HB)

Uses the author's experiences and observations teaching first- and second-grade children to argue that pullout programs may have a negative effect on the community of learners. Documents the major disruptions to a class and to a child's continuity of thought of preparing to leave, leaving, and then reentering a classroom. Outlines suggestions for…

Presents dual perspectives on the experience of a pilot phase of school-based research. Focuses on the methodological difficulties that occurred before and during research. Discusses concrete ways to improve the study and reflects on the teacher/researcher interaction. (Author/SJR)

Examines the range of meanings evoked by a particular photograph as a means of challenging readers to consider the complexity of teacher research. (SR)

Provides a discussion of classroom research theory and methods designed to introduce those unfamiliar with classroom research to its major issues. Describes Angelo and Cross's Classroom Assessment Techniques, providing guidelines for collecting information on classroom outcomes. Reviews current literature related to classroom research. (MAB)

Describes how nine teachers inquired about their students as spellers, how what they learned about students (by analyzing spelling errors) affected their instruction, and how their inquiry led to instructional changes in their classrooms. (SR)

Tracks classroom research on a technology-rich inquiry weather program with six urban science teachers. Investigates students' achievement of content and inquiry as well as technology's contribution to inquiry science and positive learning values. (Contains 30 references.) (Author/YDS)

This article examines the ideological assumptions and practical consequences of recent state and federal attempts to standardize writing instruction at the secondary level, and it suggests alternative forms of assessment and classroom research available to teachers of composition in high school and college.

This essay responds to the problem that sociocultural literacy research has failed to adequately theorize individual literacy learners as moral agents with the capacity to produce harm or good to themselves and others. Building from the rhetorical construct of dialogism, this inquiry explores how the early ethical thought of Mikhail Bakhtin can…

Scholars conducting research in classrooms face a myriad of ethical issues somewhat unique to the educational setting. While the Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR 46) generally provides that educational research be classified as exempt from review by Institutional Review Boards, those same regulations provide a host of special conditions under…

We investigated how and to what extent a school-university partnership might influence the teachers and the teaching in one school, Parkland. We interviewed 23 novice and veteran teachers, the principals, and the university liaison. The data suggest that the university structures (i.e., the practicum, the student teaching internship, the Senior…

In order to become productive members of an academic community, it is important for students to master its procedural practices. By adapting Bourdieu's concepts of cultural capital, habitus, and field, we examined procedural practices of first-graders from minority and low-socioeconomic-status backgrounds in the context of student-led literacy…