Definitional and intervention issues regarding learning disabilities and emotional disturbance are examined. Three major topics are addressed: academic deficits of disturbed students, behavior problems in learning disabled students, and differentiation of LD from ED. The need for a service delivery model with foci in reciprocal person/environment…

Defines games, instructional games, and computer instructional games; discusses several unique capabilities that facilitate game playing and may make computer games more attractive to students than noncomputer alternatives; and examines the potential disadvantages of using instructional computer games on a regular basis. (MBR)

The writer, a former federal official, reviews national policy developments regarding the effectiveness of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. He cites findings from a survey of five school districts which found difficulties with implementation of the least restrictive environment principle and the broadened definition of…

Factors influencing change in the population served under the label of mild retardation and the effects of the overall functional levels of mildly retarded students are examined. (Author/CL)

The lack of a firm definition of emotional disturbance, accompanied by a dearth of valid identification methods and absence of effective programing are cited as major problems. The authors emphasize the importance of basic skills instruction, behavior management leading to self-control, and reeducation of the student's total environment. (CL)

Attempts a definition of the word "cadre" and discusses the "cadre" as the transitory expression of a society in transition. (Text is in French.) (AM)

It is a well-known fact that teacher morale has a direct reflection on the operation of the school. Yet, the authors state, teacher morale is too often placed at the bottom of the list of administrative priorities. (Editor)

Results indicate that respondents holding medical images of deviance are less likely than those holding moralistic images to impute personal responsibility, stigma, and noncurability to the alcoholic and addict. (Author/AM)

Provides a few thoughts about the forces behind the changes in educational leadership. (Editor/RK)

The author, one of the originators and developers of the clinical supervision process, offered a cogent rationale for clinical supervision. He defined clinical supervision and discussed the psychological-sociological basis for its practice. (Editor)

Outlines a literacy program among the Maori and Aborigines in the South Pacific. Three stages are implemented and a fourth is being developed. Focus is on the social-cultural context and its relationship to literacy. (ABM)

The recent federal push under the No Child Left Behind Act to finalize means for gauging school improvement has stoked public anxiety, especially for public school officials who are charged with crafting and implementing defensible accountability systems. Other than the omnipresent political issues attending any proposal for shaping educational…

As educators abroad have turned to U.S. colleagues for advice about how to teach democratic citizenship, U.S. educators have been challenged to think more carefully about what civic education is, how to do it, and how to justify it. This paper reflects and deliberates about three key questions: (1) What, exactly, is a common education for…

Two different approaches to the definition of literature (criterial and prototypical) are described, and some features of a prototypical literary work are outlined. The criterial approach attempts to provide criteria that must be met by all texts to be called literature. The prototype approach focuses on a particularly good example to which other…