Explores the potential problems of intersection between the defining aims of antiracist education and teachers' beliefs about the aims of education. Identifies a framework for differentiating three ethical perspectives that teachers often take in articulating and justifying their beliefs about the ideal aims of education. (CMK)

Reports on the changes, and the process of how the changes occurred, in the social studies core curriculum within the Gateway School District, located outside the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Focuses on the creation of the integrated U.S. and world history courses. Includes the curriculum themes and topics. (CMK)

Finnish young adults (n=250) were surveyed at vocational school and 8 and 18 months after graduation. Those who emphasized work-related goals and progressed in achieving them were more likely to find relevant jobs. Those whose work was commensurate with their education thought their goals increasingly achievable and associated with positive…

Children and youth from chronically stressful living environments bring many hidden problems to school, having a powerful impact on the teacher student relationship. This article describes a Life Space Crisis Intervention of one such event, drawn from the author's year long qualitative study on the development of mentor relationships between…

Evaluates the effects of two group interventions, the Bereavement Group Postvention and the Social Group Postvention, on bereavement outcomes in widowed survivors of suicide. The goals were to determine if group interventions would significantly decrease levels of depression, psychological distress, and grief, as well as significantly increase…

Considers how reading Jane Tompkins'"Sensational Designs" helps foster a new appreciation of the ways in which students contribute to the creation of a literary work. Discusses how students responded to their semester-long study of various "neglected" 19th-century women writers. (SG)

Analyzes the conversations and writings of 2 ethnically diverse populations of fifth-grade children (ages 10 and 11) in response to the powerful and difficult themes contained in two award-winning children's books. Discusses the child's voice; the teacher's role as cultural mediator; responses at the literal level; reading between the lines;…

Describes the "Arts in Elementary Education Conference" that was an effort to develop and implement an arts in-service program for Alabama elementary teachers with special attention to ongoing program evaluation and refinement. Examines the participants' responses on their conference application, an arts integration questionnaire,…

Summarizes three studies presented at the 1997 Ohio Council of the International Reading Association Fall conference: (1) a study of students' response to text in a university classroom; (2) systematic spelling instruction for learning disabled students; and (3) a one year investigation of the internship experiences of two preservice language arts…

Advocates every teacher, assistant, counselor and administrator being knowledgeable about child abuse and understanding reporting procedures, recognizing the various emotions associated with them, and seeking support as needed. Concludes that the primary goal of understanding, reporting, and coping with the realities of child abuse is to help…

Compared 5-, 8-, and 11-year-olds and young adults on 6 speeded performance tasks, 4 requiring an inhibition of response activation. Analyzed reaction and inhibition times; found support for hypothesis of generalized developmental changes in response activation, but revealed less pronounced development of inhibition. Concluded that a nonselective…

Compares the results of 1991 and 1997 surveys examining English teachers' views of the British National Curriculum for English. Claims the 1997 survey indicates teachers perceive the National Curriculum as diametrically opposite to their preferred models of English. (NH)

Responds to John King Gamble and states that, up to a point, Gamble is right when he says that universities are different from other organizations. But the 21st century will see more principles of corporate management applied to public universities, along with more attention to recruitment and retention of students. The matter is one of balance…

Asserts that music teachers must encourage discussion of musical interpretation and interpretive choices as opposed to only focusing on fingerings and tunings in the performance aspect of music education. Provides various strategies for building student creativity in musical performance, such as encouraging divergent thinking or the interpretation…

Discussion of a user-driven survey conducted at the University of California, San Diego libraries focuses on the methodology that resulted in a high response rate. Highlights goals for the survey, including acceptance of data by groups outside the library and for benchmarking data; planning; user population; and questionnaire development. (LRW)