Frederick Douglass, as a nineteenth-century writer, experimented with all manner of discourses including sentimentality, romance and, more significantly, the vernacular tradition. In his works like "My Bondage" and "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass", the confidence of a writer willing to experiment with contrasting forms and willing to make a…

According to any accounting method, ERP investments are among the largest single concentrated investments in dollars and human resources ever made by higher education in any area.

Purpose: This investigation expands the notion of academic language to extracurricular activities and provides preliminary data regarding linguistic expectations that are placed on students who are participating in youth sports. Method: Five coaches of young girls' basketball teams (2 competitive; 3 recreational) were observed during practice…

This paper comments on the topic of literacy and politics by answering a question: "Why can't literacy educators seem to reach the politicians?" The discussion in the paper shows how educators and politicians communicate in different languages; when speaking about education educators tend to use their own jargon, while policymakers tend…

Discusses the language used in mathematics classrooms and states that appropriate language is based not only on the words we say but also on how those words are being perceived. Indicates that teachers should give students time to develop the meaning of numbers, operations, or problems. (ASK)

Discusses PC (personal computer) and telecommunications terminology in context: Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL); cable modems; satellite downloads; T1 and T3 lines; magnitudes ("giga-,""nano-"); Central Processing Unit (CPU); Random Access Memory (RAM); Universal Serial Bus…

This article criticizes the methodologies, epistemologies, and rhetoric found in much of the educational research published today. An aesthetic view of research overcomes many of the dangers inherent in the metaresearch methodologies and epistemologies currently used. Less arcane and jargon-ladened language would make research more accessible to…

Examined influence of behavioral jargon on elementary school teachers' (n=94) acceptance of two behavioral interventions, one reinforcement-based (DRI) and one punishment-based (time-out) within context of consultation analogue. Overall, DRI received significantly higher acceptability ratings from teachers than did time-out, although ratings of…

This article discusses professional language and communication in real-life settings and provides a critical overview of research on language for specific purposes. Ideas for renewing this field of study are presented. (78 references) (MDM)

Analyzes problems with the discourse of criticism (jargon, lack of practical connection) and of possibility (ineffective idealism) in curriculum studies. Substitutes the discourse of imagery, in which critical scholars address how as well as why language practitioners can understand. (SK)

Describes an activity having students investigate and report the names of acronyms. Presents a list of common acronyms used in biological education. Author found that having students investigate acronyms improved their comprehension of the large number of seemingly complex and intimidating bioscientific jargon. (PR)

Adult educators engaged in critical practice must address four issues: (1) the connection between their own political commitment and encouragement of learners' critical thinking (CT); (2) whether CT should be based on one intellectual tradition; (3) accessibility of the language of CT to learners; and (4) balance between CT's liberatory…

Discusses issues of document organization, document length, and writing style for avoiding bureaucratese in writing government documents. (SR)

Professional socialisation refers to the acquisition of values, attitudes, skills and knowledge pertaining to a professional subculture. This paper reviews the literature about professional socialisation and the dimensions that contribute to the process and definition of professional socialisation. This literature analysis is undertaken of cognate…

Asserts that as Montessorians enter the 21st century, they could benefit from developing an openness toward other educators' ideas and from undertaking a reexamination of their own understandings and practices as well as Montessori's underlying principles and methods, such as the role of materials, the terminology, and aspects of Montessori that…