Explores the use of faculty book clubs as a means to introduce middle school teachers to acclaimed adolescent literature, including recently published novels, in hopes that they might incorporate the books they read into their language arts and social studies classes. Examines the extent to which the book club participants incorporated the novels.…

Many current marriage and family trainers focus on issues related to counseling theory, special issues, and techniques. This article proposes an integrative, comprehensive model of instructional design, using concepts based in learning theory and development. When implemented, this model can provide a consistent, developmentally sensitive training…

Describes a group project concerning the Calendar Problem 9 in the January, 1993 Issue of this journal, students' methods for solving the problem, and an extension of the problem. (KHR)

Redesign of a graduate nursing curriculum was based on needs assessments of health-care providers (215 of 399 responsed) and registered nurses (1,581 of 6,915). The nursing administration program was reconceptualized as leadership and management and benchmarked using professional association position papers and adult learning theory as a…

Notes that to work at the cutting edge of children's reading development, primary-grade teachers need to consider some important questions about materials and curriculum. Discusses why word-recognition prompts are important, describes research on word-recognition prompts, and discusses teachers' materials and word-recognition prompts. Considers…

Illustrates an example of developmentally appropriate curriculum which embraces engaging, personally meaningful, and adapted methods with primary children and their parents/caregivers. Examines and reflects on the impact of school expectations on the home and how that impacted the lived experience of the classroom. Suggests how to evolve parent…

Describes a lesson taught in primary school based on the use of linking cubes. Shows how meaningful mathematics can be made accessible to children and how fundamental issues of variant and invariant properties might be developed. (KHR)

Presents strategies for improving the quality of student learning in the context of a final undergraduate project in mechanical engineering. Assesses outcomes of changing practice and shows that careful selection of project topics, good balanced groups, and individual tutorials stimulating peer interaction can foster a deep approach to learning.…

Presents an interview with Joe Ayres, editor of this journal from 1999 to 2002. Addresses issues such as curriculum content, competencies for undergraduate students, graduate students, student retention, and the role of mentoring in higher education. (SG)

Presents guidelines regarding graduate student recruitment and application, advising and course work, standards for teaching and other professional experience, and grievances. (SG)

Argues that no solid basis exists in the research literature for developing, placing, and aligning educational standards in school curricula or for placing subject-matter content at specific grade levels (scope and sequence). Welcomes input from readers who have information regarding educational standards and their development, placement, and…

Argues that U.S. students are not being educated to succeed in a world dominated by the globalization of the economics, politics, and cultures of developed and developing countries. Suggests what educators can do to remedy this situation based on observations of Swedish school system. Suggestions include restructuring education, empowering…

Notes that the curriculum in Canada includes viewing and visually representing, joining the traditional skills of reading and writing, listening and speaking. Concludes that viewing and representing can help students learn to read and write but they are also unique literacies unto themselves. Lists 10 sources of information in both electronic and…

Four questions are presented to help organize indicators of gifted differentiation: is there an institutional recognition of giftedness; are services characterized by choices for learners; is instruction characterized by a challenging curriculum; and is the importance of continued motivation to learn recognized. Markers are also identified.…

Considers how as the demand for African American children's literature grows, those concerned with struggling readers are beginning to ask tough questions about the literature's possible influence on various aspects of reading development. Suggests that researchers should continually scrutinize the specific features contained in these books to…