Presents a comprehensive review of research from Latin America on alternative communication. Points out fundamental understanding about communication revealed in Latin American research. Points to ways this body of work can enrich scholarship worldwide and aid in the quest for understanding and implementing democratic communication forms. (SR)

Summarizes trends in theory and research on marriage and family therapy over the past decade. Finds particularly noteworthy the debates over the "new epistemology" and the feminist critique of family therapy. On basis of identified trends, makes recommendations for research in the 1990s. (Author/NB)

Explains a reconceptualization of writing by discussing the relationship between discourse communities and conceptual schemes and by exploring Donald Davidson's externalism. Concludes with some speculation concerning the ramifications for a theory of discourse production. (MG)

Notes that family therapy research and psychotherapy research in general have been criticized for their lack of relevance to clinical practice. Presents five-stage model, based on marketing and developmental perspective, that family therapy researchers can follow to increase relevance of their work for clinicians and other consumers of family…

Critical reflection is an essential element of successful practice. Developing a critically reflective approach to practice involves several steps: describe the task, analyze what is described, theorize about alternatives, and act on the basis of the theory. (JOW)

Makes the case that sophistic rhetoric is a mirage which vaporizes once carefully scrutinized. Believes that the practice of reproducing incoherent historical concepts is pedagogically unsound, and alternatives should be considered. Suggests specific alternative appropriations that allow educators to retain the best contributions of sophistic…

Suggests that an ongoing commitment to engage in theory talk will have more intellectually exciting consequences than building a comfortable fort out of theoretical tools of reading and writing acquired in graduate school and then tenaciously defending that territory against waves of sinister assistant professors until retirement. (MG)

Reviews research on native language (NL) listening, and discusses the importance of listening in second-language (L2) acquisition, factors that influence success or failure of comprehension of first-language or L2 messages, the role of listening in the L2 curriculum, posited models of NL and L2 listening comprehension, and proposed taxonomies of…

Comments on article by Brett N. Steenbarger in which the contextualist themes in counseling are described. Contends Steenberger recognizes and validates importance of considering cultural diversity in human development. Makes case for stage theories that do incorporate contextualist themes. (ABL)

After 10 years of operating early childhood programs, an education professor became an elementary school principal while designing a school to serve socially disadvantaged children. Herself disadvantaged by lack of certification and training, Caldwell discovered the fallacy of top-down reform efforts, the chasm between theory development and…

Discusses a student project for psychology courses in which students collect newspaper clippings that illustrate psychological concepts. Explains that the students record the source and write a brief description of the clipping, explaining how it relates to a psychological concept or theory. Includes results of student evaluations of the…

Promotes application of research findings to consultation and suggests directions for practice-relevant consultation research. Discusses three approaches to consultation research: naturalistic studies, single-case designs, and alternative means of determining significance. Reviews representative research in three areas of interest (consultant…

Advocates for tighter reciprocal interaction between theory and empirical research in family science. Presents systems model of scientific activities in family science. Discusses practice of using family theories in empirical research and illustrates this use by reviewing research publications in family field. (Author/NB)

Describes a framework, or process, for determining the value of a reading/language arts program--a model for program evaluation. (MG)

Poses two questions: (1) Why has so little action been taken to check the exploitation of composition teachers? and (2) What can be done to right this wrong? Answers that administrators, literati, and eminent compositionalists have been led by misconceived self-interest to perpetuate old injustices. States that those exploited must use organized…