The focus of public administration education is shaped by the approach to such issues as the relationship between scholars and practitioners, the role of public administrators in dealing with social issues, the need for a common intellectual culture, the insularity of the field, and the lack of an integrated approach for perspectives that are…

Empirical studies based on psychoanalytic model have concentrated on study of therapeutic process and diagnostic groups such as borderline personality disorder (BPD). Work in BPD provides paradigm for future approaches in study of second-order inferences removed from immediate observational field. Concept of structure may be clarified by empirical…

Notes that college freshmen are generally inexperienced writers writing on topics about which they are not knowledgeable. Explores college freshmen's concomitant process of acquiring knowledge. Argues that composition should be conceptualized as an interweaving of writing and knowledge acquisition. (RS)

Responding to John Fitz and David Halpin's paper "Researching Grant Maintained Schools," this article outlines several aspects of the grant-maintained schools needing further research, including comparisons with foreign initiatives, historical and ideological antecedents, implementation studies, and investigation of educational change…

A paper drafted nearly 30 years ago defines distinctions between theoretical and ideological inquiry, between curricular and noncurricular events, and between instructional and agential kinds of curricular events. (31 references) (MLF)

To achieve the national goals for education, we must exert the same energy, time, money, and practice on education basics as we devote to sports, video games, rock music, television viewing, shopping, and other diversions. Modest suggestions, such as a law that switches off TV nationally during early weekday evenings, are provided. (MLH)

A summary is given of research that indicates that, regardless of ability, most students who take a teaching role learn much more than they do when they receive instruction or work independently. Suggestions are given on techniques and activities teachers can use to promote students helping students. (IAH)

Reviews the traditional concept of critical reading, and then reexamines critical reading by reviewing recent theory and research from three areas: schema theory, metacognition, and direct instruction. (MG)

Recounts an interview with cultural critic Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Explains that the study of cultural politics is an examination of how politics devises cultural explanations for managing crises. Argues that the composition theory/practice distinction is artificial. Suggests that mediation of two positions often favors one side or the other.…

Arthur Blumberg's article represents fighting epistemological rhetoric and fails to consider the changing educational context over the past three years. Although Blumberg justifiably decries "scientism," or the unmindful aping of natural science paradigms, his failure to question what science is and what constitutes knowledge gives his…

Reviews how the various theories in spelling have influenced spelling instruction. Reviews studies examining how teachers teach spelling and the extent to which teaching methods are influenced by instructional approaches in published spelling programs. (RS)

Describes and provides evidence for three propositions for improving professional continuing education: (1) the goal of professional practice is wise action; (2) knowledge acquired from practice is essential to achieve this goal; and (3) a model of learning from practice should be the centerpiece of professional continuing education. (SK)

Examines choices historians make concerning rhetorical theory. Considers their decisions about inclusion of rhetorical theories in their historical treatments, organization of those theories into categories or sequences, and contextualization of theories in relation to other theories or applications. Notes how four essays in this issue are related…

Recounts a college English teacher's experience of reading and rereading Noam Chomsky, building up a greater store of prior knowledge. Argues that Frank Smith provides a theory for the importance of prior knowledge and Chomsky's work provided a personal example with which to interpret and integrate that theory. (RS)

Provides an integrative review of interactional concepts within counseling and shows that the interactional view is a unique and valuable perspective for counseling psychology. Provides conceptual coherence to interactional views on theory, practice, and research. (Author/ABL)