Summarizes the 1996 National Education Summit at Palisades, New York. Contents: (1) "A New Initiative in the Battle for Standards"; (2) "Perspectives and Observations on the Summit" from participating governors, chief executive officers, educators, standards writers, and textbook publishers; and (3) "Clearinghouse 'Entity'…

Cooperative education should foster self-directed learning, reflective practice, and transformative learning; integrate school and work; offer collaborative experiences; ground experiences in adult learning theories; ensure relevant, meaningful experiences; use advanced technology and delivery models; be defined through program and curriculum; and…

Discusses the role of the middle school concept for creating small communities for learning that ensure success for all students as a key step in reducing alienation, despair, and violence among adolescents. (JPB)

A Delphi panel of 40 agricultural educators unanimously agreed that supervised agricultural experience should remain an integral component of the curriculum; a name change is not currently warranted. Categories recommended were agribusiness entrepreneurship, placement, production, research, directed school lab, communications, exploration, and…

Considers why educators should teach theater arts to kids, what educators want kids to get out of it, and whether the art itself should be subordinated to how it can support other subjects. Argues that both school arts programs and outreach companies should reconnect with their communities. (SR)

Shares Governor Taft's literacy goals and insights with the reading professionals throughout the state who work with Ohio's young readers and their volunteer tutors. Shares the perspectives of Nancy Padak and Janet Day, members of the OhioReads Council, on the progress and promise of OhioReads. Invites readers' responses--as teachers, as…

Discusses the program evaluation process as a critical step in effective program planning. Highlights how a systematic collection of data allows programmers to gather evidence of how programs help students meet their learning objectives and fulfill institutional goals. Also discusses how the results of program evaluation can inform the next…

Discusses shortcomings of the school curriculum, suggesting that students' long-term education interests are not fully served as long as teachers' freedom and creativity are limited and technical values are prioritized over humane ones. Presents cameos of children whose schooling spans the twentieth century to illustrate these shortcomings. (JPB)

Describes a study that determined the relative effectiveness of different types of job aids in facilitating college student achievement of different types of educational objectives, and examined the relationship that exists between the different types of job aids and the amount of time it takes students to complete their instruction. (Author/LRW)

Brings the pragmatic and educational goals of language study together through the concept of narrative imagination, which suggests that the study of literary texts promotes civic and intellectual development and allows students to see the world from another point of view. Sets forth five interconnected reading goals as guides for adapting…

Describes goals for developing social justice education in middle schools. Examines the developmental readiness of young adolescents to engage in social justice work and presents the elements of a morally directed middle school movement: democracy, diversity, and equity. Considers a program of professional development to support social justice…

Explores how higher education can focus more clearly on the development of successful intelligence--a kind of knowing that permits creative use of information, analysis of complex topics, and its application in a variety of settings. (EV)

Investigates the effects of different amounts of realism in visuals and the integration of rehearsal activity into visually-complemented prose instruction. Participants were 128 university students. Findings indicate that different levels of realism in visuals, and overt and covert rehearsal strategies are not equally effective in facilitating…

Investigates the prevalence of reading incentive programs as they are implemented in elementary schools. Reviews the conditions that must be present to motivate literacy engagement. Finds that reading incentive programs are widely used and may violate important principles of motivation theory and literacy engagement. (NH)

Presents a pedagogical framework for use of digital resources in early childhood settings. The framework includes a rationale and a description of key elements of effective practice, including high-quality resources, effective learning environments, and appropriate teacher interactions. Details a study on the use of digital resources in early…