Reports on the effectiveness of a thematic art unit in fostering transfer within and beyond Discipline-Based Art Education. Finds evidence that it helped some students to transfer knowledge, broaden their knowledge base, and use knowledge-seeking strategies. Explores implications of transfer research aimed at informing the planning of more…

Examines the problem of bullying in and around schools, providing information to help those involved in school life recognize the characteristics of a bully and understand the symptoms of children who are victims of bullying. Provides a basis from which caregivers can understand and implement workable intervention strategies. (SM)

Presents discipline tips from several teachers to keep classrooms running smoothly all year. Some of the suggestions include the following: a bear-cave warning system, peer mediation, a motivational mystery, problem students acting as the teacher's assistant, a positive-behavior-reward chain, a hallway scavenger hunt (to ensure quiet passage…

A survey of 708 Australian college teachers nominated by their department heads or deans as exemplary practitioners, and interviews with 44 participants, identified common themes and issues reflecting academics' understanding of effective teaching, including love of the discipline; valuing students and their perspectives; and taking pleasure in…

Inquires into how the social science influence within educational studies manifests itself in academic curricula. Assumes that the language of education has shifted from pedagogical to social scientific vocabulary, and that this shift appears in university course descriptions from 1945 to 1990. Finds less manifestation of social science vocabulary…

Examined broad schooling goals established for Israeli students by novice and veteran humanities and science teachers. Semistructured interviews assessed frequency and intensity of goal preferences. Novices and veterans expressed different goal preferences, as did humanities versus science teachers. Experienced humanities teachers preferred…

Analyzed case dilemmas written by elementary student teachers for the nature of dilemmas and solutions. The most frequent types of dilemmas they posed concerned disruptive individual students, whole-group management, and difficulty encountered while implementing cooperative learning. The most common solutions involved using a behavioral strategy.…

At a Utah middle school with low reading achievement, a service-learning program was introduced to put reading into action. Children read to elderly shut-ins, quilted for homeless persons, and wrote about these experiences. Staff adopted the Community of Caring's core values: caring, respect, responsibility, trust, and family. (MLH)

Describes a new undergraduate minor at Emory University (Georgia) that focuses on the causes and consequences of violence through interdisciplinary courses, campus programs, and community service. Undergraduates study the causes and consequences of violence from the viewpoints of more than a dozen disciplines. (DB)

Dr. Mitchell Yell, an expert in special-education law, is interviewed on the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that will affect the discipline of students with disabilities. He addresses suspension and expulsion of students with disabilities, the required manifestation determination hearing, and…

Vechij Himdag (A New Way) is an alternative school located 25 miles from Phoenix in Sacaton--a village on a Pima Indian reservation. In a community drastically changed by whites' diversion of the Gila River for their crops, the school serves students needing a second chance and considerable adult attention. (MLH)

Discusses the problem of toddler biting behavior in child care settings. Describes reasons for biting by toddlers, recommends caregiver responses to toddler biting, presents tips for observing children to identify the biter's patterns, and outlines ways to prevent biting in child care settings. (KB)

The constitutionality of section 43 of the Canadian criminal code, which provides a defense to the use of reasonable and corrective force on children, has been challenged. The Canadian Teachers' Federation argues that the case is not about spanking, but about enabling teachers to maintain order and create a positive, effective learning…

Responds to an article in this same issue of this journal. Explores whether, in mainstream communication academia, opportunities for scholarly creativity and reflection are sacrificed in order to uphold criteria designed only to measure the goodness of one approach--that of the social scientist. (SR)

Responds to an article in this same issue of this journal. Discusses autoethnography and the roots of this narrative genre; suggests three ways the article connects with the teaching of communication; and notes its legitimacy as scholarly writing and a vision of its pedagogical relevance. (SR)