Explores dynamics of parental involvement in one low-income, urban school struggling to improve student learning and to draw parents into all aspects of their children's education. Embracing a "family metaphor" helped participants overcome implementation barriers (overwhelming teacher expertise, culturally-based role expectations, and…

Examines the progress that Oklahoma State University has made in its community engagement and outreach efforts in the last few decades, and discusses faculty issues that must be addressed to sustain and nourish such efforts and to illustrate the value of an integrated relationship between instruction, research, and outreach. (MSE)

Details four strategies that have helped create a campus culture at Duquesne University (Pennsylvania) that embraces technological tools for pedagogical change: encouraging faculty to learn about colleagues' successful use of technology; stimulating faculty and departments to examine learning goals for students; providing faculty with information,…

Contends that when the needs of students with disabilities are viewed as another form of diversity, the prospect of successful inclusion in middle school is promising. Discusses merging special and general education, systems change for inclusive education, and role changes for teachers. Provides guidelines for successful inclusion at the middle…

A response to Kenneth Ludmerer's "Time To Heal: American Medical Education from the Turn of the Century to the Era of Managed Care" examines changes already occurring in American medical education in both preclinical and clinical curricula. Concludes that, while Ludmerer's arguments are warranted, there is evidence of a commitment to change in the…

Argues that partnerships between early childhood teacher preparation programs and public school teachers will strengthen the discourse on multicultural education and its institutionalization. Presents strategies for gaining a personal connection to multicultural education ideals, including developing cultural biographies, examining stereotypes and…

Describes a professional development program using interactive multimedia workshops to develop teachers' understanding of a constructivist epistemology in science education. Discusses teachers' perceptions; how they changed their classroom practices; software and database development; and the development of a new survey to assess reactions to…

Describes five effective programs that address the socialization needs of students: (1) a Vice Principal's Action Committee; (2) an administrative dispute mediation program; (3) an interpersonal skills offering for sixth graders; (4) a conflict resolution guidance component to the discipline office; and (5) a school-wide peer counseling assistance…

Hudson, Massachusetts, an industry-based, socioeconomically diverse community with 2,800 students in six schools, developed a comprehensive preK-12 service-learning program. Parent support, ongoing professional development, curriculum planning time, administrative support, and sustained funding have helped the program achieve districtwide…

Establishment of an experiential integrated curriculum at an urban Florida high school yielded six realizations: systemic change takes time; change requires patience, perseverance, courage, and a tough skin; plan extensively before beginning; credibility with faculty lies in quantitative and qualitative student evaluation data; involve those with…

A physics professor ponders the advantages and possibilities of the Internet in graduate education and shares his own experiences delivering graduate courses and individual lectures online. Discusses accreditation and costing between institutions, the nature and extent of copyright problems, and the most useful forms of student interaction. (PVD)

Argues against educational reform based solely on curricular standards, examining collaborative projects in two urban Professional Development Schools (PDSs) and advocating the resources and structures to establish critical relationships enabling educators to learn about themselves as they learn with others. Analyzing relationships characterizing…

Traces the lifecycle of the Primary Science Programme (PSP), 1983-99, a representative South African nongovernmental organization. Shows how the social and economic environment shaped PSP development and demise. Highlights tensions between quality versus quantity, subject versus holistic focus, and participatory versus authoritarian management…

Argues that it is misleading to represent pragmatism in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) as a unified discourse offering ideological support to an unexamined educational, academic, and sociopolitical status quo. The article appeals for reflectively pragmatic approaches towards formulating and investigating issues in EAP and all language…

This article draws connections between first- and second-language literature on listening and reading in order to explore the implications for integrated instruction in English for academic purposes (EAP). It compares academic listening and reading experiences, discusses EAP curriculum design principles, suggests alternative strategies for…