This historical overview of librarians' reactions to technological change reviews theories of resistant behavior, as well as strategies for accepting change within the library setting. (CD)

Presents a response to recent calls for reform in science education. Argues for increased "hands-on" experience, both in the laboratory and in the environment. Suggests the need for producing more "enthusiastic" science teachers. (TW)

Northland College's strategy for redevelopment included substantial program expansion in environmental studies, building a Native American studies program, and aggressive student recruitment. (MSE)

The chairman of the National Governors' Association summarizes the group's report entitled "Time for Results: The Governors' 1991 Report on Education" and discusses the governors' role in the current state of public and teacher education, in the movement for change, and in maintaining momentum for continued improvement. (MSE)

Review of television's relationship with schools highlights major problem areas--inadequate equipment maintenance funds and teacher training, and negative teacher attitudes--and shows that the integration of computers is experiencing similar problems. Differences worth pursuing are also discussed and ways to avoid problems with computer…

Discusses problems associated with reform of secondary school curricula in Kenya in the period immediately after independence. Follows the course of two innovations--School Mathematics of East Africa (SMEA) and the Africanization of the literature curriculum--and discusses various reasons for their failure and for Kenya's continued dependence on…

Cooperative planning and teaching techniques between classroom teacher and teacher-librarian constitute an effective method for teacher-librarian to be more directly involved in instructional process. Teacher-librarians must use interpersonal skills to overcome negative perceptions about their role before they can sell their service. Specific…

The text of the report of the National Commission for Excellence in Teacher Education is presented. The commission was guided by two charges: to become informed about teacher education and to recommend to policymakers and college and university leaders ways to improve teacher education. (MLW)

Discusses problems of centralization versus decentralization, tradition versus modernization, teacher status, administrative burdens, and educational objectives in relation to the use of educational technology in the Arab world, and suggests some possible remedies. (MBR)

The teacher's future role, says the author, will be increasingly to link classroom skills to the real world. The article emphasizes the continued "humanistic" value of school classrooms, suggests the most useful computer languages for teachers, and warns that teachers who resist the computer revolution are an endangered species. (JBM)

Discusses poor quality of current school science curriculum; presents generalizations from a national survey that provide direction for new, improved curriculum developments; presents features of a "desired" science program formulated by Project Synthesis; and discusses the direction science programs for the 80s will take with their…

Reports on a pedagogically based (in contrast to andragogy--the art of helping adults learn) library program that treated young men like boys. Suggests that the underlying pedagogical philosophy negatively affected materials selected, teaching techniques used, and students' perceptions of themselves. (CMG)

Because of the dramatic changes in the education climate of school districts, the so-called schoolmaster, like the dinosaur, has vanished and the plenipotentiary school administrator, who the public now perceives as the school's chief executive officer (CEO), has emerged. A school administrator is not merely an education leader. Rather, like a…

This issue of R&D Alert addresses special education primarily for an audience of general educators and policymakers. As the lead article discusses, the plight of students with disabilities and other special needs is increasingly the concern of all educators, not just those with a particular background in special education. The lead article…

Today there is a growing belief that everyone who wants access to college can have it. College enrollments have continued to grow for over half a century and now it can be argued that most American families dream of a college education for their children. A 2003 report by the Education Commission of the States (ECS) demonstrates there is a growing…