This article describes a process that teachers can use to translate information in research studies into practical lesson plans. Examples are drawn from the self-determination literature to illustrate how to identify the objective of the study, setting and materials, content taught, teaching procedure, and method of evaluation. (Contains…

Discusses two phases of research on parents' involvement in their children's schooling in England and Wales. Discussion of key themes of the research focuses on missed opportunities for contact between parents and schools and diversity in schools' provision of services to parents. (BG)

Critiques arguments supporting the existence of pedagogical ethics in pedagogical practice. Contends that existing pedagogical ethics are irrelevant to pedagogical practice. Examines the results of moral argumentation, the dilemmas of moral acting, and the consequences of these for the pedagogical system. Proposes an alternative theoretical…

Flexible pacing through the curriculum is recommended to meet the needs of able learners. Considerations in developing flexible pacing programs are described, including the influence of school policy, the population served, implementation strategies, staff selection and staff development, evaluation methods and results, and the role of support…

The aim of the educational system in Victoria, Australia, is the integration of all students, both disabled and nondisabled, into regular classrooms, while the United States' aim is placement in the least restrictive environment. These different guiding principles create differences in policy implementation and educational practices. (Author/JDD)

Critiques an article in which John Palmer argues that the factors promoting citizenship are no longer the main purpose of education. Agreeing with Palmer in part, the author contends that there is the fundamental problem in that the inquiry curriculum is out of synch with deeply rooted social values. (KO)

A rationale for the regular education initiative (REI) is presented, focusing on criticisms of current service delivery such as disjointed incrementalism, excessive proceduralism, and inefficacy of pull-out programs. Criticisms of REI are addressed, and the issues are analyzed from the context of the integration movement in Australian schools.…

Reflects upon Army education during the Second World War and discusses the seemingly constant contradictions of the program. Provides insight into this important period in curriculum history in order to make clear the realities of the system. Considers the influence of Army education on the post-war schooling system of Great Britain. (KO)

A deaf perspective on success, fulfillment, and autonomy is needed, which calls for accepting every way of being deaf as adequate and valid. Education of children with hearing impairments focuses too much on correcting their disability rather than accommodating their disability and giving them self-esteem and rich, full lives. (JDD)

This bibliography lists and annotates 10 references on gifted education, including journal articles and book sections. The references deal with curriculum content, creativity, moral reasoning, mathematical problem solving, cooperative learning, minority students' standardized test scores, and minority students' under-representation in gifted…

Uses a cognitive model of learning to identify classroom practices and curriculum characteristics that promote and inhibit learning in elementary and secondary schools. Suggests that recent major Scottish proposals for educational reform will not necessarily elicit changes in teaching strategies that improve student achievement. Contains 42…

Maintains that it is necessary to compare different educational practices and teaching strategies before choosing a practice or strategy for a particular situation. Offers as an example the possibility of the United States adopting the teaching strategies of the Japanese educational system. (BB)

Similarities and differences are explored in programs and provisions for academically able students in the United States, Japan, and West Germany. Discussed are social attitudes toward gifted education (especially the belief that special provisions for an "elite" group are undemocratic) and the use of various teaching methods as…

The paper contrasts current curriculum and methodology for severely disabled students with that of 20 years ago in the context of such currently recognized best practices as: promoting generalization, improving attitudes toward people with disabilities, allowing daily interaction with non-disabled peers, integrating instruction into the natural…

While Carol Gilligan was countering Lawrence Kohlberg's justice theories with feminist theories of caring, Kohlberg was inaugurating an alternative, caring-centered, "just-community" high school. The just-community approach draws on Dewey's and Piaget's notions of schools as democracies nourishing moral development and Durkheim's vision…