Relates the process used to develop the guiding principles, practices, and results of the collective thinking about effective teaching and learning environments that were compiled for "An Emerging Set of Guiding Principles and Practices for the Design and Development of Distance Education." This manual was developed during the…

Argues that effective training of principals needs to combine both theory and practice elements. Compare the training programs at Haifa University and Oranim Teachers' College between 1980-1995 as an illustration. Explains that educational training for principals historically has focused on theory in universities and practice in colleges. (CMK)

Contends that arts educators have not succeeded in developing an adult population who support and participate in the arts. Explores aspects of the teaching process during youth education that affect the lifelong music participation of adults by giving people the abilities and motivation to continue their music education. (CMK)

Examines the philosophy and practices of Katherine School of the Air (KSA), a distance education school in the Northern Territory, Australia. Describes annual "inschool" experiences providing face-to-face contacts with teachers, particularly the home tutors' conference, which offers workshops to develop the skills of home tutors and…

Examines issues of culture and identity, Canadian history and identity, and the relevance of these concepts as a curricular theme for early childhood preservice teachers and for young children. Compares the early childhood cultural experiences in Canada, Israel, and Britain. Delineates implications of understanding of the role of Canadian culture…

Guntersville Elementary School, a preK-2 school in Alabama, earned the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Schools award through creative programs addressing school readiness, parent education, and the need for extended-day and summer activities; a progressive curriculum; and various community partnerships. (SV)

Examines the innovative capacity of primary schools in the Netherlands comparing the schools with high innovative capacity to schools with low innovative capacity focusing on four components: (1) the context of the school; (2) collaboration among teachers; (3) school leadership; and (4) the school as a learning organization. Discusses the findings…

E-mail interviews with 27 self-identified lesbian and bisexual female high school students define homophobia and heterosexism in high schools, explore the impacts of homophobia and heterosexism on students, and propose ways to combat both homophobia and heterosexism in the schools. (SLD)

Examines the growing influence and developments of other country's mathematics education and reform efforts on U.S. efforts at improving mathematics education. Specifically, it discusses those reform efforts and materials currently in use in the United States that were guided by research and reform in the Netherlands. (GR)

To determine the extent to which tension between learning knowledge/skills and processes/understanding influenced practice and assessment in design and technology departments, this study analyzed surveys of department heads, teacher tutor reports, and student self-reflective reports. Suggests that a disjunction between policy and practice results…

Explores the appropriateness and synchrony between educational policy reforms imported into Hong Kong and central features of the host culture. Draws upon Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions to provide a framework for identifying and matching Hong Kong's culture in juxtaposition with other cultures. Despite powerful Western influences, Hong Kong…

Explores what it would mean to "spread best practice" in educational measurement and considers lessons from the history of medicine and other scientific disciplines that are relevant to the development of educational theory and practice. Makes the case that these lessons point toward the use of less complex statistical tools and the collection and…

Case studies of the transfer of training policies, practices, and delivery systems from one developed country to another and from developed to developing countries identified barriers. Because the education and training system is embedded in a sociocultural context, the success of transfer may be limited. (Contains 49 references.)

Presents insights from effective instruction for linguistically and culturally diverse students that apply to correctional education: meeting emotional and sociocultural needs, providing linguistic and academic support, accelerating learning through two languages, teaching English as a second language through content, and fostering literacy in the…

Examined 10 early childhood teachers' views regarding curricular trends for young children, their teaching practices, and systemic constraints affecting their teaching. Teachers were identified as advocates, resistors, or traditionalists. Systemic constraints identified included early academics, reading wars, and standardized testing. Teachers…