Explores the different categories judges use during adjudication in the Choral-Large Group section: (1) tone; (2) intonation; (3) diction; (4) technique; (5) balance; (6) interpretation; (7) musical effect; and (8) other factors such as stage presence. (CMK)

Examines the idea that the development of moral ability shares similarities with Lev Vygotsky's theory of concept formation. Argues that understanding moral ability as a present-centered aptitude for creating meaning is significant for educators. Concludes it is useful for understanding the learning process to think and act in the present. (CAJ)

Discusses the creation of the project, "Internet2," that was developed due to concerns about the Internet's ability to meet educational and research needs. Explains that "Internet2" is seen as a vehicle to ease concerns and also be a useful tool in teacher education. (CMK)

Presents a rationale and definition of service learning. Discusses the reasons why service learning is important for students in social studies education, particularly in relationship to citizenship education. Focuses on the benefits that service learning offers to students learning social studies. (CMK)

Questions why imagination is not brought into mainstream education as a cornerstone of learning and why education frequently makes students incapable of relating to what is alive and meaningful within themselves. Without imagination, it is impossible to experience the infinite qualities of our senses, nor to shape our thoughts and images of these…

Explores ideas parents hold about issues underlying current constructivist school reforms. Summarizes semistructured interview data from 34 Midwestern parents concerning elementary schooling goals, how learning occurs, teachers' classroom roles, assessment of children's learning, and parents' roles in education. Parents agreed more on the means…

The views of contemporary social studies teachers on citizenship education were studied through Q-technique in 39 Minnesota teachers and a national sample of 361 teachers. Identified perspectives of cultural pluralism, legalism, assimilationism, and critical thinking are discussed, and their implications for teaching practice explored. (SLD)

Discusses adolescents' increased use of electronic over print-based information technologies, especially interactive technologies. Reports on their use of information technology at home are compared with earlier findings and conclude that high levels of personalization, mobility, and global reach constitute a paradigm shift that will increasingly…

Illustrates how many teacher-child interactions within the early childhood classroom involve improvisation within an ongoing collaboration to create a new, emergent scene. Describes characteristics of improvisation, including being spontaneous, using everything, giving and receiving offers, and creating collectively. Asserts that viewing classroom…

Explores accounts given by male music teachers about practices used with boys and the role of the male music teacher through data collected during two research studies. Reports that male teachers tend to reinforce gender stereotypical behaviors in boys instead of challenging ideas of masculinity. (CMK)

Uses Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger's (1991) notion of learning as participation to explore processes involved in student teachers' school-based learning. Concludes learning as participation may not adequately represent the complex relationship between the newcomer and the school community of practice nor the pain and conflict inherent in becoming a…

A review of 37 single subject design studies examined evidence-based practices for young children with autism. Practices with well established evidence of effectiveness were adult-directed teaching and differential reinforcement. Emerging and effective practices included peer-mediated interventions, visual supports, self-monitoring, and family…

Focuses on the ideas presented in the book, "Music Matters (David Elliott)." Discusses Elliott's stance on praxialism, stating that his book is based on social mediation of action as its behavioral theory. Addresses Elliott's concept of expertise and topics using an interactionist perspective as a means of interpretation. (CMK)

Focuses on the outcomes of the Research Commission and Task Force Chairs of the National Art Education Association strategic planning meeting. Explains that the Commission and Task Forces developed a six-year, three-phase, research plan focusing on three primary areas: (1) research topics; (2) funding; and (3) dissemination. (CMK)

Reflects on experiences of 3- and 4-year-olds after reading "Cat and Alex and the Magic Flying Carpet." Follow-up activities involved children pretending to travel on a magic flying carpet. Notes that children selected locations important in their hearts, minds, and daily lives and that their actions reflected their knowledge of the world, their…