Explains that educational research in social studies must identify the practices contributing to children's well-being. Argues that research in social studies should be conducted within real school settings and must focus on the consequences of educational practice for children's development. (CMK)

Provides a description of the growing public policy of national and community service as a solution to the declining health of the United States. Addresses how religious education and community service can enrich each other. (CMK)

Reviews the educational and technological approaches used in telematics-based open and distance learning (ODL). Particular reference is made to projects supported by the Telematics Applications Program (TAP) of the Fourth Framework of the EC Research and Technological Development Program. Concentrates on practice, reflecting the interest in how…

Offers ideas for developing a Web-based course in music education, addressing such issues as the transmission of audio information, real-time communication, and testing and copyright. Provides selected resources for Web-based instruction. (CMK)

Reports current governmental initiatives and projects on the elementary/secondary school and university level to provide a brief overview on the state of educational technology in Germany. Discusses conferences and exhibitions concerning the use of media in education, and uses of the Internet and distance education. (AEF)

Identifies questions arising from implementation of computer-based technologies in Canadian schools--questions of public policy in an increasingly technocentric and commercialized environment, of investment in technological infrastructure, and of teachers' professional development and its effectiveness. Lists necessary factors for the success of…

Discusses if there is a theoretical framework for a life-centered curriculum within art education history, problems that may occur when a life-centered curriculum is used, instructional approaches for a curriculum centered on life issues, and introducing art education students to using life issues in the curriculum. (CMK)

This report of the Web-Based Education Commission focuses on the need to rethink the regulatory foundations governing all educational institutions in light of the Internet and distance education possibilities. Highlights include state and local education controls; pre-kindergarten through grade 12 concerns; postsecondary issues; federal statutory…

Media management, the administration of college and university audiovisual media programs, has gone through many changes, responding to new technologies, pedagogical theories, and organizational structure. Reviews the issues, common technologies, and pedagogical themes experienced by media centers in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Examines current…

Presents research abstracts from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology. Topics include: classroom communication apprehension and distance education; outcomes of a distance-delivered science course; the NASA/Kennedy Space Center Virtual Science Mentor program; survey of traditional and distance learning higher education members;…

Highlights significance of adult literacy programs in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Concludes that the traditional approach to adult literacy is dominant in both countries, despite differences in national contexts and despite the fact that this traditional approach is largely ineffective. (Contains 51 references.) (NB)

Provides five rules teachers should abide by when using primary sources: (1) material must be age appropriate; (2) selections should be readable and accessible; (3) background information is necessary to help students decode the documents; (4) students should be arranged in groups of two or three; and (5) purpose and motivation must be given. (CMK)

Discusses the reconceptualization of democratic values in a technological society focusing on how technology affects the understanding of these values. Addresses new applications of civic dispositions in a technological society. Focuses on practicing civic virtue in a high-tech world, including using technological tools to enhance instruction.…

Explores the development of performance-based assessments from the teacher's perspective. Describes the issues of relevance and representativeness within the context of a rubric designed to assess student development and performance of a rhythmic composition. Discusses three ways a component can be irrelevant, measuring proficiency, and…

Discusses a type of visual art called grotesque art and includes four different examples of grotesque art: (1) the painting "Head of Medusa" by Peter Paul Rubens; (2) Rangda, the widow witch from Bali (Indonesia); (3) totem poles; and (4) grotesque sculptures from the Cathedral of Notre Dame (Paris, France). (CMK)