Compares provision for and the practice of craft education in England (and Wales) and Japan. Focuses on craft within the national curriculum subject of art at the lower secondary level, and on art teachers' perceptions of its educational value and the factors impacting delivery of craft education. (Contains 34 references.) (Author/SV)

Discusses the use of standards-based instruction in large ensemble rehearsals and the implementation of the National Standards for Music Education. Provides a sample lesson using "The Ash Grove," a piece arranged for band with notes on lesson preparation and rehearsal strategy. (CMK)

Discusses the teaching perspective of Systemocentrism, or teacher/learner-centeredness, and two of its main elements: (1) attention to teachers' and learners' inner experience; and (2) attention to the intersubjective systems that develop among teachers and learners. Suggests that Systemocentrism provides faculty developers with a new tool for…

This reprint of a previously published article describes a study that examined the relationship of six commonly held myths regarding ability grouping to educators' efforts to provide the best instructional programs for all students. The article is preceded by a commentary stressing the need for appropriate services. (Contains references.) (CR)

This reprint of an article on the positive experiences of parents who accelerated their gifted children is preceded by a commentary that highlights the important factors that need to be considered before a child is accelerated: academic preparation, school personnel support, and parents' understanding of the limitations of enrichment programs.…

This reprint of an article on early education of an exceptionally intellectually talented sister and brother is preceded by a commentary that stresses that many teachers and administrators fail to appreciate acceleration as part of the complement of options to be used with gifted students. (Contains 4 references.) (CR)

This reprint of an article on results of longitudinal studies of mathematically precocious youth is preceded by a commentary. The commentary stresses that results of the studies indicate that there is no evidence that accelerants lose interest in the area of acceleration or experience knowledge gaps. (Contains references.) (CR)

Explores what a move to Web-based education means for today's educators as they reinvent their professional practice in a distance learning environment. Presents traditional views of teachers and teaching and contrasts them with new paradigms for teaching and learning. Offers critical knowledge, skills, and other supports needed to shift from…

Results from a survey of 199 secondary special education teachers indicate they employ a variety of instructional strategies, some judged more effective than others, and that their use of instructional methods does not appear to significantly change with the number of years of their experience nor necessarily parallel effective practice. (Contains…

Discusses the need for changing teacher perceptions of middle school students in order to create a welcoming school and classroom environment that fulfills the goals of the middle school concept. Encourages teachers to focus on students' changing needs by making connections, and advocates greater school district resources for meeting student…

This article presents the current status of special education in South Korea in terms of legislation for special education, early intervention and early childhood special education, elementary and secondary education, and personnel preparation. It also discusses the need to move towards providing appropriate education in the least restrictive…

Tries to encourage teachers, principals, and others to strive to achieve authentic practices of teacher leadership and community building. Narrates the efforts of St. Patrick School in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada since 1996 to build a collaborative culture based on trust and good will so that the entire staff was transformed into a team of…

Introduces the articles in this edition of "Journal of Geography" that address the conceptual, cognitive, and pedagogic issues in the age of the Internet. Discusses the transformation of media from print to electronic communication and the implications for geography and geographic education in a broader context. (CMK)

Discusses the formation and lifespan of the journal entitled "Punch" or the "London Charivari" that contained a variety of political cartoons and led public opinion in the 19th century. States that the journal portrayed doubts as to the direction of elementary education and showed a revulsion toward the overarching power of the…

Presents a broad description of one particular version of critical literacy that has broad influences on how many Australian teachers teach reading and writing. Describes the move from theory to classroom practice; the "four resources model" of early reading instruction (social practices requisite for critical literacy); and a capsule…