Preservice student teachers engaged in a collaborative research initiative to examine the memory of the 1954 "Brown v. Topeka Board of Education" decision that culminated in a public performance. Ethnographic data were translated into performance texts through students' performances that confronted issues of privilege, race, and institutional…

Schools in the United States and schools across majority of countries around the world today face two critical issues: "Inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms" and a contributing factor to success of this inclusion, teachers prepared to use best practices. "Best practices" in education are approaches to teaching,…

In this paper, I am going to look at the issues of TESOL from one major critical point of view: How the use of the Internet technology might influence TESOL syllabus design and materials development. The article attempts to investigate some possibilities and opportunities provided by the Internet, focusing on the World Wide Web (WWW) as credible…

The ability to manage one's emotions and to manage one's interactions with others is tantamount to effective managerial leadership. Students in business schools will need to be prepared to integrate their emotional intelligence with their everyday behavior if they are to achieve success in whatever field of endeavor they have chosen. In this…

The European Language Portfolio (ELP) was developed and piloted by the Language Policy Division of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, from 1998 to 2000. It was launched on a pan-European level during the European Year of Languages as a tool to support the development of plurilingualism and pluriculturalism…

In 2001, the governing council of the American Sociological Association (ASA) appointed Professor Caroline Persell of New York University to launch a task force with the goal of creating an advanced high school sociology curriculum that would also be a model for introductory sociology courses in colleges and universities. The principle goal of the…

International statistics can be an excellent tool to heighten global awareness and encourage political engagement domestically. In this activity, students locate comparative data for areas in which the United States is outperformed by another country, research the reasons behind differences, find organizations that work to improve the status quo…

The University of Southern Queensland in Australia offers multiple entry pathways to a suite of integrated programs delivered to on-campus and distance-education students. The programs cover 2-5 years in nine majors. A specially designed strand of four integrated courses using problem-based learning (PBL) was incorporated into programs and…

This paper discusses the use of Web site presentations in human sexuality courses. Web site presentations are a good way to incorporate additional information about human sexuality into a course, and they provide a way to learn to critique human sexuality material on the Internet. In addition, they help students to practice presentation skills. A…

This article describes a third-year Spanish grammar course that is taught in lecture/discussion format. The course, which enrolls over 150 students each semester, provides explicit instruction during a weekly lecture and opportunities for students to engage in meaningful output and interaction during small group discussion sessions. The goal is to…

A case developed for courses in leadership education--particularly for those centered in social justice and ethical leadership--is described. Students test their own assumptions about "difference" and are called on to make leadership responses that are grounded in ethical frameworks. This case highlights tensions that surround lesbian,…

THIS REPORT CONCERNS THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TELEVISION (NCSCT) CONFERENCE ON TELEVISION IN MUSIC EDUCATION. IT HAS 4 SECTIONS--(1) A STATUS REPORT OF MUSIC TELECOURSES OFFERED IN THE U.S. BY EDUCATIONAL TV IN 1965-66, (2) A SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION AMONG THE 7 MUSIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL AUTHORITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE…

THIS REPORT CONCERNS THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TELEVISION'S CONFERENCE ON TELEVISION IN ART EDUCATION. THE CONFERENCE WAS CONDUCTED TO ASSESS TV MATERIALS NOW OFFERED IN ART AREAS, IN AN EFFORT TO STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INCREASINGLY EFFECTIVE TV MATERIALS FOR THE NATION'S SCHOOLS. THERE ARE 4 SECTIONS, (1) A STATUS REPORT OF…

A film study course written for the Dade County, Fla. public schools is described which covers techniques of motion pictures and their historical development. Techniques include the "language of pictures" (distance shots, angle shots, color, lighting, arrangement), the "language of motion" (camera movement, subject movement),…

Discusses the approach taken to introduce computers/computing into the curriculum at Brighton Polytechnic's Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering. Also lists aims of computing and microprocessor work, shows a typical computer exercise, and discusses polynomial approximation for a cam. (JN)