Addresses the fact that a very small number of programs in science education were identified as outstanding in the field by the National Science Teachers Association. (NKA)

The Roy Adaptation Model, which incorporates use of the modes of physiological needs, role function, self-concept, and interdependence, helps to organize the content of a geriatric nurse practitioner program, and also helps students to develop a nursing identity. (TA)

A model is described for teaching about death and dying with emphasis on mental health aspects. The author relates personal observations from her experience as a death educator and suggests precautions for individuals organizing thanatology courses for the first time. (AV)

This brief focuses on the word identification strategy component of the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) and reviews recent research showing the effectiveness of this strategy for secondary students with disabilities. The word identification strategy is intended to help struggling readers decode and identify unfamiliar words and is based on the…

This paper surveys the area of early childhood numeracy and offers thoughts on best practices in early childhood learning and teaching as it applies to the learning and teaching of numeracy knowledge and skills. Exemplary early childhood numeracy programs are considered against established norms of early childhood learning and teaching, and…

This paper describes a university research program, the Teacher Model Group, which developed a theory of teaching in context, examining how and why teachers make specific decisions and take specific actions as they teach. The teacher model includes descriptions of teacher beliefs, goals, and knowledge. Two core assumptions underlying the model are…

The "good" school phenomenon has led to the deceptive self-aggrandizement of students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Good schools have been poorly defined to exclude equity, and this diminishes their role in the uplift of society's culture. Schools have been viewed as good even when they fail to meet cultural, linguistic, racial, and…

This book proposes the application of peer tutoring to library instruction, primarily in the academic library setting. Chapter 1 provides a brief historical view of library instruction and current trends that make peer tutoring a possible form of library service. Chapter 2 describes peer tutoring as currently practiced in higher education.…

It is in the intellectual context of current attacks on liberalism that multiculturalism gains its currency as a progressive movement. Liberal theorists argue that multiculturalism can be justified as a quintessential liberal principle that entitles ethnic minorities to certain cultural rights that may otherwise be denied to individuals…

This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a federally supported four-year project to enhance and implement an innovative model for interprofessional preservice training of early childhood intervention personnel. The New Scripts model is specifically committed to three areas of personnel development: supporting opportunities for…

Author investigated the psychological disposition of Soviet teachers and compared them to those of Western teachers. (RK)

Presents several models to describe the instructional approaches adopted by many teachers, and analyzes the roles of the teacher and students that seem to be implicit in each model. (JR)

This article describes in detail how the inquiry teacher performs in the classroom and what the possible alternatives in the process are. The major goal is to clarify the components of inquiry teaching and to indicate the exact junctures where major decisions need to be made. The operations subsumed under instructional decision are spelled out and…

Summarizes the results of an enquiry into spoken and written language, using James Britton's language model. (Author/RB)