The issues of how to build, sustain, and evaluate a communication program are similar across a wide range of institutions. Each aspect of a program must interrogate culture, question power, and study the politics of the media. Issues which should be considered are the extent to which a communication program should be either: (1)…

"To the curriculum historian the importance of reform frequently lies not so much in its achievements as in its symbolism, particularly as reflected back into culture and society." This is Richard Aldrich's conclusion concerning the England and Wales Educational Reform Act of 1988 and the resulting introduction of the National…

While the goals for reading may be different, all efforts in reading must result in comprehension in order for goals to be realized. Reading comprehension is so complex that it defies any attempt to arrive at a single definition. S. Toulmin's argument structure model provides the basis for an analysis of the connection between critical reading and…

The general enthusiasm that governs composition studies is the result of more than 20 years of collective efforts to define central issues in theory and research, and to help refocus national attention on composition literacy. The optimistic vision of future challenge and direction in discourse studies is largely premised on Thomas Kuhn's…

In terms of clinical practice, few differences exist between Freud and Heinz Kohut in the conduct of psychoanalysis. Kohut's style of theorizing facilitates the use of his ideas by counseling psychologists for both research and practice. According to Kohut's theory, the self is the fundamental constituent of mind. Development of the self proceeds…

Critical approaches to the study of society and organizations tend to favor theories and models that stress the complexity and multiplicity of social factors and processes and the relations between them. In conceptualizing the relationship between social structure and human agency, critical theorists have attempted to walk a fine line between…

A discussion of Stephen Krashen's Monitor Theory (1982) of second language acquisition examines five main hypotheses: the acquisition-learning distinction, the natural order hypothesis, the monitor hypothesis, the input hypothesis, and the affective filter hypothesis. Several problematic elements of the theory are pointed out. The discussion…

The primary goal of an Interactive Research and Development (IR&D) project is to encourage teachers to begin to use research findings and practices in their teaching and to develop some basic inquiry skills which they may used as a means of solving educational problems. Secondary goals are to enable teachers and researchers to study a specific…

In recent years the field of educational administration has been attacked on two fronts. On the one hand, it has been accused of being out of touch with practitioners, while, on the other hand, it has been blamed for not being strong enough in its theory development. The emphasis of this paper is upon the bridging of theory with practice to…

After establishing the assumed legitimacy, in vocational science syllabuses, of practical laboratory work aims relating to the elucidation of theoretical concepts and principles, the author examines the relationship between practical work and the cognitive structure of science theory, particularly in the light of recent skepticism. (Author/CH)

Presents an integrative model, Adaptive Counseling and Therapy (ACT), for selecting a progression of therapist styles as clients move through developmental stages during the course of counseling and psychotherapy. ACT is intended to be useful to practitioners in case conceptualization and in the application of effective treatment planning.…

Concludes that there are advantages to both the theorists' and synthesizers' perspectives of progress. (FL)

Draws from the empirical foundations of operant psychology to propose a unified theory, known as contingency analysis, for social work practice. Discusses the four propositions on which the theory is based that account for human behavior at all levels of social work practice. Shows that this approach has great utility for the profession.…

Assesses the state of adult education theory and calls for systematic efforts in developing related theories. Borrowing concepts from established social sciences is recommended. An integrated theoretical framework is presented and discussed. Its basic elements are macro-level structures, supply and demand, recruitment and participation, individual…

Suggests a new model for the relationship between research and practice in adult education. Concludes that the active involvement of both researchers and teachers is necessary if research is to solve educational problems. (CH)