Examines the difficulties of applying structural theory to poetry. Discusses issues of intention, meaning, and privilege. Summarizes conclusions about the nature of a poem gained from observing the struggles of structuralist critics and discusses what structural theories have indirectly taught us. (EL)

Describes the current situation in phonics instruction, citing recent studies supporting its effectiveness. (FL)

Offers suggestions to help secondary school administrators develop evaluation schemes that support the improvement of instruction, including separating accountability and supervisory functions, basing observation criteria on research, and making evaluation criteria specific. (FL)

Shows how Walter Ong's interpretation of the history of literacy helps explain the split between individual orientation and social perspective as it influences modern writers, applies historical patterns to current literacy problems, and discusses the teaching implications of the theory. (EL)

Volume of 4 and 5 contain lessons that provide expert information on a variety of ethical issues in professional counseling. The lessons included in these volumes may be applied toward continuing education credits. Lessons in volume 4 are: (1) "Ethics in Substance Abuse Rehabilitation" (Robert L. Hewes); (2) "Ethical Dilemmas in…

The question of whether or not art can be distinguished from all that is called visual culture has become central to art theoretical discussion over recent decades. This collection of essays and responses addresses this question with the specific aim of making sense of an epistemology of art, with the assumption that nothing less than a persuasive…

A review of research supported by the Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) focuses on practical applications of research findings on family involvement in special education. The findings identify how family life can be utilized as a source of children's learning opportunities, concluding with four suggested…

Expanding the treatment system from the individual to the couple or family carries with it some unique challenges and fundamental clinical dilemmas for the marital and family therapist. Marital and couple therapy is explored with a focus on the dilemmas that dyadic relationships bring to the treatment context. The couples central relationship…

This book offers helping professionals an introduction to the neurobiological aspects of substance abuse. It presents the basic information on the subject, including the various neurobiological theories of addiction, and places them in a psychosocial context. In addition to connecting the theoretical information with practical applications, the…

The paper discusses the key criteria of good language tests: practicality, validity, and reliability.

This book illustrates the history of language teaching and explores how theory has repeatedly been mistranslated into practice. First, it provides a tradition of language teaching that is communicatively oriented. The works of Guarino Guarini, a 15th century educator, and Ignatius of Loyola, a 16th century educational administrator, are examined…

This paper explores the relationship between epideictic and argument, noting that the relationship is a "troublesome" one. The first part moves toward new definitions of epideictic and argument (taking the view that epideictic rises out of human play) and locates argument on the boundary where the play-world meets the "real" or…

This paper considers the role philosophy plays in model construction, focusing on the re-visioning of the classroom, an emerging philosophy influencing the perception of instructional development (ID) models. The constructs of paradigm, model, theory, philosophy, and phenomenology are presented as a way of reflecting on the philosophical origins…

School counselor education programs are being redesigned to equip school counselors-in-training with information and skills to address the needs of a rapidly changing society. This paper presents one school counselor education program's process of dealing with pedagogical and programmatic concerns. A model was designed that emphasized the…

This paper seeks to bridge two United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) themes in education: learning to know and learning to do. The paper discusses the place of each theme in art education, interpretting "learning to know" as art's reflective component and "learning to do" as art's productive…