Considers how theoretical foundations in website design courses can facilitate students learning the genres of Internet communication. Proposes ways that theories can be integrated into website design courses. Focuses on two students' website portfolios and ways they utilize genre theory and activity theory discussed in class to produce websites…

Discusses the two theories that have contributed most to the development of the mediational approach to learning, Vygotskian sociocultural theory and Feuerstein's theory of Mediated Learning Experience. Both theories emphasize the importance of sociocultural forces in shaping a child's development and learning, and have generated a number of…

Suggests the practical-theoretical debate has major implications for how journalism education in the United States is treating community/suburban journalism. Notes nearly all journalism faculty members who teach practical courses have professional experience, though many also have a doctorate. Concludes present accreditation systems force…

Notes tertiary study in journalism has been a feature of the education of Australian journalists for decades, yet many industry representatives remain skeptical of its value. Finds applicants for entry-level jobs with a tertiary journalism qualification can expect to secure, on average, at least half the available positions in any cadet or trainee…

Examines the theoretical basis for data mining, one of the essential knowledge management processes, and uses a case study to describe its application and impact. (EV)

Proposes a new model for psychological practice called Family Consulting, which is based on a developmental and non-pathological perspective. Provides background information on the building blocks of this perspective, namely the life span theory of development, family life-cycle literature, and object relations family therapy. Discusses the role…

Considers what psychology has to offer education and, more specifically, what developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, and the affiliated cognitive sciences have to offer to the preservice and continuing education of K-12 teachers. (EV)

The present article reviews and distinguishes three related but different types of significance: "statistical,""practical," and "clinical." A framework for conceptualizing the many 'Practical" effect size indices is described. Several effect size indices that counseling researchers can use are summarized. (Contains 58 references.) (GCP)

Introduces writing instructors to theories of instructional design that form the foundation to support effective student learning. Discusses how best to support students in online environments. Concludes with suggestions for faculty support and training for online course delivery. (SG)

Assesses research published between 1994 and 1999 in this journal about teaching writing with distance learning technology. Describes two emerging categories of research in distance education: articles that theorize distance education in the context of writing instruction and articles that describe distance education in practice. (SG)

Considers how decisions about curriculum, hiring, and institutional policies have changed due to increasing regulatory, legal, and financial pressures conflicting with ever-magnifying and multiplying sense of need. Identifies three dominant models of institutional governance--models that represent different emphases and that, for the purposes of…

Surveys the role of video feedback in light of a new, integrated concept in teacher education called education research. Shows how shared reflection was stimulated during language teacher education to link theory with practice. Situations were created that allowed for reflective practice on the semiosis of action. (Author/VWL)

Four issues facing the field of learning disabilities are discussed: (1) defining learning disabilities in terms of discrepancy scores; (2) delineating the boundaries of how specific a learning disability must be; (3) identifying treatments with scientific credibility; and (4) implementing instructional policy that is in the best interest of the…

Reports on the ideas of Clifford Adelman, senior analyst at the Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement, noting his iconoclastic approach; research on enrollment patterns, student assessment, and remedial education; and reports on college-attendance patterns, engineering education, and women. Critics point to…

Describes the work of Maria Montessori, starting with her career in medicine which gave her the unique perspective to probing the frontiers of the inner intellectual life of children. Explains how she felt every student possessed untapped potentials. Discusses how her concept of the potential of the absorbent mind of children is being…