Describes the elements of a democratic education model currently being used in Scottish schools. The model relies on reflective classroom practice, includes both structure and freedom in the learning environment, provides reproductive and productive forms of learning, and furthers the ideal of democracy through everyday classroom practice.…

In "Snapshots from High School: Teachers' vs. Professors' Views," Dona Kagan describes an indirect dialog that she orchestrated between two Alabama high school teachers and two unnamed education professors ("Educational Leadership," March 1993). Burch says that Kagan misrepresents and oversimplifies university/school-classroom…

This article looks at the role of metacognition in various current theoretical conceptions of giftedness and reviews studies linking metacognition to giftedness. It is concluded that theoretical and research support exists for the importance of metacognition in giftedness but that major unresolved issues still persist and should be investigated.…

Argues that adapting Robert Scholes's categories of reading, interpretation, and criticism for the performance studies classroom requires changes in evaluation practices. Uses Scholes's theory to describes alternate types of performance activities. Presents an example of classroom practice through which students learn to participate in the…

Finds, in studies on magazines published outside the United States, little linking of data to theory; little research on how to disseminate ideas; and a void in many areas of magazine publishing, for example, looking at magazines as vehicles for sociological study, examining content categories, and investigating types of specialized magazines. (SR)

Shows why most discussions of self-esteem theory and practice are unsatisfactory. Part I reviews available research, which finds little causal relationship between self-esteem and student achievement. Part II calls into question the values inherent in the concept, particularly the overemphasis on individualism and self-actualization. Part III…

Bridges gap between systems theory, clinical research and clinical practice to address patterns that prevent families with substance-abusing youth from entering treatment. Reviews developments in family systems thinking that provide foundation for working with hard-to-reach families, discusses specific family interactional patterns that present…

A British management scholar critiques Greenfield and Ribbins'"Greenfield on Educational Administration" (1993), considering the book's contribution to educational administration theory, relevance to practitioner vision, pertinence to administrative science, and connection with political philosophy. This book of selected works reveals…

Describes the Peacemaking program at the Downtown Alternative School, an elementary school in Toronto, Canada. Provides a context of understandings about theory and classroom practices involving struggles with conflict and differences. (SR)

Responds to previous article by Fincham, Beach, Moore, and Diener (this issue) on child sexual abuse. Contends that other perspectives need further investigation to effectively serve children's best interests. Discusses ways that researchers and practitioners can help abused children by building on some of Fincham et al.'s ideas and introduces…

This article reviews 19 common myths in voice therapy. Issues examined include developmental factors, iatrogenic voice disorders, breathing habits, optimum pitch, palate training, and etiology based on perceptual cues. More referral, assessment, and decision making are needed, as well as development of standards for the management of voice…

The training of school principals must be motivated by a desire to serve U.S. society. University preparation programs are ethically bound to act as a gatekeeper for school districts; focus on principal quality, and examine the motive, means; and product to ensure high program standards. (four references) (MLH)

Types of criteria for the development of formal adult education theory are (1) epistemological (ways in which categories of knowledge are judged to be intellectually sound); (2) communicative (necessity for a theory to communicate tenets clearly to practitioners); and (3) critically analytic (way in which a theory invites scrutiny of its central…

Revises a conception of the relationship between psychological science and professional practice. The profession's knowledge base should be derived with diverse methods and from multiple sources. Describes the mutuality of science and practice, and presents an evolving framework for understanding the epistemology of practice based on cognitive…

Using two studies, this paper argues that the controlled study of how specific variables affect others and the study of the same when embedded in complex educational environments should be based on two sets of assumptions underlying two paradigms, analytic and systemic, that differ as do quantitative and qualitative approaches. (RLC)