Describes development of an instrument, the Client Attachment to Therapist Scale (CATS). CATS factors correlated in expected directions with survey measures of object relations, client-rated working alliance, social self-efficacy, and adult attachment. Cluster analysis revealed four types of client attachment. Discusses implications of attachment…

Discusses scholarly journals in the field of social work, information sources for social work practitioners versus researchers, and grey documentation as an alternative means of knowledge transfer. Highlights include research versus practice; grey documentation and scientific credibility; and dissemination of grey literature. (LRW)

Discusses the philosophical importance to adventure education of enchantment, ecstasy, and the mystical. Argues against a positivistic approach. Recommends the works of Eric Shipton and Bruno Bettelheim. Suggests that adventure education theorists must give thought to the existential and phenomenological aspects of the social worlds if adventure…

Explains that teachers must understand what proficient readers do and the conditions in which they learn most easily. Examines the worth of writing portfolios and their proper place in the classroom. Raises some questions about portfolios and offers guidelines for their use. (PA)

Discusses the meaning of mathematics by looking at its uses in the real world. Offers mathematical modeling as a way to represent mathematical applications in real or potential situations. Presents levels of applicability, modus operandi, relationship to "pure mathematics," and consequences for education for mathematical modeling. (MDH)

Focuses on status of drug education as change agent; complexities of education and research as partners; and need for compelling alternatives to provide solution choices to drug problem. Claims future can be commanded by putting values of democracy back on drawing board, as an overarching context in the search for ideas and compelling alternatives…

Responds to previous article by Steenbarger on science-practice integration in brief counseling and therapy. Focuses specifically on the integration of science and practice in brief psychotherapy. Elaborates on agreements and disagreements concerning Steenbarger's analysis of brief psychotherapy. Muses over what is lost as well as gained in brief…

The Management Profile, an integrated appraisal method designed to determine school leaders' individual strengths and weaknesses, is a three-tiered model of leadership roles, functions, and tasks. After receiving a confidential report profiling their individual management characteristics, administrators can develop a professional development plan…

Client-centered thinking is gradually transforming British schools, where there is increased emphasis on competitive marketing, enhanced "customer" information (for parents), and quality assurance systems. However, children are rarely seen as clients and even less seldom listened to as customers. This article explores British primary…

Discusses the notion of a musician's workstation and a curriculum for teaching musicians about the use of computers in music. Explains that the curriculum includes elements of physics and psychoacoustics, recording arts and sciences, the philosophy of technology and the musical arts, analog and digital electronic music, ergonomics, and computer…

This article introduces a series of papers on cognitive process-based instruction for students with learning disabilities. Cognitive process-based instruction is defined and differentiated from the process training advocated by S. Kirk in the 1970s. The method's basis of sound theory and academic tasks is stressed. (DB)

For too many children, our society is a fearful wasteland that mocks adult pieties and nurtures nihilism. The threat of violence cannot be dispelled with metal detectors, weapons checks, and secured hallways. Educators must adopt classroom practices that promote and strengthen peaceful relations among students and become more effective advocates…

The research on educators' belief systems about early childhood programs shows disagreement regarding "best practice." To implement a successful programmatic policy, teachers' and administrators' belief systems must be verbalized, acknowledged, and discussed. Early childhood care and education is a serious issue demanding enlightened action. (24…

Discusses changes in educational research methods over recent decades. Explores changing views of teaching and learning and what the changes mean for assessment and the content and delivery of the curriculum. Concludes that, to be effective, educational research must be relevant to education and perceived as such by educators. (SG)

A three-year project assessed the effectiveness of using a farm owned and operated by a local producer to implement, demonstrate, and transfer available technology. Responses from 104 of 340 participants indicated that on-farm demonstrations were effective. (JOW)