Reports results of a national survey of 550 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Approved Supervisors who answered questions regarding areas of concentration during supervision, specific techniques employed, professional goals and priorities, and theoretical models used in supervision. Compares results with those of a previous…

Details the formation of the Eastern Washington University Department of Education Research and Editorial Group, the procedures it employs, and the rationale for its application to research, writing, editing, and publication tasks. (FL)

Teacher and student behavior, feedback, principles of motor learning, task analysis, and the qualitative paradigm as they relate to physical education are discussed. This new knowledge and a new generation of teacher educators/researchers should improve the quality of instruction in the school gymnasia. (MT)

Discusses four areas of research in health communication and how to make them more useful for the future. (VLC)

Argues that reading teachers must possess knowledge of professional literature, their subject matter and curriculum, and reading methodology and must maintain a love affair with language and books. (FL)

Explains the keywords journal project, an assignment designed to immerse students in the study of their own language in a way that will connect their personal investigations with more formal study of language as a variable in the communication process. (EL)

Describes the whole language concept and its manifestations in teaching. Argues that whole language teaching can be seen as a political activity since it returns power to the children and the teacher. (EL)

Recent reforms intended to strengthen teacher preparation programs are reviewed. Attributes of ideal teacher candidates before and after training are listed, and recommendations to improve training and professionalize teaching are discussed. (MT)

Describes the basic components of Iser's theory, then suggests ways to get students to interact with texts. (FL)

Discusses the role of writing equipment in the composing process and suggests that contemporary composing process theory and practice was not possible until the mid-twentieth century following certain technological advancements in writing equipment. (FL)

Offers a metacognitive strategy for helping students answer inferential comprehension questions and a research-based rationale for its use. (FL)

Reexamines some of George H. Henry's writings concerning the teaching of English. (HOD)

Recommends text-building routines for teaching students efficient ways to compose coherent paragraphs and longer documents, including frequently used plans for organizing goal-directed writing, means for highlighting to emphasize some ideas and de-emphasize others, and rule-governed ways to overlap previously mentioned information with new…

This Seminar guide is part of NCSALL's (National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy's) effort to help connect research and practice in the field of adult education and family literacy. The purpose of the three-hour seminar is to help practitioners, program directors, state staff, and other policymakers read and discuss NCSALL's…

There is increasing worldwide focus on education reform, driven by rising pressures for lifelong learning, the burgeoning impact of technology, and an escalating pace of change in much of industry and society. This report examines the key trends in Europe and North America in finding more effective means of strengthening the impact of educational…