Two-thirds of teachers (N=58) in special schools and units in the United Kingdom reported that they used interactive approaches but what this meant to them varied considerably. Their responses are compared with central elements of interactive approaches identified in the literature. A relative lack of emphasis on process among the teachers is…

A questionnaire was developed and administered to 30 young children with autism and a control group to explore sensory hyper- and hypo-sensitivities. Significant differences were found between groups across all (auditory, tactile, visual, gustatory, and vestibular) domains. Findings are interpreted within the framework of theory of mind and joint…

Provides units of study for a graduate level seminar designed to help students gain command of the conventions and nuances of filmmaking, while encouraging them to critique these conventions as they develop an emergent voice of their own. (PA)

A collaborative effort between George Washington University and the Fairfax County Public Schools enables people with undergraduate degrees to complete coursework for secondary teacher certification in a single year. The program has established close ties between theory and practice. Interns are placed in the district's 23 high schools, where they…

New results in neuroscience point to the brain's lifelong capacity to reshape itself in response to experience. Educators' great challenge is developing learning environments and practices to exploit the brain's lifelong plasticity. This challenge will be met by carefully studying human behavior and behavior change. Brain science should return to…

This tribute to Samuel Kirk, an early leader in the field of learning disabilities, focuses on two of his powerful ideas and their effect on the author's work and later research. The first idea is that effective teaching requires knowing the students well, and the second idea is that explicit instruction in skills and strategies based on known…

Recommends trying to improve teacher education and schooling by avoiding "either/or" approaches and focusing on "both/and" approaches. Includes examples from colleges of education that are well-known for their integrated approaches to problems of theory and practice and successfully built strong cultures of teaching. Also examines regional…

Explores the dynamics in the loci of commitment of several participants in a university-level biology course developed for elementary school teachers. Concentrates on two instructors with almost opposing loci of commitment. Contains 19 references. (DDR)

Describes a research program into environmental activity factors that consists of three studies. Evaluates the validity of the Integrated Action Model and applies the model to evaluate the effects of school environmental instruction and the effects of the nature experience. Contains 53 references. (DDR)

Reform policy adoption and implementation is examined in the states of Colorado and Maryland. The cases illustrate how three theoretical perspectives (institutional, rational/technical, and interpretive) facilitate an understanding of policy sustainability and adequacy. (MMU)

Review of the continuing professional education (CPE) needs of teachers, nurses, and radiographers in Britain identified issues involved in funding, curriculum coherence, and relevance to practice. The review concluded that CPE is underresearched and needs more emphasis on practitioner inquiry and reflective practice. (SK)

This outline of didactical research in Denmark begins with a consideration of the application of the concept of didactics in Denmark and then describes the role of Danish teachers over the last two centuries. Three historical contributions to Danish didactics are identified, and the didactic theory of C. A. Larsen is discussed. Some developmental…

The reception of some major psychological theories in the field of education is traced in this discussion of educational psychology as an applied discipline. The focus is on aspects of development and learning. Educational psychology may be best thought of as an interdisciplinary field of research than as a subdiscipline of either education or…

Although organizational theorists have long acknowledged control processes as integral to organizational operations, we may be entering an age of more insidious, deleterious forms of control. Recent technological and managerial innovations disguise control in emancipation rhetoric. The papers selected for this special issue cover various…

Preparing outstanding school leaders demands authenticity in preservice and inservice programs and in relationships with practitioners. Administrator educators must stress usable knowledge to counteract bureaucratic orthodoxies; promote nonorthodox findings adaptable to school settings; settle for individual findings, rather than complicated…