In the past decade, heritage and environmental interpretation shifted from technical emphasis to social perspective, reflected in five international trends: growing concern with theory, increasing ecotourism and consequent changes in environmental interpretation, reactions to globalization (homogeneity versus uniqueness), interpretation of…

Although class-size reductions cannot guarantee better student performance, the Tennessee and Wisconsin experiences, along with other studies, suggest that successful programs share key characteristics: concentration in the primary schooling years, classes with not more than 20 students, greater benefits for urban minority students, and alignment…

This introductory article examines how intelligence theory influences the way we identify and assess students, our attitudes toward giftedness and gifted students, the models upon which we base our programs and interventions, and many other aspects of gifted education. Past, present, and emerging intelligence theories are discussed. (Contains…

Examines the limited communication between educational theorists and researchers, on the one hand, and policy makers and practitioners, on the other. Discounts the "two cultures" thesis for explaining the communication gap, arguing that the groups are heterogeneous and overlap. Discusses six approaches to closing the communication gap,…

Outlines two responses regarding why educational innovations come and go with such regularity. It is argued that there is a paucity of knowledge about these innovations which is leading to superficial solutions or implementation and that the inability to tap into the roots of these educational innovations results in the reinvention or recycling of…

There's a wide discrepancy between the "state of the art" and the "state of practice" in education everywhere. Inadequate but continuing federal categorical programs are one example of this knowledge/practice gap. Recent Chapter 1 program revisions geared toward involving community agencies and making the total school program a…

Explores how the social reconstructionist tradition in teacher education provides insights for developing teacher leaders. Describes three other historical traditions (academic, social efficiency, and developmental) guiding teacher education, identifies primary features of social reconstructionist programs, and discusses five specific domains that…

This article examines literature on deaf interpreting in school settings and reviews guidelines for educational interpreters from 15 school districts, noting discrepancies between guideline recommendations, what actually occurs in classrooms, and what research has found concerning: (1) production of the message by the interpreter; (2) reception of…

Aims to reconcile the imitation practices of rhetorically involved advanced writers, such as T. Moi and C. Bedient, with the passive imitation strategies of many undergraduate writers. Suggests a rhetorical relationship with texts where undergraduate students may also "practice" imitation, "practice" implying praxis. Integrates…

Examines the current disjunction between composition theory and practice. Suggests that neither the theorist's nor the practitioner's vantage point is sufficient unto themselves. Argues for theoretical and practical attention to the dialogic interaction or conflict between what and how the teacher would like to teach and what interests and motives…

Uses work with anxiety-disordered youth as an example of potentially transportable manual-based treatment. Examines client factors, service-clinic therapist factors, and researcher factors that may contribute to the reported gap between research and practice outcomes. (JPS)

Investigates whether the rhetoric of uninterrupted, sustained, silent reading was evident in primary classrooms (in England) where the practice was professed to operate. Finds that, while the value of a quiet reading time was generally acknowledged, many models operated under the guise of "uninterrupted sustained silent reading," models…

Describes a small-scale study conducted with a group of Malaysian teachers on a short language learning course. The teachers kept diaries of their language learning experience, which were analyzed according to themes of barriers to learning and supports to learning. (Author/JL)

This pilot study followed up 18 students identified as potentially gifted in 1992 using the Nebraska Project's teacher observation protocol. Results indicated a continued use of traditional identification practices in school districts and the presence of underachieving behaviors in students identified as potentially gifted in 1992 but not…

Describes a partnership between the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) and the Environmental Protection Agency library in Research Park Triangle that provides the opportunity for master's level students to acquire practical experience working in a science library while taking classes.…