Surveyed group for unemployed professionals over age 40 (N=24), after joining and at 1 year, to investigate job satisfaction of older professionals after unemployment. Sixteen reemployed participants indicated less satisfaction in new positions with pay and benefits; increased satisfaction with supervision, nature of work, and prospects for…

Reviews the basic information from a unit of instruction on developing ethical messages in a basic business communication course. Presents strategies for teaching the unit. (SR)

Discusses recent research on social interaction and literacy (the notion that substantive talk is a primary means for becoming literate). Discusses social interaction as a means for learning, as part of literacy periods, and as a means for integrating learning across the curriculum. Discusses the effects of social interaction on literacy learning.…

Presents vignettes of Chinese elementary education as seen through the eyes of an American teaching in China and a native Chinese teacher. Notes that, although the Chinese and Western educational systems differ in many ways, a shared love of children unites the systems at the deepest level of belief and practice. (MG)

Discusses ways to encourage children to write on topics of their choice and use the word processor to revise their writing. (MG)

Presents a theoretical framework for using children's literature in dealing with cultural differences. Suggests classroom approaches that capitalize on the power of literature to promote intercultural and multicultural appreciation. (MG)

As dropout and student disengagement rates reach alarmingly high levels, learning styles theory offers one way to expand teaching methods and curricula to reach more students. Although accommodating individual differences is appealing, nagging doubts and murky research results (detailed in a sidebar) persist. Another sidebar explores culture/style…

The article describes characteristics of gifted students who also have learning disabilities, and offers guidelines for assessment, early intervention, placement, and intervention strategies geared to the specific disabilities. (DB)

For better comprehension and more communicative production among francophones, students of French should be taught the use and function of detached phrases as they are used in popular spoken French. A specific approach distinguishing between appropriate spoken and written usage is outlined. (20 references) (MSE)

A study found that a 50-minute lecture on the value of autopsy had little effect on housestaff patterns of requesting autopsies. Housestaff (n=27) attending the lecture did not request more autopsies or obtain more permissions than did the control group (n=26). Results suggest more sophisticated techniques than lectures should be used. (Author/MSE)

A comparison of faculty and resident attitudes concerning procedural skills medical students should be exposed to, should perform with proficiency, and have experience with resulted in a list of 52 such procedures. Both groups saw need for proficiency in only a small number of procedures. (Author/MSE)

Discusses changes in the field of educational technology from a mechanistic to a more humanistic view, and highlights the importance of interpersonal skills through three studies conducted in the British Open University: one dealing with instructional development, one with the evaluation of teaching and teaching systems, and one with the fostering…

The methodological issue of qualitative versus quantitative research is addressed, and the argumentation of research using interview methods for research is explored. Warrants of the type that are used in arguments generating conclusions from interview data are included. (KR)

Highlights some of the more fundamental aspects of teaching English as a Second Language through three principles. Offers four classroom strategies to help establish a positive and comfortable learning environment. (MG)

Outlines a rationale, resources, and suggestions for teaching interpersonal communication with feature films. Includes a table of 72 widely available feature films and the interpersonal communication topics illustrated in each one. (SR)