Few would deny that we do have reading problems and that our schools' record in this regard leaves much to be desired; however, why children can't read and what's wrong with education are not parallel concepts. (NH)

After examining prison inmates in their participation in occupational education programs, it was concluded that a person's control or lack of control over his environment affects his willingness to learn information or engage in activities that can be expected to increase his chance of control over his environment. (SE)

The author emphasizes the need for play-situation learning to be started in the preschool years and carried through the elementary grades. (AP)

Taking adult education as a commodity and students as consumers, Jarvis examines the questions a consumer might ask of education: Why should I buy it? Do I need it? Do I want it? Can I afford it? Is it worth it? (SK)

Discusses attitude and motivation as macro aspects of second-language learning and empathy and personality as the micro level. Believes learner's attitude, motivation, and personality are as important as intelligence but have nothing to do with capacity to learn. (Author/BK)

This study investigated the relative associations of curiosity evoked by surprise and of the perceived value of information to the desire to know more about psychological research topics. Comparison of results to similar research with adolescents suggested that the importance of curiosity as a motivation to learn may decline in adulthood. (CT)

Many students and teachers find creative writing to be too complex to manage. Teachers are unable to identify ways to help students develop necessary skills through creative writing. Teachers can make writing manageable by giving children opportunities that isolate, compartmentalize, and focus on specific aspects of the writer's craft. (Author/NQ)

Students need to be able to classify mapping devices, map purposes, and code forms so that skills learned on one map setting can be readily transferred to any map using the same techniques. (MB)

Discusses and reviews eight recent books for parents and teachers, focusing on books that deal with inquiry, reading and writing and classroom settings, critical discovery, and the joy of learning. (SR)

Case study of two community centers through observation, interviews, and questionnaires used Candy's domains of self-directed learning (SDL). Results revealed the potential of community learning, raised questions about the domains and the nature of SDL, challenged the humanist perspective of the autonomous unified self, and suggested the…