Case studies in four Scottish primary schools of beginning teachers identified crucial elements: induction program for transition from college to teaching; experienced teacher support; making explicit the roles and responsibilities of all; and regular, supportive, structured feedback. (SK)

Although special units for students with emotional and behavioral difficulties are supposed to be integrated within British comprehensive schools, study of one unit revealed a complex process of labeling and stereotyping that marginalized these students, a large proportion of whom were from minority groups. (SK)

Review of research on home schooling shows evidence that home-educated children are socially, intellectually, and academically well developed. Reasons for effectiveness include natural learning, application of varied forms of discipline, adaptation to learning styles, flexible use of curricula, efficient use of time, information access, first-hand…

Reflections of 16 beginning teachers and 9 who served as "buddy" mentors showed that the mentors provided personal and emotional support and task-related and problem-related assistance and advice. However, they sometimes lacked knowledge of progressive teaching methods, were unable to address development of teaching style, and did not fill the…

The 1988 Chicago Reform Act has empowered minority parents to create change in their children's schools. Britain's Education Reform Act of 1988 had the same intent, but school governing bodies are still dominated by professionals, politicians, and business representatives. (SK)

A survey of Kenyan school leavers (200 responses) and 34 interviews show that the exchange value of school-leaving exams is predominant and the use value of vocational programs has little impact. Apparently, 80% of school effort has actual exchange value for only 20% of school leavers, whereas 20% of effort directed at self-employment has…

A study of police recruits in England showed significant improvement in ethnic minority performance on personnel selection tests can be achieved through access training. Such training should aim to develop underlying skills and abilities and as a consequence improve test scores. (SK)

Components of a treatment model are diagnosis of offenders' work history and training needs, in relation to labor market requirements; provision of appropriate job and entrepreneurial skills; and after care services. Focus is on vocational adjustment to ensure successful rehabilitation. (SK)

According to workplace instructors of English as a Second Language (ESL), such classes are essential if employees have little exposure to English off the job; ESL instruction enables learners to observe others' language-learning strategies and fulfills varied needs: standard English, language attack skills, and a forum for clarifying and…

Analysis of research on voluntary associations and social movements and a large-scale study of adult basic education suggest that personal influence is often an important component of an adult's decision to participate in formal education and may play a critical role in retention and instruction. (SK)

Adult education program development often takes either a positivist/functional or subjective/empowerment approach. From the tacit process and concepts used by experienced programmers emerge questions to guide development: Which conceptual model underlies one's approach to needs assessment? What are needs? Whose needs are assessed? and How are…

Suggests that teacher educators need to examine how they and their students approach the discourse of race and how they might be conveying contradictory messages about teaching students of different backgrounds. Cautions teacher educators to undertake a critical interrogation of preservice pedagogy. (SK)

Examines high schools with and without shared decision making in terms of interests, ideology, information, and the institution. Finds that institutions strongly influenced teachers' willingness to innovate and that they tended to ignore external information sources that would mediate that influence. Principals had more latitude to be reform…

Poststructural feminist analysis of total quality management postulates (quality is defined by customer satisfaction, quality is reduction of variation, quality must be measurable) suggests that their application in higher education gives more support to traditional values than to valuing of diversity. (SK)

Calls for an understanding of how time interconnects with the classroom by reviewing the interdependence of the space-time continuum, by addressing the role of personal history in influencing teacher-student relationships, and by advocating curricula that connect to the realities of student lives. (SK)