This collection of abstracts and papers includes: "Classroom Lesson Planning Using Constructivist Principles" (Richard K. Gordon, Stephen Lee, and Joel Colbert); "Students' Perception of Experiential Learning and Assessment of Own Learning at the Physically Handicapped School" (Shigeru Shimizu; Minoru Umezawa, and Yumiko Ono); "Constructivist Teaching Practices in Japan and the United States: A Preliminary Comparative Study" (Richard K. Gordon, Laura Sicola, and Sharon Durall); "Sustained Reform in Mathematics: A Commentary on the American Perspective of 'What Works' in Japanese Education" (John Woodward and Carol Merz); "Improving Science and Mathematics Education" (Donald E. Pierson); "The Pragmatics of Problem Behavior: Turning Trouble into Teaching" (Richard S. Neel);"Classroom Disruption in Japanese Elementary Schools" (Yasutada Takahashi); "The New System of Teacher's Work Performance Appraisal: The Case of the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education" (Yutaka Shiraishi); "The Role of Higher Education in Teacher Professional Development" (Inez Rovegno and Carol Donovan); "Educational Leadership in the Asia/Pacific Region: The Evolution and Structure of a Professional Development Master's Program for Teachers throughout the Asia/Pacific Region" (David P. Ericson); "Recent Developments in the Continuing Education of Teachers in the United States: The Growth of the For-Profit Sector" (Ann Intili Morey); "Teachers' License in the Credential Society, (2)" (Keijiro Tanaka, Norihisa Hashimoto, Kiyoharu Hara, and Yoshitaka Tanigawa); "Teacher Induction/Career Transition: Implications for Japanese and U.S. Teacher Preparation Programs" (Mark W. Clark); and "The Present Situation and Problems of Continue Education of School Teachers in Hokkaido Prefecture" (Yoichi Yazawa, Hiromi Kitamura, Hiroshi Morita, Mika Kamidochi, Yoshiyuki Takehara, and Takanobu Nakamura). (SM)