This article reports on the experiences and perceptions of K-12 teachers as they engaged in a participatory action research (PAR) project, "Science Across the Curriculum." Although the experiences and professional learning of two of the project participants are highlighted, the challenges that all participants experienced as they conceptualized…

This paper contextualizes the 5th World Environmental Education Congress, discusses the theoretical underpinnings of the Congress theme "Earth Our Common Home," and relates this theorizing to the research project that was woven through the Congress. We provide a rationale for engaging in this research project, as an invitation for Congress…

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of agreement among experts on the impact of e-learning technology in Canadian higher education learning experiences. Fourteen participants who are experts in e-learning in higher education agreed there are contentions about e-learning technologies in the following areas: (1) a platform for…

Examines two issues related to Indian mascots in North American sports culture: (1) deculturation or stripping away an ethnic group's culture; and (2) dysconscious racism or unconscious acceptance of the dominant group's norms and privileges. Discusses effects on Indigenous and non-Indigenous children and calls on educators to help eliminate…

The author questions the value of practice teaching, asserting that student teachers occupy a marginal position within the school, having neither the authority nor the knowledge of group rituals needed to legitimatize them in that community. Experiencing such marginality can be stressful and deflating to the self-concept. (SJL)

Summarizes the immediate and long-range effects of two classroom treatment programs on the academic achievement and nonattending behaviors of elementary school boys. Compares the teacher-training method and the direct intervention method of implementing management strategies in regular classroom settings. (SB)

Instructional design strategy for improving problem solving is presented. The strategy entails selecting an appropriate domain of problem-solving tasks, learning hierarchies, teaching methods and assembling of learning materials, and designing teacher training and evaluation. Obstacles to be overcome and directions for future research are…

Familiarizes educators and researchers with a method to develop curriculum according to the individual cognitive styles of individual students. (Author)

Describes growing acknowledgment worldwide that educational services must train people and provide support systems for lifelong self-directed education. Outlines 10 basic elements of programs designed to teach self-education, including visualization, learning style, personal curriculum planning, risk experiences, and self-culture. (Author/BRR)

The article defends the teaching of philosophy at elementary and secondary levels and examines some existing precollege philosophy curricula; special attention is given to the American Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children and a Canadian effort to establish moral education in the schools. (SB)

The McGill Faculty and Course Evaluation System, currently being tested at McGill University, attempts to coordinate existing evaluation models and present them in a comprehensible form to interested faculty members. The system includes user's guides, selected resources, workshops, consultants and a seven-step process. (JMD)

The relationship between policy formation and research is explored. Three theories accounting for the non-utilization of research, ways in which research is utilized by administrators, and situational factors influencing use are covered. Implications for future action within an increasingly political framework are presented. (SW)

A study of 14 British universities that underwent severe retrenchment in 1981-1984 is reported, and successful policies, procedures, philosophies, and techniques that may be applicable to institutions in many countries are outlined. (MSE)

Reviews research on effective teaching methods for teachers of American Indian and Metis students. Outlines factors inhibiting school success. Discusses learning style theories and language and cultural barriers. Summarizes effective methods, processes, context, structures, resources in four categories: classroom organization,…

Microcomputer applications for four areas of special education are discussed: (1) information management and decision making for administrators; (2) characteristics of quality second generation computer assisted instructional programs for teachers; (3) communications and early prostheses advances for educators of the severely and multiply…