Presents research data on the social integration of visually handicapped students in Quebec's regular schools. Notes that the social acceptance of visually handicapped students, as measured by sociometric status, was significantly less than that of children without visual problems, regardless of age. Emphasizes the need for further research. (SB)

Describes the wide variations in family life education taught in an estimated 50% of British Columbia secondary schools. Describes the organization, content, methodology, and evaluation of the courses, and the qualifications and characteristics of family life education teachers. (SB)

Unless conjoined with certain desires, reason cannot move an agent to act. The article shows the conditions under which reasons for deciding on an action become reasons for action, explains the necessity of desire for possessing reasons, and explains a schema to analyze certain character traits pertinent to moral education. (SB)

The article explains how the time that students devote to learning was identified as a variable in instruction effectiveness studies and shows how the variable was integrated into research on the effectiveness of physical education instruction. The article describes a French version of the "ALT-PE" system on estimating learning time. (SB)

Poor writing style among academics, particulary those in the behavioral sciences, stems from a lack of linguistic sophistication, the linguistic customs of academia, and the linguistic customs of the behavioral science disciplines. The article offers remedies for errors in each category. (SB)

The article explains the six tasks involved in practical reasoning and describes a research project that centered around teaching a six-week course in critical thinking to inmates at a medium security prison in an attempt to determine the feasibility of implementing a moral education program in correctional institutions. (SB)

Examines teaching-style preference as a function of individual differences in physiological arousal/stimulation seeking. Reports responses of 29 teachers to the Sensation Seeking Scale, the Two-Flash Threshold, and a questionnarie. Shows low-arousal teachers tended to prefer a "traditional style" and high-arousal teachers tended to prefer an "open…

Stressing the need to re-examine one's initial teacher training, the article analyzes five ways a teacher can realize continuous self-directed professional development: taking charge of one's own development; learning from real-life experience; sharing in educational intervention; participating in educational research; and taking advantage of…

The relationship between reading comprehension and the number and complexity of idea units in a text was examined. The results showed that readers using text-entailed recall strategies gained the most insight into the meaning of text and that recall ability is an important encoding strategy for gaining meaning. (JAZ)

This paper outlines theories and research findings on reading psychology in the last decade and relates theoretical and empirical findings to current practices of instruction. The role of reading in literate society is examined in relation to such technological advances as the use of microcomputers. (JAZ)

This paper examines the beliefs and assumptions about the process of policy implementation held by the school board members, district administrators, principals, and teachers in one district in western Canada and the effect of those beliefs on the implementation of those policies. (Author/JAZ)

The hypothesis is examined that, in British Columbia, when variables measuring socioeconomic status, district resources, and basic district characteristics are controlled, no significant differences between aggregated student achievement will remain. Results suggest that districts are significant sources of achievement variation and that…

The validity of the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills is examined from the perspective that several of its subtests are highly speeded. Results show that there is very little relationship between the number of items attempted and the number correct and suggest that guessing is involved when more items are attempted. (Author/JAZ)

This paper describes and assesses research in preservice teacher education conducted in Canada over the past 15 years and identifies priorities for improving its quality. It concludes that future research requires understanding the content of teacher education, the options open to planners, and the conceptualizations driving teacher preparation.…

An ethnographic case study was conducted in an inner city elementary school in Montreal. Focus was on how teachers (1) formulate assumptions about pupil behavior on past experience; (2) group a heterogeneous student population less on ability than on practical organizational interests; and (3) allow pedagogical circumstances to affect perception…