Discusses theoretical and practical problems arising from an educational and political commitment to challenging racism through geography teaching. Focuses on student reactions to the anti-racist approach by reviewing the findings of an evaluation of a course taught at University College London. Provides teaching strategies for using this…

Points out reasons for using graphical methods to teach simple and multiple regression analysis. Argues that a graphically oriented approach has considerable pedagogic advantages in the exposition of simple and multiple regression. Shows that graphical methods may play a central role in the process of building regression models. (Author/LS)

Looks at the validity and value of performance indicators used to allocate resources among and within British universities. Questions the relationship of performance indicators with actual quality of research and teaching. Considers the limited role of such indicators within a more appropriate system of appraisal. (Author/LS)

Considers the pedagogical and operational difficulties involved in designing foreign study programs. Reports on the experience of the University of Southern Mississippi's two-week undergraduate geography course held in Great Britain. Suggests that the educational success of such ventures depends on a combination of clear course structure, student…

Evaluates the educational potential of the Domesday Interactive Videodisc System, which contains a massive data collection about many aspects of Great Britain and British life. Reviews the technology of the Domesday System and describes its functionality. Two case studies detail how the Domesday System may be used in teaching British geography.…

Investigates teacher intensity to determine whether high and low contrasts in this area can be taught to preservice music education students and whether music education majors, untrained in the concept, can recognize the contrasts. Finds that operationally defined intensity can be taught, demonstrated, and recognized. (KO)

Reports on a study designed to determine whether there is a common level of logic, related to age, underlying children's responses to musical and spatial analogical tasks. Finds that there is a relationship between age and children's responses to analogical tasks whether one uses musical or spatial relationships. Discusses implications for music…

Reports a study that involved the observation of string instrumentalists' performances in an effort to understand the various influences on the ability to perform with accurate intonation. Suggests that further investigation relative to the temporal aspects of intonation performances might be relevant to music education. (KO)

Traces the history of the Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) from 1920 to World War II. States that the WSMA, as the first association for school bands, sponsored the largest school band tournaments in the United States and that a portion of its constitution served as a model for the National School Band Association. (KO)

Reports two experiments which investigated the effect of three pretraining conditions on the discrimination of select pitch patterns. Finds no significant differences among groups but results show a significant age effect. Indicates that providing activities requiring children to compare tonal patterns is at least as effective as vocal repetition…

Examines the history and vocabularies of the Highlander Folk School (Tennessee), an adult education school emphasizing decision-making, critical thinking, and active citizen participation. Encourages social studies teachers to become aware of their vocabularies, using the Highlander example in the discourse about the nature of knowledge and the…

Reports a study designed to encourage classroom teachers to use research-based criteria in evaluating curriculum materials for middle school economics. Criteria used for material selection stressed (1) product characteristics, (2) economic content, (3) middle school student focus, and (4) pedagogy. Found that materials were not particularly suited…

Examines the theory of a causal relationship between classroom environments and junior high school students' attitudes towards the social studies, replicating the research methodology of a high school study. Environmental dimensions found to be related towards positive attitudes include teacher support, affiliation, innovation, and involvement,…

This article suggests that the surest solution to gender-role stereotyping in physical education is the development of an androgynous curriculum framework. Implications for long-term personality development and career decision making are discussed. (IAH)

The lesson plan is an important guide, but teachers should adjust their activities to allow for student creativity. This article discusses interactive teaching techniques for physical education teachers. Implications for teacher education are also discussed. (IAH)