Reports on 29 veteran secondary social studies teachers' reactions and responses to the New Social Studies movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Results indicate the magnitude of the gulf that exists between the concerns of theorists and the issues that are important to teachers. (CFR)

Focuses on the conceptual change processes of 17 fourth-grade students as they grapple with the abstract concept of human rights. Discusses limitations and successes in students' learning within the framework of conceptual change and motivation research. (CFR)

What individuals do during leisure time significantly affects illness, disease, and longevity. Leisure studies and services can offer much to the understanding of health and the provision of health services. The article notes that the tendency to separate leisure and health within the physical education and recreation curricula is dysfunctional.…

Active Living is a unique Canadian approach in which physical activity is valued and integrated into daily life. Active Living will have an increasing impact on the health, physical education, and recreation fields. The article describes the development of Active Living, its effects on Canadian society, and current initiatives. (SM)

Examines a one-year study conducted in a day hospital for older adults to determine whether a leisure education program would have a significant impact on leisure and life satisfaction of older adults while at the same time enhancing their leisure participation. Found leisure education may reduce the gap that emerges between environmental demands…

Given the realities of contemporary American life, there are six challenges that will face leisure service providers in the year 2000 and beyond: impact of multiculturalism, environmental concerns, leisure education and values-oriented play, conflict in leisure service goals and strategies, agency coordination and professional development, and…

Discusses the positive and negative aspects of textbook writing, noting common pitfalls that will be encountered by new authors. The article also suggests how to become better educated about the process of textbook writing and enhance the chances of producing a quality finished product. (SM)

Rather than asking students whether they have any questions, four alternative strategies can help teachers ensure that students know the material presented. The checking for understanding strategies, which include shadowing, choral responding, reiteration, and group alerting, provide teachers with feedback about student understanding. (SM)

If vocational education is to have an impact in preparing students for the workplace of the future, an important consideration will be whether the curriculum can have an impact in the development of values needed by employers and by society. Research is needed to provide a sound foundation for this curriculum. (Contains 71 references.) (Author)

A study examined vocational/academic integration (VAI) in four Illinois secondary sites, assuming that why schools or teachers choose to integrate will affect how they go about it. The case studies revealed the process of VAI in two different lights: as a highly formalized, documented, and administered procedure; and as an informal collection of…

This literature review focuses on the educational perspectives of tracking as they relate to the following: definition of tracking; objectives of tracking; levels of secondary tracking; teachers' and administrators' perspectives; alternatives; impact of tracking on vocational education; how vocational educators can influence tracking policies; and…

Traces the origins of the dual track education system and the unit-trade training model of vocational education in Taiwan. Posits that the German system of separate control was the source system in the 1930s and explores forces and events underlying the unit-trade training model. (Author)

Vocational education could better meet students' needs by moving away from teacher-focused models, as idealism and realism, toward more student-centered curricula. Instead of a pragmatic philosophy, however, reconstructionism provides a framework wherein students can reflect critically on the uses of existing technology and develop new…

Contends that alcohol educators and researchers focus on group influences and stress individual responsibility to curtail alcohol abuse, ignoring invisible economic, political, and social parameters that promote lucrative industry of alcohol production and consumption. Proposes that economic and political interventions take precedence over…

College students (n=177) ranked influence they thought various factors had on their smoking behavior. Subjects ranked peers first and cigarette advertisements last as causes of starting to smoke; my decision and health education advertisements highest and peers lowest for quitting smoking. Findings suggest students perceived they had high degree…