Reports a study that examined the attitudes, experiences, and skills of students entering a typical introductory college computing course. Survey data indicated that students had generally positive attitudes toward computers. Computer anxiety was greater among females. Most students viewed themselves as moderately competent with computers. (SM)

With input from administrators, teachers, students, parents, and other parish members, a Catholic elementary school developed a comprehensive discipline program around the themes of respect, spirituality, and responsibility. The program was evaluated over one year. Surveys indicated that parents, teachers, and students had positive perceptions of…

This study examined the extent of burnout among elementary teachers in very small Seventh Day Adventist schools with multigraded classes. Surveys indicated that 71% experienced moderate to high emotional exhaustion and 60% experienced low personal accomplishment. Predictors of burnout included attitudes toward students, satisfaction with teaching,…

Shows the effects of a tutorial program for college students using process-oriented instruction. Process-oriented instruction combines domain-specific knowledge with teaching thinking strategies. Tutorials included a diagnostic learning style instrument and learning guides. Evaluation questionnaires and exam scores both indicated improved study…

Presents the results of two studies where children were taught to identify textual cues, syntactic and semantic, in order to locate main ideas. The children also built graphic representations of these structures and were taught relevant questions to ask regarding comprehension. Results showed significant improvement, especially with older…

Describes a long-term project where middle school students were taught to visually represent key text ideas through idea-mapping techniques. Instruction was inserted in the content area curriculum along with regular textbooks and supplementary material. Positive effects were found in recall, comprehension, and learning. (MJP)

Reveals that literacy training in small, rural, and primitive communities can affect demonstrable changes in the feelings, attitudes, and well-being of its participants. Utilized interviews, discussions, and observations at two sites in Zambia to highlight the outcomes of literacy training. Discusses the program's weaknesses as well as strengths.…

Investigates the relationship between the social organization and educational practices of schools and how they relate to students' ability to recognize differences between curriculum-specific talk. The study recorded students' observations regarding Mathematics and Art to determine their ability to speak in subject-specific ways teachers deem…

Adult education is being displaced by adult community education, but "community" reflects a shifting of public responsibility to local, private sector organizations. With the communalization of adult education under corporatism, liberal adult education is redefined as a private good rather than a public right. (SK)

Outlines the philosophy of Nicolai Grundtvig and its expression in the Scandinavian folk high schools. Highlights the best features of folk schools: small scale, cooperative learning emphasis, holistic view of education, and promotion of a democratic society. (SK)

Individualism may hinder or enable community action, depending on whether adult education is offered in a liberal or liberating mode. It also depends on whether adult educators view learning and action as inseparable and decide to emphasize or not behavior geared toward community transformation and development. (SK)

Community workers should leave training with a foundation for liberatory practice. Their educational experience should be consistent with the rhetoric of community development; it should use learner-centered methods and transformative learning, and provide conditions in which learners can create their own knowledge. (SK)

In the 1990s, the idea of adult education as a right or privilege has yielded to the notion of education as a private consumer good. This concept makes it difficult for liberal adult education to achieve such goals as liberation, personal and social enlightenment, and social harmony and integration. (SK)

Using critical pedagogy and metaphor analysis, New South Wales government materials on forestry are examined. Results suggest they are not intended to provide information but to propagate the notion of forests as a source of economic value rather than an ecosystem. (SK)

Nonindigenous people can help combat racism in education by confronting its present effects, uprooting cultural arrogance, coming to terms with white privilege, rediscovering authentic cultural identity, and creating inclusive curricula. (SK)