Discusses the need for technology competencies in higher education; considers barriers to technology adoption; describes a needed paradigm shift from teaching to learning; and contends that for universities to remain competitive, they must develop training programs for faculty that emphasize learning and provide support to integrate technology…

Addresses issues related to offering digital distance education alternatives based on experiences at Dowling College (NY). Topics include the marketplace; use of the World Wide Web; faculty, student, and administrator role changes; copyright issues; faculty workload; implementation issues; K-12 higher education partnerships; individualized…

Reviews the arguments for the value of practical number apparatus and examines the practical activities for which it is used to try to explain why the theoretical benefits do not seem to be translating into practice. (Author)

Traces the history and philosophy of core skills. Suggests that, although the way they are used in training and vocational education has positively changed the way skills are viewed, the approach is narrow in outlook, especially the General National Vocational Qualifications, and may not serve the best interests of industry or society. (Author/JOW)

Documents what children in primary schools in England currently experience as part of the National Curriculum for physical education and examines how this relates to previous practice. Highlights the gap between rhetoric that claims that standards have been raised and the reality of life in many schools. (JOW)

Interviews with student teachers, mentors, and tutors provided insights into the development of a teacher training partnership between a higher education institution and several secondary schools. The partnership entailed a complex reconfiguration of the roles of student teachers, cooperating teachers, and teacher educators, and contradictions…

Examines head teachers' accounts of the extent and significance of interschool networking between primary schools, secondary schools, and across the primary/secondary divide, in five groups of schools in the United Kingdom. Analyzes the types of collaboration and the tension between conflict and collaboration for schools within the networks.…

Ethnographic data on the development of British culture and identity among 128 children ages 8-11 showed an incipient awareness of the new racism among the older children. Findings suggest that antiracist education and multicultural education should be taught in primary schools. (JOW)

Sex education policy frameworks in the United Kingdom serve to regulate young people's sexual practice and promote heterosexuality. The sexual practices and standards of one social class are privileged over those of others. (SK)

Drug policy that defines drug use as a social problem is at an impasse between prevention and minimization of harm. Drug education models tend to stereotype drug use and exaggerate its effects. The conflicting perspectives presented allow youth culture to counter official drug prevention messages. (SK)

A survey of youth at greater risk of smoking (ages 10-11 and 13-14) in Britain, the Netherlands, and Spain received 5,935 replies. Despite differences in nationality, age, and smoking status, they enjoy mostly the same kinds of activities. Locations of the most popular activities are potential sites for smoking interventions. (SK)

Cites research data showing that alcohol consumption begins early and is linked to other risk behaviors. Justifies a greater emphasis on alcohol education in elementary-secondary schools. A peer teaching approach in secondary education and a cross-curricular approach in primary education are described. (SK)

A British survey of dietary awareness and food preferences received 7,825 replies from 9,600 children in years 7 and 10. Although aware of the link between fat consumption and heart disease, many lacked knowledge about the fat content of foods and ways to make healthy lifestyle choices. (SK)

Interviews with British boys in years five through eight form the basis of a suggestion that the formation of sexual identity as something biologically or psychologically fixed in early childhood should be rethought. Sociocultural practices and relationships with school, home, and society have significant effects on formation of sexual identity.…

British researcher Ronald Goldman's attempts to apply Piagetian theory to children's interpretation of biblical narratives illustrates that the theory is ill suited to text interpretation. However, there are ways that child psychology can contribute to religious education. (SK)