The 15 papers constituting the Proceedings of the third National Paired Reading Conference are published in an annual bulletin of the Paired Reading Project, together with seven feature articles, as follows: (1) "Peer Tutored Paired Reading in a College of Further Education" (S. Booth and J. Winter); (2) "A Comparative Review of Five Paired…

Three conference papers comprise the bulk of this report on understanding "new students" and their academic needs. "The Promise of Learning Through Developmental Programs", by Johnnie Ruth Clarke, deals with the effectiveness of developmental studies while shattering misconceptions surrounding the labels typically assigned these students, such as…

In-service education and organizational development are a must in solving the wisespread dilemma of inadequate staff preparation. (Editor)

Defends the combination of literature and writing instruction, offering a special course at the University of South Carolina as an example of the way intensive work in composition can be combined with an old-fashioned literary survey. (RL)

Describes methods used in the organization of a field trip from Illinois to Florida, illustrating the use of the traverse in illustrating ecological rules. (AL)

Identifies dangers in applying metaphors from one context to another. Asserts the necessity for feminist critical theorists to examine metaphor's status in their own discourse. Proposes a "therapeutic" investigation of metaphor as part of the power structure. Suggests locating a feminist investigation of metaphors in a vigilant awareness of the…

Reviews the past, present, and future uses of technology in education. (DC)

"Perspectives on Progress: The School-to-Work (STW) National Customer Dialogues" was a series of six regional and two national discussions that were held between December 1999 and July 2000 to gather the views of more than 700 employers, educators, labor union representatives, students, parents, community-based organizations, and state and local…

According to the results of a survey, the women's movement has made editors more conscious of and responsive to the problems of women in a sexist society. The uncertainty of the market for composition texts has made them acutely aware of the needs and desires of those who choose the texts. (Author/NL)

Revisits the hemisphericity theory of the 1970s and the revised and less familiar accounts that emerged in the 1980s. Argues that neither the older nor the newer psychobiological accounts of mind support the Neoclassical/Romantic claims. Contends that these accounts are more congenial to an Aristotelian theory of mind and rhetoric. (RS)

Used to determine grant rates for state financial support and as an accountability report to citizens, this unit cost report presents data for fiscal year (FY) 1994 on course offerings, enrollments, and costs for Illinois public community colleges. Specifically, data are presented on: (1) comparison of FY 1994 net instructional unit cost (NIUC)…

Provides an annotated bibliography of materials from the ERIC system that highlight major policy issues in providing remedial/developmental education within higher education, as well as studies that have measured the effectiveness of these policies. (YKH)

Argues that nonstandard dialect literature deserves more attention than it is currently getting in the classroom, even if this means additional skills on the part of teachers and students. Introduces some issues of multicultural pedagogy based on the author's experience of teaching Alice Walker's "Nineteen Fifty-Five." (TB)

Relates part-time faculty effectiveness to recruitment and selection, orientation, supervision and support, evaluation, and professional development opportunities. Recommends improved communication and interaction between part-time faculty and administrators. (DMM)

Focuses on the debate about the role of literature in the freshman composition course. Argues that literary works are suitable for these courses because they hold multiple points of view and are by nature multidisciplinary. (HB)