Examines the University of Nebraska's experience in implementing a procedure for grade appeal hearings. Discusses the importance of the setting, the chairperson's role, faculty and student roles, committee member's bias, and interactions at the hearing. (CT)

A discussion of student contracting, a plan whereby a teacher and a student or a group of students make an agreement that a certain amount of work is to be completed in a certain amount of time. (Author/HB)

Describes the production of a student-written but faculty-edited laboratory newspaper at Pennsylvania State University. (KS)

The authors emphasize that, although the "Education for All Handicapped Children Act" provides for inclusion of students in the individual education program (IEP) meeting, few parents and students are aware of the possibility. Suggestion are made for parents and school personnel about ways to include students. (MC)

Distinguishes self-directed learning from individualized instruction and discusses the role of the teacher in promoting self-directed learning. (FL)

Follow-up information about mainstreamed students' adjustment comes from regular educators, parents, and the students themselves. The classroom teacher can provide information on such aspects as academic achievement and support services. Parents observe the students reactions to the settings and to peers. Students can describe their feelings and…

Self-instructional programs in the commonly taught languages are recommended for: (1) those who cannot get to classes, (2) classes with individual learner needs, and (3) learners advanced enough to take on self-directed tasks. The roles of teacher and learner in self-instructional programs are discussed. (JB)

The various roles that a teacher enacts are examined from four perspectives in this paper. Part one: "The Curriculum Text" presents a series of observations of classroom activity, and part two: "A Student Perspective" includes a collection of interviews with students who had been previously observed. The teacher's tape-recorded thoughts are…

Described is the laboratory program for a second-year chemistry class at a Wisconsin high school. The laboratory stresses student-designed labs. Examples of topics considered are included. (RH)

Describes several activities that can be used to involve students in class and prevent them from becoming merely passive observers of the teacher. (FL)

The results of an intensive study of sixth graders' perceptions about art are presented. It is increasingly apparent that students and their variations in perception, preferences, individual aptitudes, styles, personalities, and traits influence instruction and its outcomes as much as does the teacher. (RM)

Describes an historical narrative assignment that stimulates students' interest in questions of rhetoric and scholarship as it requires students to combine role-playing, research, and revision. Discusses how students' role as participant/persona in writing the story prompts an intricate multiplicity of decisions as it forces them to filter data…

To prevent learned helplessness in learning disabled students, teachers can share responsibilities with the students, train students to reinforce themselves for effort and self control, and introduce opportunities for changing counterproductive attitudes. (CL)

Explains how to implement and use a peer editing program. (FL)

Argues that (1) secondary school students can and should be involved in educational decision making, (2) the educational advantages of this involvement outweigh the disadvantages, and (3) the secondary school, as a social organization, provides a propitious setting in which to train students in the decision-making process. (FL)