This is a qualitative examination of how the presentation mode of Renaissance painting--original artwork, printed reproduction, or digital reproduction--influences the critical responses of adolescents. In contrast to prior experimental research in this area, the findings of this study provide insights into the experiential dimensions of student's…

The cover of the June 15, 2006, edition of the "New York Post" reported that Kenny Alexis, who was dubbed "The Ripper," was apprehended after he attacked several people in a New York City subway. Alexis was shown standing ominously with several white police officers behind him. At first, the story seems to describe a random and…

EYE-MOVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDES THE TEACHER OF READING, THE READING DIAGNOSTICIAN, AND THE VISION SPECIALIST WITH AN OBJECTIVE AND PRACTICAL MEANS FOR MEASURING THE WAY A PERSON HAS LEARNED TO USE HIS EYES IN READING WITH ANY FUNCTIONAL OR INTERPRETIVE DIFFICULTIES IN EFFECT. EYE MOVEMENTS ARE NEITHER THE CAUSE NOR THE EFFECT OF POOR READING,…

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This article describes how two African American young adults engage in learning and activism in their Harlem community through employment of art forms. Observations on the reversal of learning--from adults to young people in classrooms and young people to adults in the community--are critiqued.

The purpose of this article is to awaken the reader to the possibilities which exist when working on Person-Centered Planning and the individual with intellectual disabilities, specifically, Down syndrome. Although Person-Centered Planning has been in existence for more than two decades, it is viewed in a new way through the experiences documented…

This article describes a photo essay contest of high school students in the Turning Point Program located in Ithaca, New York. The theme of the contest was "communicating what it means to have an emotional disability." The goals were to help raise awareness in the community, in the school, and in individual students about what it means…

Concept definition and activity description constituted the major focus of implementation proceedings of this outdoor education program designed for a residential school serving secondary students with emotional and drug related problems. Major program objectives were the development of greater academic growth and more positive self-concept for…