The nine articles in this collection by members of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' Task Force on the Uses of Mass Media for Learning are concerned almost entirely with television, since the telecourse is the medium with which the most experience has been gained and which has the most potential for many community…

This book is a collection of 10 papers discussing aspects of teacher development and working with children. "Teachers' Developmental Stages" outlines four developmental stages in teachers' professional growth, and suggests implications for teacher training. "Teachers in Preschools: Problems and Prospects" discusses child-adult…

Employing a standard anthropological field approach, this case study examines the impact of formal education upon an Alaskan Eskimo community and provides a record of the establishment and development of a small, rural school. Emphasis is placed on the change efforts exerted by people identified with the school and the reaction to these efforts by…

This book suggests a new model or new approach to the social systems operating in inner city schools which affect teaching and learning. One of the reasons we are not educating more urban lower class black youngsters is that urban educators are playing the game of teaching and learning by the wrong rules. The rules actually running the schools are…

The intent of this paper is to assist social studies teachers in a thoughtful consideration of differing views on academic freedom. Practical information serves as background for forming a set of principles to guide decisions about teaching that involves controversial methods or content. Case studies illustrate several ways in which academic…

This book describes in detail the rationale and assumptions, the methods and procedures, and the goals and strategies that go into the establishment of a Tutorial Community School (TCS). The goal is to help other schools adopt these concepts, totally or partially. A sequential approach is offered for implementing each of the major Tutorial…

Intended for teachers and parents of gifted and talented students, the volume provides guidelines for the identification of these exceptional children and presents strategies to help develop their potential. Sections covering the topic of identification cite case studies and provide a check list of descriptive qualities related to the gifted…

The High/Scope Curriculum is a developmentally based approach to early childhood education. This curriculum's "Extensions" newsletter, in which the articles in this collection first appeared, informs curriculum users about new development, relating to the High/Scope "open framework" curriculum. This collection divides the…

This book offers academic leaders advice to help their institutions initiate, implement, and manage the transformation to technology-enhanced teaching and learning in order to become Internet-based communication and learning environments. The book contains the following chapters: (1) "Engaging the Faculty" (Paul R. Hagner and Charles A.…

This book presents updated research on and examples of teacher leadership, offering practical tips for educators at all levels, tools for self-assessment, and a new vision of the future. The eight chapters are: (1) "What Is Teacher Leadership?" (e.g., definition of teacher leadership, roles for teacher leaders, and who is responsible); (2)…

This book is an attempt to describe an ethic of excellence in schools and to share strategies for building and sustaining a school culture predicated on this ethic. It discusses a broad notion of excellence that includes excellence in academics, arts and creativity, and character. It recognizes that schools play a major role in shaping the values…

This book reexamines the meaning of education, and attempts to weave several major themes into a new model for education. Part 1 discusses the interrelatedness of culture, values, and learning. Three types of learning are self-motivated learning; instruction; and most importantly, model building, which is creating a meaningful structure or…

This book explores how standards are negotiated and created within classrooms, addressing how they actually play out in classrooms from the point of view of students and teachers. It follows the experiences of students and teachers at urban Powell High School who wrestled with curricula designed to expand their achievement. The book presents four…

Presented in a question-and-answer format, this guide provides information to assist teachers of students with disabilities in writing quality Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Following an introduction explaining the purposes of the IEP, the guide is organized around seven important steps in creating IEPs: (1) describe the student; (2)…

This collection of eight essays focus on the role of caring and nurturance in elementary, secondary, and higher education. They include: (1) "From Caretaker to Caregiving: Divergent Perspectives Upon Teachers of the Handicapped" (Doris M. Kendrick); (2) "Conceptions of Caring in a Fourth-Grade Classroom" (Dwight L. Rogers); (3)…