Reviews and equates theories of reader-response and rhetorical theories on audience response (the pathos principle). Concludes that the fundamental synonymity between them represents a significant bridge between analysis of literary texts and the dynamics of formal and social discourse and provides a theoretical foundation for teaching reading and…

The study of leadership in schools today tends to be dominated by a paradigm obsessed with the recent, the relevant, and the principal. Drawing on past and recent reviews of the literature on middle leaders in secondary schools in the UK, eight key criticisms of the field are identified and a case made for an inclusive view to knowledge in which a…

Examines the work of British children's author William Mayne. (MM)

Identifies major trends in children's film production of last four years noting quality, cinematic technique, and content, with examples from recent children's films. Portrayal of family relationships, empathy for those who are different, nonstereotypic sexual role models, and films available in video are discussed. Addresses of 10 distributors…

Presents a selection of interpretations in the psychoanalytic literature of "Hamlet," by William Shakespeare, beginning with an extensive look at the role this literature played in Sigmund Freud's mind at the origins of psychoanalysis. Also examines later interpretations. (SR)

In this essay, the author "maps" a town that has grown in what was formerly frontier: he looked at twenty-four essays focusing on grammar instruction from "Teaching English in the Two-Year College (TETYC)," published between 1987 and 2006, with a goal of identifying key areas of focus--town squares. While he found several trends and foci, most…

This report is one of a series produced by a research team at the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy, a national research consortium home-based at the University of Washington. The reports are intended to clarify each leadership issue, while assembling what is known from empirical studies. The information in these reports lays the…

Examines the roots of the modern language arts curriculum in Canada. Claims it is based on nineteenth-century interdependence of studies in rhetoric, history of the English language, and literature. And asserts that this curriculum was designed to develop rhetorical and critical sophistication. (JK)

Assesses American and French feminist theory. Considers several novels that reflect in varying ways their authors' ambivalence about appropriating the dominant (male) discourse and about what alternatives to this discourse may exist. (CMG)

Reacts to Fischer et al's article concerning reconceptualizing multicultural counseling. Agrees that psychotherapy is best understood as a function of the culture which sustains it. Discusses the implications for research brought forward by the article's view that psychotherapy is a branch of rhetoric, particularly the art of persuasion. (MKA)

Reacts to Fischer et al's article concerning reconceptualizing multicultural counseling. Argues that the conditions identified are interesting, but other conditions exist, and that the suggestion of reconceptualization is not valid. Discusses the implications presented by the authors' choice of language. Proposes that knowledge of multicultural…

Reviews literature concerning the quantitative synthesis of single-subject research. Discusses the general rationales, describes procedures for synthesizing, and reviews results of application of single-subject research procedures. Suggests that procedures based on percentage of overlapping data between baseline and treatment are justifiable and…

Presents a counter position to Warren Throckmorton's article "Efforts to Modify Sexual Orientation: A Review of Outcome Literature and Ethical Issues." The position of this paper, simply put, is: there is no illness, there is no cure. (Author)

Reflective practice may be enriched by an expressive approach in which practice is portrayed rather than analyzed. Expressive approaches include empathic and intuitive phenomenology, which can assist in exploration of significant events as lived experiences. (Contains 42 references.) (SK)

This article explores empirical and theoretical literature relevant to accreditation of teacher education programs. The lack of substantial research on accreditation makes it impossible to make empirically based claims about the value-added of such processes, including how accreditation processes enhance the professionalization of teacher…