Ongoing globalization and immigration bring diversity and rich cultural elements to American organizations at all levels. An educational environment with faculty and leaders from people of colors will set a good example for all students, especially for students of color who are eager to explore ideas and arguments at a thoughtful level to rethink…

It is the goal and the purpose on which the utopia is based that merit attention. As such, in this paper, the author engages in what Gilroy (in Shelby & Gilroy, 2008) referred to as a "utopian exercise" in order to think through one's "romance with" music as "part of the core curriculum" and as "balanced, comprehensive, and sequential". She…

Educational policy and practice has resided and continues to reside at the vortex of social and political strife in South Africa, as in the United States. Although school poverty and inequities among schools in the U.S. pale in comparison to conditions in South Africa, the two nations have much in common, including histories of state-sanctioned…

Collaborations and partnerships among schools and community members have been described as a way to provide better educational opportunities for students. Such school-community partnerships have been described as relationships that involve exchange and engagement with mutually defined goals benefiting all participants. However, the process of…

With the growing proportion of older people in our society, vocational educators must examine their attitudes toward educational needs of the elderly and individual potential for continued growth. The author discusses an aging population, confronting age discrimination, and "second career" education and employment opportunties, and offers…

Adult educators must ensure that students with learning difficulties can choose from a wide range of subjects, are not segregated from other adult learners, are treated as adults, and have advocates. (SK)

This article argues that the chief challenge for developing and sustaining internationalization in the context of the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century is the engagement of the faculty. It argues that although higher education has been successful in providing mechanisms for student mobility because institutions have not successfully…

The author provides several ways that industrial educators can improve themselves and improve the profession. These include increasing one's knowledge, changing one's attitudes, increasing one's skills, changing one's habits, using motivation properly, knowing how to adjust attitudes, and setting clear goals. (CT)

Attempts to eliminate bilingual education and English as a second language programs marginalize children at risk and fuel antiimmigrant sentiments. Educators should strongly advocate schooling for immigrant children. (SK)

Ten teachers comment on the Ann Arbor (Michigan) court case concerning language bias in the schools. (RL)

Young people in the United States today are much more likely to be involved in volunteer work of an apolitical sort than in politics. As part of a study on political engagement, the author and other colleagues surveyed students at a diversity of colleges and universities and asked them why they and many of their peers are so much more likely to…

Argues that by shunning university-industry cooperation in the name of academic freedom, academics may ensure the absence of that freedom--at least in the rapidly expanding area of rhetorical research and teaching. (HOD)

Suggests the most significant barriers that preservice teachers with disabilities face are negative attitudes, accessibility issues, and employment opportunities. Raises awareness of disability issues. Suggests guidelines to assist teacher educators in preparation of teachers with disabilities. Considers the definition of disability,…

A panel discusses the importance of mission-oriented research in a university relative to that of curiosity-based research. Discussants include Wes Cragg, John Leyerle, Gordon Slemon, David Olson, Jack Stevenson, and Bob Czerny. (CJB)

Educators must help young men and women prepare for a future of equal opportunity, but these same educators may be bogged down in inaccurate, stereotyped thought patterns. Discusses workshops designed to help educators recognize sex-role stereotyping in vocational programs. Describes the activities and materials used in the workshops. (JOW)