A case study was conducted to examine the implicit beliefs and practices of one white high school mathematics teacher in the context of race. The study explores the subtle ways in which the dominant, hegemonic ideology and discourse saturates everyday life in schools. The teacher studied was a white females mathematics teacher in a small town high…

The dilution of the high school curriculum in the last several decades results not from teachers' intellectual convictions, or lack of them, but from their belief in classroom survival. Student attitudes, not teacher attitudes, need to be changed. (MSE)

There are three types of work in which managers engage: (1) technical, e.g., teaching; (2) administrative, e.g., notification of class outings; and (3) managerial, e.g., department head convening a meeting. Ways in which teachers can avoid the management trap or imbalance between managerial, administrative, and technical work are discussed. (RM)

Consists of 20 authors' recollection of English teachers who were most influential in their lives. Authors include Allen Ginsberg, Steve Katz; David Madden, David Unger, and Anne Waldman. (DF)

Discusses a campaign advocating collaboration between college teachers and secondary school teachers, especially in the field of foreign language study. Notes that this collaboration has existed in the field of foreign language teaching for more than 30 years and looks at some of the problems encountered during that time. (SED)

This paper points out the larger issues related to narrative research, explaining that one of narrative research's valuable contributions in education is the revelation of the intentions and beliefs of teachers. The paper reviews and summarizes 10 articles in this theme issue on narrative research. (SM)

Discusses a study of the perceptions of creativity of 101 highly motivated, academic achievers from 2 New Jersey high schools, focusing on the characteristics (i.e., gender, and grade level and subject taught) of their most creative teachers. Presents students' perceptions of creative teaching style. (DMM)

Discussion of instructional design and instructional development focuses on four studies conducted in Newfoundland that examined instructional development knowledge, competency, and use among teacher-librarians, secondary school teachers, and elementary school teachers. Results are reported that indicate teacher planning is done using personal…

A high school and a university teacher converse via e-mail concerning their cooperative project in electronic literacy. The conversation highlights the frustrations of system crashes, student successes and failures, and the beginning of one teacher's dissertation. References to technology include experiences with e-mail, an LCD panel, and closed…

As multicultural literature has made its way into the English curriculum, it has challenged teachers' thinking about curriculum and instruction and urged them to expand their teaching repertoire to include a cultural-response approach to literature instruction. This article reports on a group of secondary English teachers' exploration and…

In this paper, the author presents a narrative describing both her personal life and professional life, sharing the development of her teaching strategies and their relationship to feminism. She details how her background, politics, insecurities, strengths, and values directly influenced the development of her teaching pedagogy, asserting that,…

Many educational researchers writing on the subject of identity and the issues of marginality in the educational setting (see, for example, Paechter, 1998; Osler, 1997; Troyna, 1994; Gaine and George, 1999) have pointed out that in the educational context there is a multiplicity of "Others" that are marginalised and stigmatised because…

The efforts of a ninth grade teacher Dotie Hyatt are reviewed as she struggles to work within the school district's expectations to meet the needs of her students. Various problems and needs of students are mentioned.

Far and away, the issue causing the most concern--and the most excitement--among technology educators is "engineering." Some technology teachers see engineering as an invigorating new direction for the field. To them, engineering is the pinnacle of technological careers, and "engineering education" is a logical step forward for the profession…

Because change in mathematics teachers' instructional practices is fundamental to the vision of school mathematics education embodied in the NCTM Standards documents, it is critical that mathematics teacher educators develop a thorough understanding of the process of change in teaching practice. To date, the process of change has remained somewhat…