Young adults offer advice to Canadian educators (in English and French) to help them improve the education system for students today. Seven diverse young men and women reflect on their school experiences and discuss encouraging students to develop leadership skills, improving teacher/student relationships, listening to students, and exposing youth…

Recent research on how college students learn and what constitutes an effective educational experience is reviewed, and implications for bringing about desired changes in the undergraduate experience are discussed. Topics examined include students' ability to reason with abstractions, development of moral values, extent to which the curriculum and…

This article discusses the use of qualitative research to document stories of individuals with disabilities. A case is made for broadening the view of qualitative research in an effort to challenge both the nature of the stories as well the frameworks by which these stories are disciplined. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Suggests that an inclusive definition of art can lead to more meaningful forms of elementary art education. Discusses who does and should teach art while addressing the reasons why elementary teachers are hindered when it comes to teaching the arts. Discusses different approaches and recommendations for improving U.S. art education. (CMK)

Asserts that music teachers should help their students understand the value of music by acting as a role model. Explains that in order to become a role model, teachers should actively pursue musical involvement in their daily lives. Provides five questions to guide reflection about teachers' musical lives. (CMK)

In the quest for engaging, effective literacy instruction, the author argues that elementary reading instruction should balance systematic skills instruction with rich children's literacy experiences and opportunities to learn how to read and write. He posits that engaging and effective primary grades classrooms are very positive places where…

One college language teacher recounts her personal experience of the transition from graduate student in French studies to the only full-time language faculty member at a small pre-professional college, focusing on the ways in which she was underprepared for the work expected of her. Despite substantial language teacher training and experience…

This book is intended to bring to a wider audience research concerned with the significant influences on the quality of mathematics learning taking place in schools. The four essays are: (1) "Influences From Society" (Alan Bishop); (2) "The Socio-cultural Context of Mathematical Thinking: Research Findings and Educational…

Supervision is a major component of psychology training programs. This paper explores the difference between "traditional" supervision received by a doctoral clinical psychology student and "live" supervision. In traditional psychotherapy supervision, practicum experiences generally require the student to see a client and then report back to the…

Teachers need to become students again and pay attention to how they learn best in order that they may then use like means in teaching their students. Teacher students often connect by telling anecdotes and other narratives that have meaning in their personal experiences. They share these stories and build on them, finding fresh ways of looking at…

Instructional methods and teaching resources are discussed in this document for the kindergarten teacher of bilingual beginning readers. The instructional program presented suggests, for instance, enlisting the aid of children's librarians to identify books of universal appeal; parental involvement is sought in selecting books for individual…

This article provides a rationale to support the position that the violence at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, was driven by the attempt of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold to choose violence, suicide, and death as an alternative to the pain caused by a negative self-concept and a lack of meaning in their attempt to resolve questions of…

A typical day's activities at an Israeli kibbutz high school are described: Students live on the school premises, and study, work, and engage in social and cultural activities there. The kibbutz educational system fosters the values of cooperation, equality, and mutual aid. (PP)

Submits classroom research on students' recognition of cliches. Notes that many beginning writers are unfamiliar with many cliches. Suggests that teachers should be aware of students' limited language experiences and adjust their teaching methods accordingly. (RL)

This article argues that intergenerational communication problems are aggravated by university education, primarily because of the present state of the social sciences, where emphasis on scientific methodology and skepticism teach students that practically nothing can withstand critical scientific review; that, in effect, all established authority…