The challenging behaviours of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been widely described as one of the most significant sources of stress for teachers. However, less attention has been paid to the potential of teachers' perspectives as a source of knowledge to improve their practice. The purpose of this study was to explore teachers'…

Those engaged in classroom research must be careful to explain their models of classroom management and control with reference to the social class, ethnicity, and other family background variables of the children who constitute the student population of the classroom. (Author/MC)

The following themes integrate the collection of papers presented in this issue: ethnographic approaches; the importance of the teacher's role as arbitrator; the necessity to study firsthand the interaction of teachers and students; and the need not to separate the classroom from its larger institutional and social settings. (Author/MC)

Although multiple perspectives of democracy are reflected among the diverse people that make up the United States, two crucial elements of democracy are the creation of a public space for a continuous conversation promoting freedom of expression and tolerance, and the importance of compassion. Yet, one of the most basic conflicts in any system, be…

An approach used to help bridge the distance between home and school for bilingual/bicultural immigrant families is described. First, the various roles of the classroom teacher as cultural storyteller, cultural healer, and cultural worker in the relationship between the schools and homes of bilingual students is explored, drawing on recent…