The last decade of education change has been characterized by the rise of evidence-based policy and practice agendas. Internationally, we are witnessing efforts to increase and incorporate research use in public services. This article examines efforts in education to address the research-practice gap through an emerging field we term knowledge…

Explores the changing culture of the American college (and the science adapted to that culture) from three different perspectives: (1) the Johns Hopkins University laboratory; (2) the playing fields of Yale University (which constituted a republic harbored within the bastions of conservative academia); and (3) the gymnasium at Harvard. (JN)

This article, originally presented as the keynote speech at a national conference, presents the author's views regarding the field of emotional and behavioral disorders currently, a brief history of the field, what is known about students with difficult behavior, how schools respond to them, and ways to build school capacity to work with all…

The credentialist thesis is applied to high school graduation requirements by tracing their transformation according to societal demand. Because of demands for further education and academic excellence, secondary education presently occupies a modest position in American status aspirations and has encumbered its curricula with unrestricted…

This book examines the historic developments of art education in the context of general educational trends and currents of social forces. The work is divided into 8 chapters. Chapter 1, "Art Education: Its Social Context", sets the philosophic basis for the book. Chapter 2, "Western Origins of Art Education", surveys…

United States educational history is full of uncertain reform attempts beginning with colonial New England's school reform goal of salvation in this world as a preparation for eternal life in the next. A more practical type of education characterized the Early National Period. Monitorial schools and communal schools, as in New Harmony, Indiana,…

Presents an analysis of the content of every issue of the "Junior College Journal" and its successor "Community and Junior College Journal" from 1930 to 1980. Finds the four major topics over the 50-year history of the journal to be the community/junior college movement, curriculum, governance, and access/student concerns. (AYC)

Traces the history of environmental education from the appearance of recreational camping in 1861-1880 to recent environmental programs. Highlights include the appearance of: camps for boys, girls, and church groups; nature study guides; environmental organizations; Life Camps and school camps; popular environmental books; Earth Day; and packaged…

First published in 1934 and updated in 1965 and 1986, Nila Banton Smith's "American Reading Instruction" has provided insight and historical perspective to reading instruction in the United States beginning with the colonial era. This "Special Edition" addresses such areas as theories and practical applications; established and…

Reviews the major remedial reading techniques and presents a classification scheme for them. Calls for a greater understanding of the variety of remedial techniques and their role in instructional programs. (FL)

Contains representative selections from issues of "The Elementary English Review," a precursor to "Language Arts," during its first decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary educational concerns still relevant today, such as the reading and writing relationship and teaching children…

A review of some of the factors determining the effectiveness of the principal as an instructional leader over the past three decades provides background to a consideration of the current national reform movement, and related cautions and challenges for the principal. (DCS)

Discusses the demise of programed learning movement nearly 20 years ago, arguing that the lessons learned from the collapse of the movement have important implications for computer assisted instruction (CAI) today. Issues related to CAI, including the development of good software are considered. (JN)

Contains representative selections from issues of "The Elementary English Review," a precursor to "Language Arts," during its second decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary concerns of English education still relevant today, such as integrating the language arts and school closings.…

Provides an overview of the influence U.S. business concerns have had on the education revolution. Identifies a number of post-1975 expectations for education and notes the changing role of the school principal. (KO)