This symposium report contains 10 papers on educational issues related to research and practice: "Collaborative Research: Using Adolescent Literature to Develop Student Pride in Rural Living" (Lisa A. Spiegel); "Perceptions of Mentoring Practices by Interns and Mentors in a Professional Development Center" (Sharon Ross and Lana Danielson); "Perceptions of Listening Practices: Professional Developmental Needs and Curricular Emphasis" (Constance L. Hoag and Julie Krogh); "Elementary Teachers' Perceptions Toward Use of Internet Components and Instructional Applications" (Robert W. Wood, Lynne Roach, and Robert Reinke); "Project-Based Learning in a University Physical Science Class" (Paul B. Otto); "An In-Depth Study of the Caldecott and Newbery Award Winners, Continued" (Maurine V. Richardson and Margaret B. Miller); "Successful Inclusion: Teachers' Perceptions" (Geralyn M. Jacobs, Joanne Wounded Head, Kristy Spencer, Dorothy Stoll, and Gui-Ping Zhang); "Comparing the Effects of Teacher-Directed Homework and Student-Centered Homework on Return Rate and Homework Attitudes of Minority Students with Learning Disabilities" (Susan Kogan); "The Effects of Classroom Environment on Children's Attention" (Marilyn K. Urqhart and Hee-sook Choi); and "LOGO-Based Instruction: Increasing Geometric Content Knowledge of Preservice Elementary Teachers" (Roger Ray Parsons). (Papers contain references.) (SM)