A survey of the methods of communication used at special schools and units for the hearing-impaired in the United Kingdom showed that the oral method is used in about 90 percent of the unit classes. Findings revealed a rapidly increasing trend to total communication. (Author)

To explode seven common myths about computers in the classroom, the authors explore some of the limitations and strengths of computers in education. They conclude that the computer should not be shunned as a "bogeyman" but should be used as an aid in achieving the overall goals of education. (Author/SJL)

Discusses "Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Children, et al. v Ann Arbor School District Board," a court decision requiring that teachers be instructed in the role and significance of Black English. Argues that the issues of educational achievement and Black English do not constitute a matter for the courts. (GC)

The Albuquerque Public Schools provide services to severely and profoundly handicapped students in side by side sites, programs in which the handicapped students are educated in special classes alongside nonhandicapped students on regular school campuses appropriate to their chronological ages. (SBH)

In analyzing the educational sequences of Goethe's novel, "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship," the author suggests ways that this literary genre, the bildungsroman, which portrays an individual's development through a series of educational encounters, can provide teacher education students with material for studying the riddlelike quality…

The author discusses other writings on effective college teaching and then presents his list of necessary characteristics for the effective teacher, stressing the interpersonal dimension of the teaching-learning situation. (MF)

The mother of a 7-year-old deaf girl describes her daughter's early oral training and reviews the family's eventually successful efforts (through due process hearings) to change her public school placement from a total communication-oriented class to an oral program. (CL)

Presents an instructional program for improving the use of videos in the classroom: (1) prepare yourself; (2) prepare the environment; (3) prepare the audience; (4) present the material; (5) provide the follow-up; and (6) evaluate. Presents a sample lesson appropriate for a unit on the geography of the Atlantic coast and its influence on the…

Surveys the research into virtual reality (VR) and focuses on the implications of immersive virtual worlds for learning and teaching. Topics include how VR differs from other forms of interactive multimedia, VR and the development of educational theory and methodology, and case studies in educational VR research. (Author/LRW)

Examines some of the misuses of technology and then explores the appropriate use of technology in the context of current educational reform. Focuses on the integration of technology in the educational process that provides a learning environment allowing discovery and creativity through the use of computer visualizations. (Author/MVL)

Investigates the field of science to examine the neglect of its interrelationship with gender and how this weakness can be resolved. States it is vital to understand the methods and sources used in educational history when examining science and gender as an intellectual part of educational history. (KDR)

Discusses the perspectives of historical text as evolving from respective historical representation. Explores methods of educational history through writings, documents, biographies, autobiographies, issues of source and technicalities, and historian viewpoints. Offers that historian's voices must be positioned critically and reflectively at the…

Focuses on interviews with immigrants used for an undergraduate sociology course designed to help students learn about contradictions and commonalities of the educational experiences of immigrants. Finds that students demonstrated understanding based on the interviews; and that there is a need for international awareness among students entering…

This article describes the concepts of information literacy and resource-based learning as they relate to the Inquiry Training Model of instruction. It also provides guidelines for designing lesson plans using the Internet as a resource and assesses learning outcomes. (AEF)

Discusses the early 19th century educational history of Irish charter schools from the students' perspective. Suggests that further student input be included in research for consensus sake. Notes differences in teaching and discipline applied for male and female students. Concludes student views stimulated a more carefully supervised,…