(1995). Creating Caring and Ethical Communities in Rural, Small Schools. Rural, Small Schools Network Information Exchange: Number 18, Spring 1995. This packet includes reprints of articles concerning the development of a caring and ethical rural school community. The four sections of the packet overview theories and rationale for developing a caring classroom, successful programs in ethical schools and classrooms, leadership and decision making for building a caring and ethical school community, and resources for creating a caring and ethical school community. Articles include: (1) "Getting Started in Schools" (Nel Noddings); (2) "Building an Ethical School: A Theory for Practice in Educational Leadership" (Robert J. Starratt); (3) "Citizenship Education for a Pluralistic Democratic Society" (James A. Banks); (4) "Children and Peace: An Opportunity for Inquiry" (JoAnn Harvey); (5) "Raising Students' Social Consciousness in South Hadley, Massachusetts" (Anita Page); (6) "Today's Kids Care about Social Action" (Barbara A. Lewis); (7) "A Democracy of Third… [PDF]

Moore, Kristina M., Ed.; And Others (1995). Making Sense of Federal Employment and Training Policy for Youth and Adults. Volume II: Expert Recommendations To Create a Comprehensive and Unified System. This document contains 27 essays and 5 policy statements regarding creation of a comprehensive and unified federal employment and training policy for youth and adults. The following essays are included: \In Search of the American Way\ (Wills); \Rethink the Demand Side\ (Smith); \The Federal Government as a Change Agent\ (Nathan); \Making Sense of Federal Job Training Policy\ (Spring); \Why Consolidation?\ (Twomey); \Creating a National Human Resources Development System\ (McGuire); \Future Directions for Employment & Training Policy\ (Ganzglass); \Let's Build a System, Finally\ (Butler); \Reinventing Federal Training Programs\ (Carnevale); \Advancing America's Workforce\ (Sofranac); \A Stitch in Time…Designing a Seamless Delivery System\ (Pines); \A Labor Look at Job Training in 1995\ (Roberts); \Youth Perspectives: Voices from the San Francisco Youth Coalition\ (Eagleson, Bacher, Quizon); \Job Training Reform, Youth Development & Youth Corps\ (Moore); \Approaching a New Era of… [PDF]

(1995). APPA: Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers Educational Conference and Annual Meeting Proceedings (82nd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 16-18, 1995). The 23 papers presented in this Proceedings are grouped into four categories: business management; facilities planning, design, and construction; human resource management; and energy and environment. Papers are: (1) \A Business Approach to the Facility Function\ (Alan B. Abramson); (2) \Management by Strategic Planning\ (Jerry C. Black); (3) \Physical Plant: Competing in the 21st Century\ (R. J. Carter); (4) \Rightsourcing Your Facility Services\ (James B. Clayton); (5) \A Rental Model for University Space\ (Robert Grant and Alan Neilson); (6) \Strategic Planning as a Tool for Improved Facilities Management\ (Donald L. Mackel and Rodney Rose); (7) \Reengineering Caretaking at the University of Toronto\ (Jim Stanley); (8) \Preserving 'In-House' Physical Plants\ (James O. Roberts); (9) \Integrated Building Commissioning Case Study: University of Washington Chemistry Building\ (Richard B. Casault); (10) \HVAC System Commissioning\ (Rebecca Thatcher Ellis, James J. Sebesta); (11)…

Simmons, John S., Ed. (1994). Censorship: A Threat to Reading, Learning, Thinking. Pointing out that censorship is undermining the goals of education and plaguing all areas of the curriculum, this collection of essays considers many areas in which students' right to read is being infringed. The collection offers thought-provoking perspectives on the methods used by protesters to remove books and materials from classrooms and libraries and outlines the rationales behind censors' motivations. The purpose is to help elementary and secondary teachers, administrators, and media specialists learn how to write rationales for textbooks and literature selections, and to help concerned citizens discover ways to take action against censors. The essays are (1) "Dimensions of Critical Reading: Focus on Censorship Elements" (J. S. Simmons); (2) "Critical Literacy versus Censorship across the Curriculum" (J. A. Whitson); (3) "Tactics Used to Remove Books and Courses from Schools" (E. B. Jenkinson); (4) "Censorship and the 'New Age'" (R. J….

McCracken, Janet Brown, Ed. (1986). Reducing Stress in Young Children's Lives. Few adults deliberately set out to cause children stress or to teach them how to deal with it, yet adults do just that with every word, action, and reaction. This book collects work in the field of human development on how adults can help children learn to cope with stress. Each of the 30 chapters previously appeared in "Young Children," the professional journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The chapters are grouped into such topics as coping with expected challenges, strengthening contemporary families, making sure that adults do not contribute to children's stress, and a review of stress research. The chapter titles include: (1) "Lobster on the Sidewalk: Understanding and Helping Children with Fears" (Hyson); (2) "Living with He-Man: Managing Superhero Fantasy Play" (Kostelnik and others); (3) "Sex Education with Young Children" (Koblinsky and others); (4) "Preparing Young Children for…

Darwin, Clayton M. (1995). "Now, This Is a True Story.". This paper presents a cultural/historical interpretation of "The Education of Little Tree," a children's book by the late Forrest Carter. The 1976 book, which sold over 700,000 copies and was widely used in classrooms to present Native American values and lifestyles, is the story of an orphaned boy named Little Tree, raised by his Cherokee grandparents in the Tennessee mountains during the Depression. Because the book's cover carried the subtitle "A True Story by Forrest Carter," critics charge that the author presented the book as an autobiography and true representation of Native American culture. In 1991, Forrest Carter was exposed as the late Asa Earl Carter, a Ku Klux Klan terrorist and right-wing radio announcer. The revelations caused an upheaval among readers and proponents of Carter's work. This paper suggests that Carter's representation of the book as a "true story" simply reflects a cultural tradition of storytelling in the South and that… [PDF]

Phillips, Amy L., Ed. (1996). Playing for Keeps: Supporting Children's Play. Topics in Early Childhood Education, Volume 2. Changes in our world have made it more difficult for children to find protected, exciting places to play and interesting, satisfactory things to play with. This edited volume, resulting from the collaboration of Bank Street College (New York, New York), Erikson Institute (Chicago, Illinois), Pacific Oaks College (Pasadena, California), and Wheelock College (Boston, Massachusetts), focuses on children's play and how their play and learning may be supported in early childhood settings. Section 1 examines play education research and suggests methods for training professionals to facilitate play. Chapters are: (1) "Play in Early Childhood Development and Education: Issues and Questions" (Joan B. McLane and Others); (2) "The Value of Play as Perceived by Wheelock College Freshmen" (Edgar Klugman); (3) "The Meaning of Play: Perspectives from Pacific Oaks College," (Mary Beth Lakin); (4) "Reflections on Play: Learning from Student Teacher…

Joubert, Dian, Ed.; Mouton, Johann, Ed. (1990). Knowledge and Method in the Human Sciences. HSRC Series in Methodology. Issues and themes in the contemporary social sciences are explored in a collection of papers by South African scholars. Thirty-five papers are organized by 10 themes. The first theme, metatheory in the social sciences, includes: "Beyond Relativism in the Natural and Social Sciences" (M. Hesse); and "A Critique of Bhaskar's Transformational Model of Social Activity" (R. Miller). The second theme, which covers recent trends in specific disciplines, includes: "Recent Trends in Psychological Methodology" (P. du Preez). The third theme, interpretation and rationality, includes: "Linguistic Models and Hermeneutics Methods: Rethinking Dilthey through Gadamer and Ricoeur" (T. Louw). The fourth theme, morality and ethics in the practice of social research, includes: "State Censorship, Research in the Human Sciences and Library Resources in South Africa" (C. Merrett). The fifth theme, cultural and media studies, includes: "Paradigms in…

Reynolds, Maynard C., Ed.; And Others (1982). Foundations of Teacher Preparation: Responses to Public Law 94-142. Papers and critiques are presented which were delivered at a conference designed to stimulate ideas and actions among foundations of education faculty members. Six foundations professors who had experience with Dean's Grant Projects were selected to deliver the papers, while seven foundations professors were chosen to present critiques. The introduction to this publication, by Maynard C. Reynolds, gives an overview of the effects of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975) and of the Dean's Grants Program on educational theory courses. In the first paper, "The Mandate for Equity in Education: Another Challenge for Foundational Teacher Preparation," Christopher J. Lucas urges philosophic inquiry into the ambiguities and challenges presented to teachers by Public Law 94-142. Critiques of Lucas' themes are by Donna R. Barnes and Victor L. Worsfold. The second paper, "All the Children of All the People: Public Law 94-142 and America's… [PDF]

(1962). PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH CONFERENCE OF THE NCCSS. A REPORT OF A CONFERENCE ON THE ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEMS OF SPANISH SPEAKING MIGRANTS AND RESIDENTS OF MEXICAN, PUERTO RICAN, AND CUBAN ORIGIN ARE PRESENTED. AMONG THE LIST OF THE CHAPTER TITLES AND THE ADDRESSES PRESENTED UNDER EACH HEADING ARE–(1) LATIN AMERICAN IDEOLOGY–"CULTURAL DIFFERENCES OF THE SPANISH SPEAKING AND ANGLO COMMUNITIES,""THE SPANISH SPEAKING IN THE US.S. TODAY,""THE SPIRITUAL PROBLEMS OF THE SPANISH SPEAKING,""THE SPANISH-SPEAKING PERSON AND THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY,""COLORADO FEDERATION OF LATIN AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS,""EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LATIN AMERICANS,""THE LATIN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES," (2) U.S. CITIZENS OF MEXICAN ORIGIN–"THE PERSON OF MEXICAN ORIGIN IN THE SOUTH,""THE PERSON OF MEXICAN ORIGIN IN THE MIDWEST,""THE PERSON OF MEXICAN ORIGIN IN THE WEST," (3) PUERTO RICANS–"CONDITIONS AFFECTING MIGRATION FROM…

Wilmore, Elaine L. (2004). Principal Induction: A Standards-Based Model for Administrator Development. Corwin Press Many school administrator candidates enter the principalship with great potential, but sometimes lack the critical guidance to ensure success. With the many challenges facing principals daily, it is imperative for new and seasoned principals alike to remain informed, rejuvenated, and passionate about providing students with a quality education and supporting high quality teachers and an effective staff. \Principal Induction\ focuses on the importance of an effective induction process in the recruitment, development, and retention of school principals. The first of its kind, this standards-based format seamlessly weaves the new Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) standards–resulting from the work of ten leading educational organizations interested in school leadership and improvement–into the principal induction process. Developing this unique approach, while providing encouragement and support, the author produces case studies, professional development activities and… [Direct]

(2001). Child Support and Fatherhood Proposals. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session. These hearings transcripts compile testimony before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means focusing on the performance of the child support enforcement program and providing information on current child support and fatherhood proposals. Oral testimony was heard from eight invited witnesses. Three members of Congress discussed proposals to strengthen child support enforcement through changing the tax code and allowing support money to flow directly to the child's mother rather than to the state. Representatives from various advocacy and community organizations discussed the need to reduce out-of-wedlock births, simplify child support distribution, eliminate the cap on child support federal incentive funding, provide support and help to fathers who want to pay child support but cannot, and emphasize fatherhood as well as marriage in welfare reform authorization. Witnesses emphasized that the child support reform enacted in 1996 substantially improved… [PDF]

Bates, Richard (2005). An Anarchy of Cultures: The Politics of Teacher Education in New Times. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, v33 n3 p231-241 Nov. The Victorian Age was a period of great confusion, of great hope and great despair, of a bourgeois assault upon the aristocracy, of an evangelical assault upon the establishment, of the raised voices of the Wesleyans in the Welsh valleys. In Australia, of course it was the threat of the Yellow Peril and of Russian invasion as well as the emerging Shearer's union and the battle for the eight hour day among the stonemasons at Melbourne University. It was, also, of course, a period where religious certainties were challenged by scientific doubt. The battle between the ethical dilemmas presented by scientific reconceptualization of the human species and the certainties of religious fundamentalism was with people then, as now. Matthew Arnold, Chief Inspector of Her Majesty's schools in 1869, and later Professor of Poetry at Oxford, chose to solve this confusion by joining Adam Smith's century old advocacy of public funded education of the poor. Culture, as well as religion, was to be the… [Direct]

Best, David (2004). Aesthetic and Artistic; Two Separate Concepts: The Dangers of \Aesthetic Education.\ Perspectives. Research in Dance Education, v5 n2 p159-175 Dec. In this essay, the author notes a danger concerning the general approach to teaching about the arts through improper use of the concepts \aesthetic\ and \artistic.\ Observing that both concepts are often used interchangeably, with \aesthetic\ being seen as the more generic term, the author argues that these concepts are separate and should be treated accordingly, especially by educators. He defines each concept and its proper application. The concept of aesthetic, while applicable to other areas beyond the arts, describes an appreciation for or enjoyment of an art form without really understanding why. It is an appreciation that simply exists in its own right. By contrast, the concept of artistic refers to an ability to appreciate and discuss various proposed interpretations of an art form, especially one that has been studied over time to have developed both perception and understanding. The danger in using these concepts within an educational framework stems from the real… [Direct]

Irvine, Colin C. Ed. (2008). Teaching the Novel Across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Educators. Greenwood Press Language arts are at the forefront of education these days. Instructors at all levels are being encouraged to teach writing in their courses, even if those courses cover subjects other than English. Literature instructors have long used fiction to teach composition. But because the novel reflects a broad range of human experiences and historical events, it is the ideal medium for learning about contemporary social issues. This book helps educators learn how to use the novel in courses in English, the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, and professional studies. The book is divided into broad sections on general education classes; multiculturalism; literature classes; humanities courses; classes in social, behavioral, and political sciences; and professional studies, such as social work and teacher training. Each section includes chapters written by gifted teachers and provides a wealth of theoretical and practical information. While the book examines major canonical works…