Self-determined change: An argument for new policy

Summary It has been argued in this paper that our concern with changing schools should not just be with large well-funded projects that affect many teachers but should extend to those individual teachers who have been professional enough to get on with the task of improving what goes on in their own classrooms. It has also been suggested that the open encouragement of innovation, and the showing of a willingness to negotiate content and process, will do much to improve present practice, will increase the number of ideas that are tried, and will promote the personal and professional development of teachers. Finally, it has been suggested that self-determined change, like outside-determined change, needs empirical study to determine its effects and generalizable processes.This work was drafted while the author was at the Centre for Applied Research in Education in Norwich, England. The author is indebted to Lawrence Stenhouse and his colleagues for many useful discussions.     

Teaching introductory business statistics

This paper seeks to compare the traditional delivery of introductory courses in business statistics within a business and management faculty, with that of an approach that seeks to teach through information technology (IT). To achieve this objective this paper will examine how traditionally taught courses in business statistics are delivered and compare this with a teaching approach through the use of IT     

The New Geography

Jackson, Philip W. Life in the Classrooms. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.; 1968, 177 pages. Reviewed by E. Graham Pogue.

Chall, Jeanne S. Learning to Read: The Great Debate. New York: McGraw Hill Publishing Co., 1967. Reviewed by Peggy Ransom.     

Young Voter Perceptions of Political Satire as Persuasion: A Focus on Perceived Influence,Persuasive Intent,and Message Strength

This study focuses on the perceived effectiveness of political satire. A pair of experimental studies using original satirical works offer findings for audience perceptions regarding two types of satire, juvenalian and horatian, compared to traditional opinion-editorial argumentation. The two studies produced replicable findings that indicate clear perceptions of persuasive intent associated with both types of satire, and horatian satire ranking lower than traditional opinion-editorials in perceived message strength and perceived influence on self.     

Authority of the FCC over broadcast content: Memorandum of special counsel to national association of broadcasters

Global television programming fairs (MIP-TV, MIPCOM, NATPE) have received little attention from media scholars. Nevertheless, as this article demonstrates, these fairs serve a variety of crucial business and cultural functions in international television trade. Although they have come under fire recently from executives and industry observers alike, this article argues that such fairs are semi-permanent features of the international syndication industry. As such, they warrant more serious consideration by media scholars from numerous disciplinary backgrounds who hope to understand both the economic and cultural operations of television globalization.     

Relationship between perceived and observed student-centred learning environments in Qatari elementary mathematics and science classrooms

Recently, Qatar established educational reform in charter (independent) schools focusing on curriculum standards, student-centred teaching, standards-based assessment, English as the language of instruction, and extensive professional development. A primary area of emphasis was the creation of student-centred mathematics and science classrooms characterised by inquiry and active student participation. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the learning environments of Qatari mathematics and science classrooms at two levels: in higher- and lower-performing Qatari schools implementing the recent Education for a New Era reform elements; and in classes of teachers who experienced professional development focused on student-centred teaching strategies and those who did not. Participants included teachers and students in 47 grade 3 and 4 mathematics and science classrooms. Classroom observations were conducted and student learning environment surveys were administered at the beginning and end of the semester. Results indicated low levels of student-centred instruction, despite significant improvement over time. Few differences by level of school performance or professional development participation existed. However, Personalisation emerged as a key learning environment variable related to teachers’ implementation of student-centred instruction.     

Stars

Whitney Stine's Mother Goddam: The Story of the Career of Bette Davis (New York: Hawthorne, 1974---$12.95)

Elizabeth: The Life and Career of Elizabeth Taylor (New York: Doubleday, 1974---$10.00)

Marilyn Monroe, My Story (New York: Stein & Day, 1974---$5.95)

Raymond Strait's The Tragic Secret Life of Jayne Mansfield (Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1974---$7.95)

Jack Hawkins' Anything for a Quiet Life: An Autobiography (New York: Stein and Day, 1974---$7.95)

Richard Schickel's Harold Lloyd: The Shape of Laughter (Greenwich, Conn.: New York Graphic Society, 1974---$14.50)

Roger Manvell's Chaplin (Boston: Little-Brown, 1974---$6.95)

John McCabe's The Comedy World of Stan Laurel (New York: Doubleday, 1974---$7.95)

Arthur Lennig's The Count: The Life and Films of Bela “Dracula” Lugosi (New York: Putnam, 1974---$10.00)

Donald F. Glut's The Dracula Book (Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press)

David Dalton's James Dean: The Mutant King (New York: Straight Arrow Books, 1974---$9.95)

Ray Milland's Wide-Eyed in Babylon: An Autobiography (New York: Morrow, 1974---$7.95)

Warren G. Harris' Gable and Lombard (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974---$7.95)

Anthony Curtis (ed.) The Rise and Fall of the Matinee Idol: Past Dieties of Stage and Screen, Their Roles Their Magic, and Their Worshippers (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1974---$9.95)

Sol Chaneles and Albert Wolsky's The Movie Makers (Secaucus, N.J.: Derbibooks, 1974---$19.95)

John Kobal's 50 Super Stars (New York: Bounty Books/Crown, 1974---$9.95, paper)

John Springer and Jack Hamilton's They Had Faces Then: Super Stars, Stars and Starlets of the 1930s (New York: Citadel, 1974---$19.95)

James Robert Parish's Hollywood's Great Love Teams (New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1974---$14.95)