| TABLE OF CONTENTS: FEBRUARY 2005 • Volume 86 • Number 6 | ||
New for Members and Subscribers — visit the online version of the DEPARTMENTS 419 THE EDITOR'S PAGE, A New Glass 420 WASHINGTON COMMENTARY, Endless Ping-Pong over Math Education, by Anne C. Lewis 422 STATELINE, Okay to Be Different?, by Kathy Christie 474 TECHNOLOGY, Media Dumbness and Other Rants, by Royal Van Horn 476 RESEARCH, Plus Ca Change, by Gerald W. Bracey 478 THOUGHTS ON TEACHING, On the H-Bomb, the Queen of Hearts, and a Tormented Self, by Bobby Ann Starnes 480 BACKTALK WEB WATCH,Earth Science on the Web, by Teresa Culligan and Walter Potocki, Inside Back Cover
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ON THE COVER Everyone wants educational practice to be "research based." But has our emphasis on empirical research caused us to overlook the importance of our philosophies? David Ferrero of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation urges us to distinguish the normative from the empirical if we truly want to improve schooling for children. 424 Does 'Research Based' Mean 'Value Neutral'?, by David J. Ferrero FEATURES RESEARCH VERSUS POLICY Sometimes policy makers take positions that are clearly unsupported by research. When that happens, what's a professor to do? 433 What Can You Say When Research and Policy Collide?, by Andrew R. Brulle A SPECIAL SECTION ON RESEARCH IN READING Since the National Reading Panel released its report in 2000, its findings have been the subject of much discussion. In this special section, Elaine Garan and Stephen Krashen address an array of findings from The Voice of Evidence in Reading Research, a follow-up to the panel's report. Peggy McCardle and Vinita Chhabra, the volume's editors, and Timothy Shanahan, who contributed to it, reply. Finally, Harris Cooper and Richard Allington share their views of the entire exchange. 438 Murder Your Darlings: A Scientific Response to The Voice of Evidence in Reading Research, by Elaine M. Garan 444 Is In-School Free Reading Good for Children? Why the National Reading Panel Report Is (Still) Wrong, by Stephen Krashen 448 Motivation and Commitment in the Interest of Science and Our Children, by Peggy McCardle and Vinita Chhabra 452 But Does It Really Matter?, by Timothy Shanahan 456 Reading Between the Lines: Observations on the Report of the National Reading Panel and Its Critics, by Harris Cooper 462 Ideology Is Still Trumping Evidence, by Richard L. Allington POINT OF VIEW 469 NCLB: Dreams and Nightmares, by Paul D. Houston RIGHTS OF THE LEARNER The title says it all. 471 A Learner's Bill of Rights, by Charles H. Rathbone |
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