Newsletter of Phi Delta Kappa International, the Professional
Education Fraternity
VOLUME 40, NUMBER 3, SPRING 1996 (ISSN 0028-923X)
FROM YOUR PRESIDENT Phi Delta Kappa is facing great changes. At one time, PDK served professional educators who worked in a society that honored and respected its teachers. Communities supported their schools both spiritually and monetarily, and they shared a number of core values that helped to guide the education of their children. These shared values and attitudes might no longer exist. Throughout the world, communities are changing. Even in North America, communities are becoming increasingly diverse. Phi Delta Kappa is striving to meet this diversity. Its members have voted to make membership in the fraternity more inclusive. We are reaching out to new constituencies, and we are expanding our services to better serve all of our members. The members have approved a new international district to provide educators in Europe and Asia with a stronger voice in our governance. These changes have brought new questions, which Kappans need to consider carefully. Some of these questions concern the way in which the fraternity is governed; others concern how we will meet our mission: Will dues be the same throughout the world? Will official fraternity functions be carried out in a variety of languages? How will we deal with a variety of regulations from different governments? Will the biennial councils remain as the central legislative body? Will we provide for chapter variability? How do we use our programs and services to bring together educators from throughout the world? How do we support the development of education throughout the world? PDK's members will determine how this professional organization grows. We need to remember the past, but not live there. We can be the vehicle to offer improved and expanded educational activities to the people of the world. The question is, Will we? A new chapter-based program will allow Kappans to provide leadership in building community support for public schools. The PDK Forums on Public Schools will bring together all stakeholders to discuss the need for public schools, the state of those schools, and what must be done to achieve excellence in the schools. These forums are sponsored by the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation with support from the National PTA and the Center on National Education Policy (CNEP). More than 25 chapters will be chosen as co-sponsors from those who submit proposals by the May 15 deadline. The project directors from the sponsoring chapters will meet in July for special training, and the forums will be held next fall. These forums grew out of a recommendation by PDK's Task Force on Enhancing Community Support for the Public Schools. The task force concluded that it is necessary to bring together the entire community for discussion. To further this goal, sponsoring chapters are encouraged to bring together representatives from all groups in their communities, including those who are critical of the public schools, in order to reach a better understanding of the schools and a consensus on what must be done to improve them. Phi Delta Kappa will provide a facilitator and materials for each forum. A new publication from PDK and CNEP, "Do We Still Need Public Schools?" will serve as a basis for discussion. In addition, a short videotape and facilitator's guide, including a database describing the current state of the nation's public schools, will be provided. Sponsoring chapters will provide similar data on the state of their local schools. These forums are intended as the start of an ongoing effort. Chapters sponsoring a forum are encouraged to continue efforts to build community support for their schools. In addition, Phi Delta Kappa will have developed the materials to allow other groups to conduct similar forums. "If these are successful, it is easy to imagine several hundred forums being organized across the country," PDK Executive Director Ronald Joekel explained. "Phi Delta Kappa is ideally suited to head this effort. Our nonpolitical stance has given us the credibility such leadership requires." The members of the planning committee for these forums are: Donald Anderson, vice chairman of the PDK Educational Foundation Board of Governors; Joan Dykstra, president of the National PTA; PDK Senior Fellow Jack Frymier; Director of Chapter Programs Howard D. Hill; PDK Executive Director Ronald Joekel; Arliss Roaden, secretary of the PDK Educational Foundation Board of Governors; former PDK Executive Director Lowell Rose; District VI Representative Evelyn Pasteur Valentine; and Sandra Weith, PDK assistant executive director for administration. SCIENCE TEACHER HELPS THE FOUNDATION Melvin Talbert, a member of the Broward County Florida Chapter, has found a way to help students learn science while also contributing to the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation. Talbert has collected about 200 exciting science experiments that can be used with students from kindergarten through high school. All the proceeds from the sale of the collection are donated to the Foundation. Talbert, who was named Florida's Outstanding Science Educator, explained that his collection of experiments arose out of necessity. "I needed to develop some kind of resource that I could turn to," he explained. "I couldn't keep searching through textbooks for each class." He has collected science experiments for 30 years. All of them have been used successfully by teachers, Talbert reported. He said that he has chosen his experiments because the materials are readily available and the experiments are easily replicated, even by students and their parents. However, the most important criteria are that the experiments must teach science and be highly motivational. "There is nothing like a little explosion, or a little electricity, or a little magnetism to get students' attention," Talbert said. But he explained that just grabbing students' attention is not enough; the students need to do the experiments themselves and become interested in what they are learning. "There's no better way to turn students on to the excitement of science than having them duplicate what the teacher has demonstrated," Talbert said. Talbert is well-qualified to know what excites both students and adults about science. For many years he has conducted a popular science show for area schools. The proceeds from that show have been used to support the chapter's Prospective Educator Scholarship program. Talbert's collection of science experiments includes more than 210 pages, which have been punched to put in a three-ring binder. The experiments range from ones that parents can do with their children, using materials found in their kitchen, to experiments that can be expanded for a science fair project. All of them can be adapted for any grade level, Talbert said. The collection is available from: Broward County School Board 600 SE 3rd Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Dr. Talbert asks for a $25 contribution for each set of experiments; that contribution goes entirely to the PDK Educational Foundation. The eight PDK districts will hold their conferences next October. Chapter delegates will conduct the business of the fraternity, learn about effective chapter programs, and participate in professional programs planned by district representatives and area coordinators. District conferences are held in even-numbered years, alternating with biennial councils in odd-numbered years. Each chapter is required to send at least one delegate to a district conference, and many chapters send more. Any PDK member is welcome to attend. PDK International reimburses the transportation for one delegate from each chapter. To be eligible for reimbursement, the chapter must be represented at the conference business sessions. The schedule and sites for the 1996 district conferences are:
PDK's new District IX will not be officially established until 1 July 1996. At that time, the district officers will work with Headquarters staff to plan a district conference this year. District conferences are a part of the governance structure of Phi Delta Kappa. The delegates will elect area coordinators, nominate candidates for the Board of Directors, and choose a recipient of the Outstanding Dissertation Awards. In addition, the delegates will deal with a variety of legislative matters, including amendments to PDK's Constitution and Bylaws. The Douglas County Colorado Chapter is the newest chapter in PDK, installed on 22 February 1996 in Area 4I. The addition of this chapter brings the number of active PDK chapters to 667. The installation of a new chapter is a cooperative venture involving area coordinators and local Kappans. The coordinator identifies sites that can support a new chapter and works with local leadership in organizing the chapter. The Area 4I Coordinator is Jack Cotton. The Minority Recruitment into Teaching Grants were established in 1991 to help chapters develop model programs that will encourage minorities to pursue teaching careers. The intent of the grants is for chapters to design programs that can be replicated or adapted for use in other areas. Since the program began, 14 chapters have received grants ranging from $300 to $1,000. Below is a description of a program developed by the Jersey Shore Chapter. Future issues of NN&Q will describe programs developed by other chapters receiving these grants. If more minority students are to choose education careers, then our schools must regularly work to recruit them. The Jersey Shore Chapter is working to make minority recruitment an ongoing program in the schools in its service area. John Amato, director of the chapter's project, explained that the chapter is working with area high schools to influence minority students who have not considered education careers. "We asked administrators and guidance counselors to find students who are undecided about their careers, not students who already are considering careers in education," Amato said. He explained that the program is not designed to convince those who already are convinced but to reach students who otherwise would not become teachers. Amato and chapter member Ronald Blandon have developed a two-hour presentation for students. The presentation includes the Phi Delta Kappa video, "Touching the Future: Minorities and Teaching," as well as other materials. All interested students also received a copy of fastback 290 "Recruiting Minorities into Teaching" by Rita Greer and William Husk. In addition, interested students attended a chapter meeting this spring at which Greer was the featured speaker. The chapter continues to invite students to its meetings so they can meet teachers and administrators outside of school. The response from the students has been very encouraging, Amato reported. In addition, the chapter has received very positive responses from the teachers and administrators who have attended the presentations. "One school asked us to come back and make a presentation on career night to not only students but also their parents," Amato said. In addition to the presentations, the chapter also is working with schools to establish Future Educators of America clubs or to strengthen existing clubs. Amato explained that each school has been given a copy of the FEA manual and that chapter members have volunteered to serve as resource people and advisors for FEA clubs. Amato reported that the chapter plans to expand the program to middle schools. Chapter members also will make presentations at regional conferences to convince teachers to encourage students to enter teaching. Other plans for the future include a one-day workshop for FEA students and a two-day summer institute for interested students. With the FEA clubs, the presentations, and the chapter support, the minority recruitment program will become a continuing process, not just a one-time program, Amato explained. "Whatever will help to get it established, we're going to do it," he said. "We are determined." In 1989 Gerald H. and Victoria C.T. Read provided a grant to the PDK Educational Foundation to establish a program using chapter volunteers to help at-risk youth. During its first year, the Victoria C.T. Read Adopt-a-Scholar Program involved 10 chapters, each of which received a $300 grant to "adopt" at-risk students in grades 9 to 11 and to develop programs to help them overcome the environmental, cultural, and academic barriers to success in school. New chapters have been added to the program each year. Chapters involved in this program develop their own programs to meet the needs of their adopted students. The intent is that these programs serve as models for other community organizations interested in helping at- risk students. In this way, the program can have influence far beyond the specific activities of the participating chapters. The description below of one chapter's involvement was provided by Reginald Sykes, president of the Meridian Area Mississippi Chapter. Future issues of NN&Q will describe the activities of other chapters involved in this program. Sometimes all that a student needs to succeed is a little encouragement. Members of the Meridian Area Mississippi Chapter are providing that encouragement to two students in local high schools. In addition, chapter members are helping smooth the way as these students prepare for college. Chapter president Reginald Sykes explained that last year the chapter "adopted" two students who were the first generation in their families to plan on attending college. A chapter member in each student's high school is assigned to help the student with any academic needs. The chapter member serves as a resource for the students. "If they need help with anything, the student can contact our member at their school," Sykes said. The chapter also helps pay for all incidental academic expenses, such as fees for class trips and materials for projects. In addition, the chapter has provided financial aid for both the ACT and the study sessions to prepare for that test, as well as for college admission fees. The students and their parents have attended chapter meetings, Sykes said. He explained that it is important for the adopted scholars and their parents to meet the chapter members so they learn how they can work together for the students' future. Sykes reported that the parents had never heard of Phi Delta Kappa but were thrilled when they found out that educators from all levels, early childhood through university, were eager to work together to help their children. Kappans work to make sure that the students know of all their career options. In addition to information about a career in education, which the students can obtain at chapter meetings, the chapter also has sponsored the students at a career development center in the local community college. Perhaps the most important thing the chapter has done for the students has been to assure the students that they can go to college, that money will be available if they choose to further their education, Sykes said. And, he reported, the students are on the road to success. The PDK Educational Foundation Board of Governors invites chapters to participate in the Victoria C.T. Read Adopt-a-Scholar Program. Chapters wishing to participate in the program must send a proposal that describes how they will work with one to three at-risk students in grades 9 to 11 in order to help them remain in school and prepare for college. Proposals for this program are accepted throughout the year. Chapters already participating in the program have conducted a wide variety of activities, from setting up study areas in homeless shelters to serving as mentors for students. The program has two components. The first is the adopt-a-scholar program. The Victoria C.T. Read Fund provides up to $300 to each participating chapter to help them carry out these activities. Chapters also are eligible for a second year of funding if their program has been successful. The second component of the Victoria C.T. Read Adopt-a-Scholar program provides scholarships to the participating students. These scholarships are based on financial need. For more information about this program, contact Howard D. Hill at PDK International Headquarters. Local chapters ratified eight amendments to the PDK Constitution, which were approved by the delegates to the 45th Biennial Council last October. Of the 666 chapters, only 419 voted by the January 29 deadline; but those chapters approved the amendments by an overwhelming margin. The constitutional amendments and the votes are:
The first four amendments above, dealing with membership, became effective immediately on ratification by the chapters. The other four amendments will become effective on 1 July 1996. In addition, the Biennial Council passed two amendments to PDK's Constitution and Bylaws that did not require ratification by the chapters. Those two amendments, which also will become effective on 1 July 1996, are:
Four years ago the schools in Summers County, W.V., were considered "severely impaired" and put on probation by the state. Today this school district serves as a model for other districts in the state. James Irwin, director for curriculum and instruction in the Summers County schools, explained that the Network of Mindful Schools played a primary role in the revitalization of his district. "This is our third year in the Network," Lawrence said. "I can hardly express how appreciative we are of the consultants in the Network, who have bent over backwards to help us." The Network of Mindful Schools is one of two networks co-sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa and the International Renewal Institute (IRI). These networks offer staff development workshops, PDK seminars, and a variety of other services that will help schools work together for change. Phillip Harris, director of PDK's Center for Professional Development and Services, explained that PDK promotes the concept of networking as an effective method to further school reform. PDK staff play an important role in designing these network programs and provide continuing support to ensure their success. The Network of Mindful Schools is an intense restructuring project based on the concept of "the school as a home for the mind," developed by Art Costas. Each participating school designs pilot projects to meet its particular needs; and teams of consultants help each site with training, implementation, and assessment. The leadership teams from each school also meet each summer for a week-long conference. PDK and IRI also sponsor the Multiple Intelligences School Network. This network helps schools to build restructuring efforts based on the theory of multiple intelligences developed by Howard Gardner. A team of consultants works with each school to facilitate a school-community tactical plan and to integrate the theory with daily practice. Leadership teams in this network also meet for a summer conference. For more information about these networks or to join your school with others that are implementing similar reforms, call the network coordinators at IRI/Skylight, 1-800-348-4474. By 1 January 1996, 10,175 Kappans had contributed $164,521 to the 1995- 96 Annual Fund campaign for the PDK Educational Foundation. In addition, more than 1,600 Kappans have pledged $15,315 to the Educational Foundation. The PDK Educational Foundation was established 30 years ago by Ohio educator George H. Reavis, who envisioned a foundation that would not only fund services and publications for Kappans but also would increase the respect and understanding of education among the general public. Many Kappans have benefited directly from Foundation programs. About 180 chapters each year take advantage of the Foundation Author Seminar/Lecture Series, which provides authors of fastbacks and PDK books and monographs for chapter meetings, community programs, and other activities. In addition, more than 30 chapters each year sponsor Leadership Skill Institutes, which are designed to help educators learn the skills and strategies for dealing with professional issues. Among the other programs sponsored by the PDK Educational Foundation are the Scholarships for Prospective Educators, the Summer Institutes for Prospective Educators, the Gabbard Institutes, the Gerald Read International Seminar Scholarships, and the Victoria C.T. Read Adopt-a- Scholar Program and Scholarships. As part of the Annual Fund campaign, chapters are recognized for their contributions to the Foundation. By January 1995, 51 chapters qualified for membership in the 1995-96 20/20 Club. To qualify for membership, either 20% of a chapter's members in good standing or 20 members, whichever is greater, must contribute at least $5 to the Annual Fund. The chapters in the 1995-96 20/20 Club not previously listed in NN&Q are listed below. The number in parentheses after the name of the chapter indicates the number of consecutive years that chapter has qualified for membership. 1995-96 20/20 Club Big Springs of the Ozarks (10) The Board of Governors of the PDK Educational Foundation held its winter meeting on January 12-13. Among other actions, the board agreed to sponsor a series of public forums on the need for public schools (see story on page 1). The board also considered reports on a variety of Foundation programs and approved a budget for 1996-97 of $925,900 for Foundation publications, scholarships, institutes, and other programs. Some of the programs sponsored by the Foundation and their budget amounts are:
The board also elected officers for the coming year. Re-elected were Bessie Gabbard, chair; Donald Anderson, vice chair; and Arliss Roaden, secretary. In April, the 401st title was published in PDK's popular Fastback series. More than 7-1/2 million copies have been distributed since the series began in 1972, making the fastbacks one of the great success stories in education publishing. Fastbacks are published by the Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, often with support from chapters that sponsor them. To sponsor a fastback, chapters make a $500 contribution to the PDK Educational Foundation. In return, the chapter receives an acknowledgment in the fastback and 150 copies. In addition, the author, if available, makes a presentation on the fastback topic at a chapter meeting. Five chapters sponsored fastbacks in the spring 1996 series. Those chapters and the fastbacks they sponsored are:
PDK Past President Emory Stoops has established a special scholarship fund in the Educational Foundation. Stoops has joined a growing number of individual Kappans and chapters who have established scholarship funds in the Foundation. Stoops, who was president of PDK from 1954 to 1956, contributed $10,000 to the Past President Emory Stoops Scholarship. The first of these scholarships will be awarded in spring 1997. The recipient of this scholarship will be chosen from the outstanding students who are finalists for PDK's Scholarship Grants for Prospective Educators. The winner will be chosen by the committee that chooses the other recipients of PDK's Prospective Educator Scholarships, with preference for the new scholarship being given to a student who intends to go to the University of Southern California. Twenty-six Gabbard Institutes are scheduled for next summer at PDK's International Conference Center in Bloomington. The Gabbard Institutes are sponsored by Phi Delta Kappa and the PDK Educational Foundation. Named for Bessie Gabbard, chair of the Educational Foundation Board of Governors and the first woman member of PDK, the institutes are designed to bring together educators and prominent resource persons to study major education issues and to develop the skills needed for dealing with today's problems. Participants also enjoy a variety of social activities. The costs for each institute are low and include room, board, and registration fees. In addition, $125 scholarships are available from the PDK Educational Foundation for all Kappans in good standing. Graduate credit for these institutes from Indiana University is available for an additional fee. The 1996 Gabbard Institutes and their dates are: June 24-26
June 24
June 25
June 26
July 8-10
July 8-12
July 15-17
July 15-19
July 21-26
July 22-24
July 29-31
July 29-August 2
For more information about the Gabbard Institutes, contact: Phi Delta Kappa P.O. Box 789 Bloomington, IN 47402
More than 300 students and 100 advisors attended the spring 1996 conference of the Future Educators of America. PDK Associate Executive Director George Kersey observed that this year's FEA conference was one of the best-attended in recent memory, with more than twice the number of participants as last year. "There is little doubt that PDK's work with the FEA is helping to revitalize that organization," Kersey said. "The work not only at the international level, but also the efforts of local PDK chapters has made a difference for these kids." The theme of this year's conference was "Yes, Teach! A Career for the Next Century." Workshops focused on the ways that classrooms and schooling are changing, as well as on new technology and emerging knowledge about how people learn. The workshops were conducted by Kappans from the area. The conference also was supported by seven chapters in the St. Louis area, with special assistance from Area 3C Coordinator Carolyn Peterson and Area 5E Coordinator Paul Reinert. Phi Delta Kappa assumed responsibility for administering the Future Educators of America in 1993. Both PDK and the PDK Educational Foundation provided funds for this effort, enabling PDK to develop the infrastructure needed to expand the FEA into a strong program. "Kappans have shown a great enthusiasm for supporting the FEA," Kersey reported. He explained that PDK has received hundreds of requests for the FEA organizational manual, which PDK published last year, and that many chapters are supporting FEA clubs in their local schools. Phi Delta Kappa International Headquarters now can be reached by E-mail. The direct dial number for PDK's bulletin board is (812) 323-0291, and the telnet address is bbs.pdkintl.org. The bulletin board is connected to the Internet. Among the items available on the bulletin board are information on travel seminars, the Future Educators of America, sample chapter bylaws, the PDK/Gallup Poll, the products catalogue, and professional development institutes, as well as the Executive Director's Memo, the Washington Newsletter, and News, Notes, and Quotes. The general E-mail address for PDK is headquarters@pdkintl.org. The departmental E-mail addresses for PDK are: Accounting: accounting@pdkintl.org Phi Delta Kappa also has a site on the World Wide Web, accessible at www.pdkintl.org. The site was established recently and contains only limited information, but it is being developed as quickly as possible. The National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development has moved to Phi Delta Kappa. This year PDK received a grant from the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Foundation to house the center and to conduct an extensive evaluation of the Effective Schools materials and training program. Based on that evaluation, PDK will determine how to structure the programs to best serve schools and whether to continue the affiliation with the Effective Schools center on a permanent basis. "We are enthusiastic about having the Effective Schools center at PDK," Phillip Harris, director of PDK's Center for Professional Development and Services, reported. "We are finding that schools are very interested in the Effective Schools Process as a foundation on which to build other reforms." Currently, the Effective Schools materials, training, and technical assistance are available through PDK's professional development center. PDK is employing experienced instructional designers and management information specialists to evaluate and update the components of the process. The center also is planning to develop other training centers throughout the country. "The Effective Schools Process fits well with PDK's mission," Harris explained. "It is a planning, data-gathering, decision-making process that provides a solid first step in school improvement. Combined with the many other programs and services available from PDK, it offers an excellent way to approach systemic reform." Educators interested in this process can attend a special Gabbard Institute on July 8-12, Leadership for Effective Schools. That institute will enable participants to initiate an Effective Schools plan in their school or district. The presenter for that institute is Edie Holcomb, a former associate director of the National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development. The evaluation process should be complete by next fall, Harris said. At that time, PDK will announce its future plans with the National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development. At its winter meeting, the PDK Board of Directors planned the implementation of amendments and legislation passed at the last biennial council and took measures to reduce PDK International's expenditures during the current period of financial concern. Among the organizational matters, the board considered how to implement the new District IX. The new district, created by the 45th Biennial Council, will include Bermuda, Europe, the Mediterranean region, Asia, and the South Pacific west of the International Dateline. The board will appoint the first district representative for that district and decided to solicit nominations for the position from the chapters. The board also implemented a variety of cost-saving measures for the remainder of this fiscal year and for next year. These measures included eliminating one issue of NN&Q, reducing the number of pages in the KAPPAN, limiting travel to chapters and district meetings by the board and Headquarters staff, and placing a moratorium on district project grants. Following are other actions taken by the Board of Directors:
The recipients of Phi Delta Kappa's Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards will be chosen at the district conferences next fall. Chapters are encouraged to nominate up to three dissertations and to forward their nominations to their district representatives. The Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards were established in 1984 as a way to strengthen PDK's commitment to education research by honoring the best among the new researchers. One recipient is chosen from each district. Each winner will receive $500 and a certificate of recognition. Each nomination must be made by a PDK chapter, but the nominee does not have to be a member of PDK. Nominees must have completed their dissertations between 1 September 1994 and 31 August 1996 and be graduates of an accredited college or university. Criteria for the awards include the quality of the study's design, the clarity of the researcher's writing, and the utility of the study's findings. The deadline for nominations to the district representatives is 31 August 1996. Nominations from international chapters should be sent to: CEDR Phi Delta Kappa P.O. Box 789 Bloomington, IN 47402-0789
This issue of NEWS, NOTES, & QUOTES will be the final issue for the 1995-96 academic/fiscal year. The summer issue has been canceled by the PDK Board of Directors as a cost-saving measure. The 1997 summer issue of NN&Q also will be eliminated. The 1996-98 NN&Q publication schedule will be slightly altered. The fall issue will be published in September. The winter issue will be published in December, and the spring issue will be published in April. Twelve chapters are conducting Leadership Skill Institutes in the fall on the topic, "Self-Directed Learning: Knowledge, Strategies, and Motivation." The Leadership Skill Institutes, a program of Phi Delta Kappa and the PDK Educational Foundation, are designed to help educators learn skills and strategies for dealing with professional issues. The institutes are planned and conducted by local chapters with cooperation and financial assistance from PDK. The chapters selected to hold the fall 1996 Leadership Skill Institutes are: Auburn University, Butler University, Germany, Lander University, Louisville Kentucky, Northern Virginia Battlefield Area, Okinawa Japan, Southern Illinois University, Southwest Oklahoma, Stanford University, University of Illinois, and University of the Pacific. For more information about these Leadership Skill Institutes, or for information about sponsoring a future institute, contact: Director of Chapter Programs Phi Delta Kappa P.O. Box 789 Bloomington, IN 47402-0789
Two new titles in the popular "Hot Topics" series are now available from PDK's Center for Evaluation, Development, and Research (CEDR). "Straight Talk About America's Public Schools: Dispelling the Myths" is edited by Larry W. Barber, the director of CEDR. The 25 articles included in this volume are intended to serve as an "instant library" that educators can use to counter criticism about public schools. In addition to accurate data about schools that refute many of the critics, other articles include information about social problems that affect children but are beyond the reach of schools. "Teaching Students to be Responsible," edited by PDK Senior Fellow Jack Frymier, examines the nature of responsibility and successful programs that have been used to teach students to be responsible. The 25 articles in this volume look at the basic questions concerning teaching students to be responsible, and they present some intriguing answers. The "Hot Topics" series is designed to provide the highest quality and most relevant research in one source to help busy practitioners find practical solutions to current problems in education. The cost for each title in the "Hot Topics" series is $25, plus $3 for shipping and handling. A discount is available for three or more copies. Call for details. To order the above titles, or any other title in the series, write to: P.O. Box 789 Bloomington, IN 47402-0789
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