Volume XLIV, Number 1,
Spring 1998

Articles

Doug Hart, D.W. Livingstone 1 The "Crisis" of Confidence in Schools & the Neo-Conservative Agenda: Diverging Opinions of Corporate Executives and the General Public
Nelly McEwen 20 Satisfaction with Education in Alberta
Gabriella Minnes Brandes, Gaalen L. Erickson 38 Developing and Sustaining a Community of Inquiry Among Teachers and Teacher-Educators
Kathy Bickmore 53 Teacher Development for Conflict Resolution
Vivian Hajnal, Keith Walker, Larry Sackney 70 Leadership, Organizational Learning, and Selected Factors relating to the Institutionalization of School Improvement Initiatives

Research Notes

90 Guidelines
Ben Levin,
Jon Young
91 International Educational Reform: From Proposals to Results
Mark J. Gierl 94 Generalizability of Written-Response Scores for the Alberta Education English 30 Diploma Examination
Robert H. Cantwell,
Phillip J. Moore
98 Relationships among Control Beliefs, Approaches to Learning and the Academic Performance of Final Year Nurses
Barbara J. Virley O'Connor,
Richard Walsh-Bowers
103 A Preliminary Examination of the Effects of Gender-Based Language on Children's Imagery
Nina Howe,
Betty Chambers,
Philip C. Abrami
106 The Effects of an Academic Restructuring Program on Parental Attitudes and Behaviors
Karen Cockrell,
Dan Cockrell,
Edward L. Harris
111 Generational Variability in the Understanding and Use of Technology

Book Review

Hans Smits 115 Interpreting teacher practice...Two continuing stories by Renate Schulz


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