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Thresholds in Education Issues and Issue Editors (From 2/75--1st Issue Published)

Volume I (1975) 

  1. Sex Role Changes -- Leonard Pourchot 
  2. The School as an Instrument for Peace -- Joseph E. Ellis 
  3. The Proper Role of Moral Values in a Philosophy of Education -- Arthur Hoppe 
  4. Year-Round Education, Pupil Punishment and Due Process -- Roy Bragg

Volume II (1976)

  1. The Compleat School -- Clive Veri 
  2. Teaching the Latino Student -- Donald Reyes 
  3. Secondary Special Education -- Bruno D'Alonzo, Michael Thompson & Richard Mueller 
  4. The School as an Instrument for Population Control -- Joseph Ellis

Volume III (1977)

  1. Violent Schools in a Violent Society -- Leonard Pourchot 
  2. Humonics -- Roberta J. & John D. Starkey 
  3. Dimensions of Non-Traditional Education -- Edwin Simpson & Robert M. Smith 
  4. Ethnic and Multiethnic Studies in the School -- Philip T.K. Daniel & Jon D. Miller

Volume IV (1978) 

  1. Communications-The Key -- Joan L. Peterson & Nancy Vedral 
  2. Education of Native Americans Today -- DeWayne Triplett & Joseph Ellis 
  3. Teacher Education-Which Way?-- Leonard Pourchot & Wilma Longstreet 
  4. Nutrition Education: Transforming Traditions -- Gloria Kinney & Joseph Ellis

Volume V (1979)

  1. Year-Round Education -- Roy L. Bragg & Edward C. Pino 
  2. Middle School/Junior High School: Theory and Practice -- Nolan & Carmen Armstrong 
  3. To…Year…2000 -- Lowell Horton 
  4. Special Education -- Jay Gottlieb

Volume VI (1980)

  1. Standardized Testing -- Leonard Pourchot & Michael Thompson 
  2. Education for Unity within a Diverse Community -- Joseph Ellis & Byron Radebaugh 
  3. Doctoral Dissertations at Northern Illinois University -- Joseph Ellis & Joan L. Peterson 
  4. The Impact of Change in Physical Education & Sports -- Judith Bischoff

Volume VII (1981)

  1. Curriculum for Survival -- Joseph R. Ellis & Leonard Pourchot 
  2. Staff Development -- Nolan Armstrong & Walter Wernick 
  3. Improving Content Area Reading: Subject Matter Issues -- Weldon G. Bradtmueller & James E. Walker 
  4. Graduate Education -- James A. Rutledge

Volume VIII (1982)

  1. Nutrition Education -- Carol-Byrd-Bredbenner 
  2. The Role of Public Education in Economic Development -- Thomas L. Erekson & Ronald E. Everett 
  3. Trends and Issues in British Education -- James H. Moss & Leonard Pourchot 
  4. Education for the Global Perspective -- Mary Louise Seguel & Dorothy Seeberg

Volume IX (1983)

  1. Children of Divorce -- Roberta Starkey & John Starkey 
  2. Technology Education -- Don Sheperd & Thomas Erekson 
  3. Education for Creativity -- Joseph R. Ellis & Karen Cole 
  4. Vocational Education for the Handicapped -- Thomas L. Erekson

Volume X (1984)

  1. Evaluating Teachers and Teaching -- Joseph R. Ellis & Michael L. Thompson 
  2. Supervision -- Louise Dieterle & Nancy Vedral 
  3. Applied Basics in Education -- Thomas Erekson, James Greenan, M. Harry Daniels 
  4. Educating for Healthful Sexuality -- George & Janice Miner-Holden

Volume XI (1985)

  1. Microcomputers in the Classroom -- John D. & Roberta J. Starkey 
  2. State Education Agencies: Leadership and Challenge -- Sally Pancrazio 
  3. European Educational Theorists: Implications of Their Ideas for American Education -- Byron Radebaugh 
  4. Strategic Planning: The Educator's Imperative -- Alan R. Robison

Volume XII (1986)

  1. Staff Development -- Louise Dieterle 
  2. Perspectives on Educational Policy -- Patricia F. First 
  3. The Physical Fitness Boom: Implications for Education & Industry -- Judy Bischoff & Bo Fernhall 
  4. Writing for Educational Publications -- Robert C. Morris

Volume XIII (1987)

  1. Career Ladders: New Incentives for Teachers -- Joseph R. Ellis & Michael J. Harkins 
  2. Contemporary Issues in Rural Education -- Delores Gade & Thomas L. Erekson 
  3. The Theory and Practice of Mentoring for Teachers -- Joseph Ellis & Byron F. Radebaugh 
  4. Research in Education -- Robert C. Morris & Donald J. Reyes

Volume XIV (1988)

  1. Primary Source Documents for Teaching Social Studies -- Michael J. Harkins 
  2. International Studies: Linking Global Cultures -- Robert C. Morris & Pedro A. Pascua 
  3. Coordinating the School's Curriculum -- Robert C. Morris & Donald J. Reyes 
  4. Religion and Education -- Diann Musial & Jeffrey E. Mirel

Volume XV (1989)

  1. Education and Institutional Democracy -- Arthur Brown & Byron F. Radebaugh 
  2. Gifted Education: Creating a Brighter Future -- Robert C. Morris & Barbara A. Smith 
  3. Curriculum Development in Latin American Education -- Carlos H. Lepiz, Ana Lopez & Cecilia Gomez 
  4. Adult Literacy: Global Perspectives -- Donna D. Amstutz & John A. Niemi

Volume XVI (1990)

  1. Improvement of Instruction: New Models -- Frank Bazeli & Carla Shaw 
  2. At-Risk Youth-Part I -- Robert C. Morris 
  3. At-Risk Youth-Part II -- Robert C. Morris 
  4. Rethinking Teacher Education for the Nineties -- Wilma Miranda

Volume XVII (1991)

  1. Research in Education, Part I -- Edwin Simpson & Robert Rosemier 
  2. Research in Education, Part II-- Edwin Simpson & Robert Rosemier 
  3. Restructuring Schools -- Charles A. Sloan 
  4. Site-Based Management and Teacher Empowerment -- Roberta Nauman

Volume XVIII (1992)

  1. Educational Leadership for the 21st Century -- Robert C. Morris 

    2. Editor's Preface
    Introduction
    Technology, Computers, and Changing the Face of Leadership
    The Teaching Culture and Classroom Computer Use
    Youth-at-Risk:The Real Issue
    Preventing the Child from Becoming an At-Risk Student
    Discipline Through the School's Curriculum
    The Facilitative Role of Leadership in Tomorrow's Schools
    Refocusing and Redirecting School Leadership for the 21st Century
    Antisocial Behavior: A Social Learning Perspective in an Educational Context
  2. The Learning Organization: Integrating Work with Learning, Part I. -- John A. Niemi & Susan A. Huhta 

    3. Preface
    Human Resource Development: Definitions, Scope, Issues, and Research Needs
    Learning to Learn in the Workplace
    Networking as a Learning Tool for Human Resource Development
    Evaluating Learning in the Workplace
    Facilitating Change Through Learning: The Consultant's Role
    Learning Through Workplace Diversity: Implications for Human Resource Development Professionals Assisting the Transformation of Workers Affected by Organizational Takeover
    Learning by Expanding: A New Approach to Workplace Learning
    The Purposes and Stages of the Learning Organization
    The Fourth Iteration: The Learning Organization as a Model of Strategic Change
    Book Review: Smith, R.M., & Associates (1990). Learning to Learn Across the Life Span. San Francisco:Jossey-Bass.
    Book Review: Senge, P.M. (1990). The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. New York:Doubleday/Currency.
  3. The Learning Organization: Integrating Work with Learning, Part II. -- John A. Niemi & Susan A. Huhta 
  4. New Partnerships in Education -- Marsha K. Bollendorf
    5. Editor's Note
    Interconnections 91: Scientific and Applied Technology Literacy and the Corporate Workplace
    Principles of Technology: A Cooperative Partnership Demonstrating Teaching and Learning Excellence
    Changing the High School Through Effective Tech-Prep Partnerships
    LINK-UP: Development of a Continuing Education Information Service for Adult Learners
    Motorola, Inc. Land Mobile Products Sector Partnership with School District U-46, Elgin, Illinois

Volume XIX (1993)

  1. Ethics and Education, Part I -- Byron F. Radebaugh 
  2. Ethics and Education, Part II -- Byron F. Radebaugh 
  3. Peace Education: 21st Century Challenges -- Wilma Miranda 
  4. Narrative in Educational Settings -- Lucy F. Townsend

Volume XX (1994)

  1. Wellness & Education: Creating a Healthier School Environment -- Robert Morris & Steward DeVane 
  2. Knowledge Production & Educational Change for Democratic Renewal-Part I -- Byron Radebaugh 
  3. Knowledge Production & Educational Change for Democratic Renewal-Part II -- Byron Radebaugh 
  4. School-University Partnerships -- Elaine Koffman

Volume XXI (1995)

  1. Visions for Education in the Community College Environment -- William Young 
  2. Safe Schools through a Comprehensive, Effective & Positive Strategy -- Miguel Gutierrez & Carlos Lepiz 
  3. Education for Unity within a Diverse Community (Theoretical Perspectives) -- Wilma Miranda 
  4. Education for Unity within a Diverse Community (Pedagogical Initiatives) -- Wilma Miranda

Volume XXII (1996)

  1. Historical Perspectives & Visions for African-American Women Educators -- L. Gyant & William Young 
  2. Service Learning in Schools and Colleges -- Rita Yerkes 
  3. Moral Education-Education and Work -- Wilma Miranda 
  4. Discipline Revisited: Creating an Effective Learning Environment -- Robert C. Morris

Volume XXIII (1997)

  1. Local School Change: The View from Inside, Part I -- Lucy Townsend & Constance Goode 
  2. Local School Change: The View from Inside, Part II -- Lucy Townsend & Constance Goode
  3. Thresholds Revisited I: From Theory to Practice -- Jan Woodhouse
  4. Thresholds Revisited I: From Theory to Practice -- Jan Woodhouse

Volume XXIV (1998)

  1. Thresholds Revisited II: From Theory to Practice -- Jan Woodhouse
  2. Thresholds Revisited II: From Theory to Practice -- Jan Woodhouse
  3. Reflections on Professional Renewal -- Linda O'Neill 
  4. Looking Back to the Future -- Linda O'Neill & Robert C. Morris

Volume XXV (1999)

  1. Alternative Schooling in America –Robert Morris
  2. Testimony, Practice, Criticism: Constructing a Philosophy of Education—Leslie Sassone
  3. Testimony, Practice, Criticism:  Constructing a Philosophy of Education—Leslie Sassone
  4. (w/ XXVI:1) Perspectives on Values Education in the Pacific Rim—Thomas Barone

Volume XXVI (2000)

  1. (w/XXV:4) Perspectives on Values Education in the Pacific Rim—Thomas Barone
  2. Taking Our Rightful Place in History, at Present and in the Future­­—LaVerne Gyant
  3. Negotiating the U-46 Turnaround—Roberta Nauman & Ann Riebock
  4. Collaboration, Connections, Conversations: Partnerships at NIU—Donna Wiseman

Volume XXVII (2001)

      1 & 2.  One-Room Schooling—Lucy F. Townsend

      3 & 4.  Over the River and Through the Hood—Jan Woodhouse

 Volume XXVIII (2002)  

  1. Educational Issues and School Law-Volume 1—Robert Morris
  2. Counting Our Chickens Before They Hatch—Susan A. Timm & Keith Armstrong
  3. One Step Forward:  Two Steps Back—Linda O’Neill
  4. Adult Learning in the New Millennium—John A. Niemi

 Volume XXIX (2003)

  1.      Autobiographical Writing as a Learning Process: Discovering the Inner Voice—Linda Armacost

Articles:

      Spirituality in Adult Education as Teaching to Connect Hearts
      Autobiography as a Teaching Tool: The Literature
      Presence
      More Questions Than Answers: Spirituality, Psychotherapy, and Awakening
      Bending

2.   Human Resource Development in the New Millennium—John A. Niemi & Tess Reinhard

Articles:

      Dynamics of Collective Actions
      From Bureaucracy toward the Learning Organization:  New Possibilities
      Transformation at Work:  Challenges for Learning
      Leadership Cohorts: An Approach for Corporate Leadership Development
      Bringing Worker Perspective into Interorganizational Collaboration
      Workplace Training Evaluation Plan—From Survival to Success     

3.   Completing the Circle: Theory to Practice in Educational Research—Nancy DeFrates Densch & Julio Rique

Articles:

           Promoting Educational Resilience Among At-Risk Youth
           Interpersonal Forgiveness and Students’ Victimization in Middle Schools
           Under-Challenged Gifted Students:  Why Do Smart Kids Do Such Dumb Things?
           Using Student Learning Profiles to Develop Cognitive Self-Assessment Skills
           Parentsreview.org:  Reviews of Self-Help Books for Parents of Adolescents
           Family and Community as Sources of Educational Adjustment
           Learner-Centered Practices and Student Motivation
           What Can American Educators Learn from Japanese Education?
           A New Relationship with our Minds—Multistate Mind

     4.   The Simon-Nussbaum Interviews: Civic Education after 9/11—Kerry Burch

  Articles:

           Reflections on War, Peace, and the Formation of American Civic Identity
           Interview with Senator Paul Simon
           Interview with Martha Nussbaum
           Broken Mirror: John Walker Lindh and the Anxiety of American Identity
           War and Gender:  Exploring the Construction of American National Identity
           How Then Shall We Live?

Volume XXX (2004)

1.      Teacher Preparation & Development: Challenges in an Era of Accountability—Kenneth King & Joyce Lieberman

Articles:

Building a Community of Scholars, Teachers, and Leaders in Service
The Evolution and Future of Curriculum Leadership
The Promise of Developmentally and Culturally Appropriate Practice in the Global Village
Early Childhood Special Education
Special Education in the State of Illinois:  What’s New?
Science-Technology-Society:  Promoting Reform in Elementary Education
The Outro:  What’s the Point?

2.   Teacher Education for Parent Involvement—Lee Shumow & Martha Strickland

Articles:

Preparing Teachers for Parental Involvement: Current Practices and Possibilities across the Nation
Northern Illinois University Partnership for Parent Engagement
Tomorrow’s Teachers Re-envisioning the Roles of Parents in Schools: Lessons Learned on the US/Mexico Border
Family as Faculty Phase II
North Texas Partnership for Parent Engagement

3.   From the Cradle to... Lifelong Learning in African American Education--Lorrie Reed & LaVerne Gyant

Articles:

Waiting to exhale: Opening New Avenues to Learning
Resilient Factors Among African American College Students
Autonomy and Success in Restructured Small Schools:
Implications for African American Students
Resiliency and Academic Achievement among African American and Hispanic
American Urban High School Students
No Child Left Behind: What Now for School Reform?
NIU Professor John A. Niemi Remembered for Love of Students and Teaching

4.   Understanding Education for Sustainability--Janice L. Woodhouse

Articles:

Education for Sustainability: A Primer
Education for Sustainable Development: An International Perspective
Development and Sustainability
Cultivating Care and Connection: Preparing the Soil for a Just and Sustainable Society
Environment Adult Education: Growing Jobs for Living
The Earth Charter: Channel for Change or Path to Apathy?
Learn More About It: Resources for Practitioners.

Volume XXXI (2005)

1 & 2.      Teachers and English Language Learners: Swimming Together in the Mainstream --Karen A. Carrier

Articles:

Professional Organizations and Conferences for All Teachers of English Language Learners
Mainstream Teachers + Sheltered Instruction = Engaged English Language Learners
Instructional Anchors for English Language Learners: Lessons Learned, Lessons Shared
Equity in the Assessment of English Language Learners(ELLs): Providing Options for Success
"Those Spanish Kids Just Won't Talk": Teaching Latino Students in Mainstream Classrooms
Promoting ELL Students' Participation in Mainstream Subject Matter Class Discussion
"They're our Kids": Mainstream and ESL Teachers Working Together for Success of English Language Learners
Resources for Learning More About Working with English Language Learners

3 & 4.      The Tenth Annual James and Helen Merritt Distinguished Service Award for Contributions to the Philosophy of Education--Kerry Burch

Articles:

The James and Helen Merritt Distinguished Service Award for Philosophy of Education Recipient List
Philosophy of Education as a Form of Inquiry
Response to Burbules
Liberal Education and Global Responsibility
Response to Nussbaum
Compassionate, Spiritual, and Creative Listening in Teaching and Learning
Response to Garrison

 
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