Tables of contents

Special Issue: The CREDE Synthesis Project: Implications for Research, Policy and Practice 

Guest Editor: Roland G Tharp

Guest Editor's introduction: Research in diversity and education: process and structure in synthesising knowledge 

Roland G Tharp

355 

English language learners in US schools: an overview of research findings 

Fred Genesee, Kathryn Lindholm-Leary, William Saunders, Donna Christian

363 

Professional development for teachers of diverse students: a summary of the research  

Stephanie L Knight, Donna L Wiseman

387 

From pipelines to partnerships: a synthesis of research on how diverse families, schools and communities support children's pathways through schools 

Catherine R Cooper, Gabriela Chavira, Dolores D Mena

407 

Science education and student diversity: synthesis and research agenda 

Ohkee Lee

431 

Systematic educational reform for radically and linguistically diverse students: a summary of the evidence 

Amanda Datnow, Susan G Lasky, Samuel C Stringfield, Charles Teddie

441 

An investigation of block scheduling and school library media centres 

Stephanie Huffman, Glenda Thurman, Leisa Kim Thomas

3 

What educators really believe about dyslexia  

Elizabeth M Wadlington, Patrick L Wadlington

16 

Struggling readers in high school 

Marlow Ediger

34 

The learning killer: disruptive student behaviour in the classroom 

Alan Seidman

40 

Parental involvement and its influence on the reading achievement of 6th grade students 

Carmen Ann Howes, Lee A Plourde

47 

The effects of narrow reading of authentic texts on interest and reading ability in English as a foreign language

Kyung-Sook Cho, Kyoung-Ok Ahn, Stephen Krashen

58 

Editorial

Self-study as a context for productive learning 

Tom Russell, John Loughran

103 

Self-study, critical friendship, and the complexities of teacher education 

Sandy Schuck, Tom Russell

107 

Collaboration and connectedness in two teacher educators' shared self-study 

Barbara Hug, Karla J Moller

123 

A self-study of factors affecting success in two collaborations on the teaching of social justice 

Morwenna Griffiths, Dina Poursanidou

141 

Complexity science and cohorts in teacher education 

Anthony Clarke, Gaalen Erickson, Steve Collins, Anne Phelan

159 

Making inquiry a habit of mind: learning to use inquiry to understand and improve practice 

Linda R Kroll

179 

Conveying respect and empathy: becoming a relational teacher educator 

Julian Kitchen

195 

No teacher educator left behind: the impact of US policies and trends on my work as a researcher and teacher educator 

Clare Kosnik

209 

The initial education of high school teachers: a critical review of major issues and trends 

Ronald G Sultana

225 

Articles

Learning difficulties in the Australian context: policy, research and practice 

Annette Woods, Claire Wyatt-Smith, John Elkins

1 

The social and emotional struggles of being a 12 year old boy: Matthew's story of masculinity 

Amanda Keddie

15 

The SACSA framework: unsettled policy for unsettled times 

Sam Sellar

26 

The influences of the Chinese culture on teacher-student interaction in the classrooms of Hong Kong secondary schools 

37 

Critical literacy in high school preparation language programs: challenges and possibilities 

Jennifer Alford

44 

Point and counterpoint

Sexualities and education in Australia: which way forward? 

Mary Lou Rasmussen

51 

Assembling sexuality education 

Deana Leahy

54 

Listening to the kids and working on the adults for more liveable lives: sex/ualities and schooling 

Lisa Hunter

57 

In good conscience? 

Valerie Harwood

62 

Practicing queer theories: queer image-based texts in the tertiary classroom 

Kellie Burns

65 

Book reviews

Designing the school curriculum 

Colin Marsh

69 

How do teachers influence people? 

Colin Marsh

70