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PHILLIP M. WISHON

Phillip M. Wishon is professor of elementary and earl;. childhood education in the College of Education at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. A former elementary school teacher, he hcs also taught in and directed preschool programs in Ohio and Tennessee.

Wishon's major areas of professional interest include special needs young children, play intervention, therapeutic use of pets with chil- dren, and child health and safety. He has published widely and served as consultant in these areas.

Wishon is past presided of the National Association of Early Child- hood Teacher Educators and serves as research editor of Dimensions, the journal of the Southern Association on Children Under Six. He is co-author of fastback 249 Missing and Abducted Children: The School's Role in Prevention.

Series Editor, Derek L. Burleson

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233. What Educators Should Know About Copyright 234. Teenage Suicide: What Can the Schoolr Do? 235. Legal Basics tor Teachen 236. A Model for Teachina Thinkinn Skills:

The lncluslon Procair 237. The lnductoon of New Teachen 238. The Care far Basic Skills P r o p m s in

Higher Education 239. Recruiting Suoerior leacherr: The l n t e w i n

Process 240. Teachlng and Teacher Education: Implementing

Rnfnrm " .... 241. Learnlnr Through Laughter: Humor in

the Clarrroom 242. Hlgh School Dropouts: Causes. Consequencas

and Cure 243. Community Education: Processes and Programs 244. Teachinc the Process of Thinkinc. K.12 245 DPB n p i tn Abnormal Bahavlor i tha C assloom 246 1ea.n ng Scaence as l n q r l ~ 247 Mentor Ieathels The Ca oforn~d Modal 248. Urlng Micrc. rnputerr in School Administration 249. Missine and Abducted Children: The School's

Role ih~reventcon 250. A Model for Effective School Discipline 251. Teaching Reading in the Secondary School 252. Edueatlonal Reform: The Forgotten Half 253. Voluntary Religious Activities in Public

Schools: Poltcy Guidelines 254. Teaching Writing with the Microcomputer 255. Haw Should Teachers Be Educated? An A r r r r r

mant of Three Reform Reports 256. A Model for Teaching Writing: Process and

Prnnllrt , . . . . . . 257. Preschool Programs for Handicapped Children 258. Serv~ng Adolescents' Reading Interests Through

Young Adult Literature 259. The Year-Round School: Where Learning

Never Stops iO. Uslns, Educational Rarearch in the Classroom

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.. 2t f cv 266. 011 O ~ L P .o,rna r Wr!ttnz ar Conr r~ ra t on 167 Prenar ne Teacnrrr lor Uloan Scnoo s )cP ~ d ~ ~ ~ + i - ~ : By lnvitatton Only

orrible: Innovattons in the Bronx

A Primer on Music tor Non-Musician Educators Ertmordinary Ed~caton: Lessons in Leadership Religion and the Schoolr: Significant Court Decisions in the 1980s The High.Performing Educational Manager Student Press and the HazeIwoodDecision Improving the Textbook Selection Process Effective Schools Research: Practice and O.^m,r.

morob ng laathtng in lo rgh Coarhlng Ho* Cn ldran L e a n a Second lang~aga i m natlng Plocrastrnaf on W0tno.t Pvnlng I t n,' " 8 ,

Early Childhood Education: What Research Tells Us Personalizinn Stafl Develooment: The Career latt ice Modei The Elenentaw School Publishing Center The Care for Public Schools of c io ica Concurrent Enrollment Programs: College Credit for High School Students Educators' Consumer Guide to Private Tutoring Services Peer Supervision: A Way o f Professionalizing Teach~ng D~fferentiated Career Opportunities IorTeachen Controv~rs~aI Issues in Schoolr: Dealingwith the Inevitable Interactive Television: Progress and Potential Recruiting Minorities into Teaching Prepartng Students for Taking Tests Creating a Learning Climate for the Early Child- hood Years Career Beginnings: Helping Disadvantaged Youth Achieve Their Potential Interactive Videodisc and theleaching-Learning PIOIC<I 11 ng M~rroconoulers ~ 4 t h Glfled Students br n i M clotomputerr tor l rarn lng Read ng Ur ne M c#ocomouten tar l r a t h a n ~ Scoencr Studint Privacy i n the Classroom - Cooperative Learning The Care for School-Bsed Health Clinics Whole Bran Education Public Schoolr as Public Forums: Use of Schools by Non-School Publics Develooing Children's Creative Thinkinc Through t& Arts Maetlng the Needs of Transient Students Student Oberlty: What Can the Schoolr Do?

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PDK Fastback Series Titles I 0 7 lorterm; s Plurallrt c Soclew lhrouzh Yultl. 189 Chrllenpln; the Gonrd and Talented Through

Ethnoc Educat~on Mentor-Asi~steo En# chment P # o . ~ t s 111 leacnef lmorovemsnt Through Clmlcal 190 l n c Case for ine Smal s School

127. Writing Centeis in the Elementary School 195. Underrt&dingthe New Right and l is l m p c l 128. A Prlmer on Piaset on Education 130. Dealing with ~ t G s s : A Challenge for Educators 196. The Academic Achievement of Young Americans 132. How Parant-Teacher Conferences Build 197. Effective Programsfor the Marginal High

D.,."o,.~;". C A " " , C.,,A"". , ..b,,"", ~,""=,,$ 135. Performance Evaluation of Educational 199. What Should We Be Teaching in the

Personnel Social Studies7 137. Mintmum Competency Testing 201. Master Teachers 138. Legal Implications of Minimum Competency 202. Teacher Preparation and Certification: The Call

Testing for Reform 143. The Process of Grant Proposal Development 203. Pros and Cons o f Merit Pay 145. Migrant Education: Teaching the Wandering 205. The Case for the AII-Day Kinderorten

Ones 206. Philosophy for Childrsn: An Approach t o 146. Controversial Issuer in Our Schools Critical Thinking 147. Nutrition and Learning 207. Teleu~rion and Children 148. Education in the USSR 208. Using Television in the Curriculum 149. Teachins.with News~aoers: The Livine 209. W r i t l n ~ to Learn Across the Cvrricvlvm . .

Curricuium 210. EducaGan Vouchers 151. Blbliotherapy: The Right Book st the Right Time 211. Dec~r~on Making in Educational Settings 153. Quertionr and Answers on Moral Education 213. The Schooi'r Role in Educating Severely 154. Mastery Learning Handlcapped Students 159. Ed~cat lon for Cul tunl Pluralism: Global 214. Teacher Career Stacer: lmolications for Staff . .

Roots Stew Development 162. The Public Communih C o l l m : The Peoole's 216. Education in Health" Lifestvler: Curriculum . -

University Chaldren's Books: A Legacy for the Young Teacher Unions and the Power Structure Progressive Education: Lessons from Thne Schools Basic Education: A Historical P rnpec t iw Teaching the Learning Disabled Safety Education in the Elementary School Education in Contemporary Japan The School's Role in the Prevention of Child Abuse Youth Participation for Early Adolescents: Learning and Sewing in the Community Time Management for Educators Educating Verbally Gifted Youth Supervision Made Simple School Public Relations: Cornmunicatinn ." "" ...... ., Eronorn c Eodrat on Acron the Currftulum leg8 l s s l r $ n Cdrcaloon of the Handncapped Ma "siream ng n !he Secondary Scnoor The RO P 01 tne RPL a# teat he^ Tultlon Tax Cridits: Fact and Fiction

. . Impl~cations Adolescent Alcohol Abuse Homewark-And Why America's Changing Families: A Guide for Educators Teaching Mildly Retarded Children in the Regular Clarrroom Changing Behawor: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Parents Issuer and Innovations in Foreign Language Educstion Teaching About Religion in the Public Schools Promoting Voluntary Reading in School and Home How to Start a School/Burinerr Partnership Bilingual Educat~on Policy: An International Perspectwe Planning for Study Abroad Improving Home-School Communications Cammun~ty Service Proie~ts: Citizenship in Action Outdoor Education: Beyond the Classrwm Walls

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