Essays in Education Online Journal

Volume 10, Summer 2004

Defining Excellence in Graduate Studies
Laurie Carlson Berg, University of Regina
Linda Sabitini, Independant Scholar

Writing Is Power: Critical Thinking, Creative Writing, and Portfolio Assessment
Diane Bekurs, Baldwin County High School - Bay Minette, AL
Susan Santoli, University of South Alabama

Assessing Conceptual Orientations in Teaching Education Programs
Louis Volante, Concordia University
Lorna Earl, University of Toronto

Why School Culture Both Attracts and Resists Whole School Reform Models
Bobbie J. Greenlee, Darlene Y. Bruner, University of South Florida

Essays In Education is published by the Department of Education at the University Of South Carolina Aiken. ISSN: 1527-9359 Archives Submitting A Manuscript Department of Education Editor Timothy Lintner USC Aiken Editorial Consultant Jeff Mastromonico USC Aiken

			Volume 10, Summer 2004 Defining Excellence in Graduate Studies *Laurie Carlson Berg*, University of Regina *Linda Sabitini*, Independant Scholar Writing Is Power: Critical Thinking, Creative Writing, and Portfolio Assessment Diane Bekurs, Baldwin County High School - Bay Minette, AL Susan Santoli, University of South Alabama Assessing Conceptual Orientations in Teaching Education Programs Louis Volante, Concordia University Lorna Earl, University of Toronto Why School Culture Both Attracts and Resists Whole School Reform Models Bobbie J. Greenlee, Darlene Y. Bruner, University of South Florida Highly Qualified for Successful Teaching: Characteristics Every Teacher Should Possess Susan Thompson, John G. Greer, Bonnie B. Greer, University of Memphis