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Editor. G e o r g e H . B u c k Book Reineiv Editor: H a n s Smi t s Administrator. Joyce H i l l e r Editorial Assistant: E d i e Peters

Consulting Editors J i m A n d e r s o n

University of British Columbia

A n t h o n y W . Bar t l ey Lakehead University

P a u l B e g l e y Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto

A r d r a L . C o l e Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto

S h a r o n M . H a g g e r t y University of Western Ontario

S u s a n H i l l University of South Australia

P a u l i n e L e o n a r d Louisiana Tech University

D i a n n e L o o k e r Acadia University

R i c h a r d M o r e h o u s e Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI

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L o r r i N e u s e n Mount Saint Vincent University

F l o r a Ida O r t i z University of California, Riverside

D a v i d R e i d Acadia University

H a n s Smi ts University of Calgary

Jeff S u g a r m a n Simon Eraser University

Jennifer S u m s i o n Macquarie University

K e l l e e n T o o h e y Simon Eraser University

Robert W i l s o n Queen's University

D e a n W o o d Keyano College

Jon C . Y o u n g University of Manitoba

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The Alberta Journal of Educational Research Volume XLVII, Number 5, Spring 2001

George H. Buck

Articles Pauline Leonard

Lawrence Leonard

Emily Etcheverry Rodney A. Clifton Lance W. Roberts

John K. McNamara Jim Wagner

Jianjun Wang Xin Ma

Research Notes Barbara M. Kinach

Barbara L. Paulson Robin D. Everall

Book Reviews Dianne Gereluk

1 E d i t o r i a l : B r o a d versus N a r r o w

4 A s s e s s i n g A s p e c t s of Profess iona l C o l l a b o r a t i o n i n Schools : Beliefs V e r s u s Practices

24 Soc ia l C a p i t a l a n d E d u c a t i o n a l A t t a i n m e n t : A S t u d y of U n d e r g r a d u a t e s i n a F a c u l t y of E d u c a t i o n

Dale P. Bischoff 40 E x t e n s i o n of A u t h o r i t y to C o n f e r Bachelor of E d u c a t i o n Degrees i n A l b e r t a

57 I m p l i c i t a n d E x p l i c i t A w a r e n e s s of a P h o n i c s R u l e i n the W o r d R e c o g n i t i o n of S tudents W i t h a n d W i t h o u t L e a r n i n g Disab i l i t i e s

75 Effects of E d u c a t i o n a l P r o d u c t i v i t y o n Career A s p i r a t i o n A m o n g U n i t e d States H i g h S c h o o l Students

87 Case Studies of Subject-Matter P r e p a r a t i o n R e f o r m i n U n i t e d States Preservice Teacher E d u c a t i o n

91 The T e e n S u i c i d e Research Project

95 Contested Classrooms: Education, Globalization, and Democracy in Alberta b y T r e v o r H a r r i s o n a n d Jerro ld K a c h u r (Eds.)

Tim Goddard 98 Values and Educational Leadership b y P a u l T. Begley (Ed.)

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B lades , D . L a R o c q u e , L . S a n f o r d , K .

B o o i , L . L e c k e y , M . Schick, C .

Bosett i , L . Lee , E . S c h m i d t , M .

B r o o k e r , R. L e o n a r d , L . Schutz , R.

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C l a r k e , A . L u c e - K a p l e r , R. S m i t h , D .

C o u t u r e , J .C . M a , X . Smits , H .

D a v i s , B. M c i n t o s h , G . S o l o m o n , P .

D a v i s , J. M a c K i n n o n , D . S u g a r m a n , J. D o i r o n , R. M a c k w o o d , G . S u m s i o n , J.

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Forrest , M . N e u s e n , L . V i o l a t o , C . Foster, R. N o o n a n , B. W a d e - W o o l l e y , L .

Fr iesen , D . N o r r i s , J . Wal lace , J.

G l a n f i e l d , F. O ' S h e a , T . W i l c o x , S.

G o d d a r d , T. O r r , J. W i l l i a m s , T. H i c k c o x , E . O r t i z , F. W i l s o n , R.

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