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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1984
Among the 12 documents selected for this annotated bibliography of documents and journal articles in the ERIC database is an expert's argument that the brain's multipath and multimodal capacities are ignored by educators. Another writer fears that the "back-to-basics" movement may have eclipsed the prominence earlier accorded to thinking…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Annotated Bibliographies, Concept Formation, Generalization
Callaway, Rolland – 1984
During the 1960s and early 1970s two educational movements were the evolution of the middle school and the structures of disciplines approach to social studies. These movements involved school organization, curriculum development, and methodologies incorporating the inquiry or conceptual approach. Learners had trouble with the conceptual approach,…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Generalization, Interdisciplinary Approach
McDonnell, John – 1987
The final report describes activities of the Improving Community-Based Instruction Project, which conducted research to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of training in community settings with individuals with severe disabilities. Three areas of research were undertaken: (1) studies of the influence of the location of instruction on the…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedKaplan, Sandra N. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Argues that philosophical, programmatic, and curricular features of gifted education programs can and should "spill over" to improve general education; outlines means of preparing for and initiating such "spillovers." (MCG)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, General Education, Generalization
Peer reviewedGiannangelo, Duane M.; McGhee, Larry E. – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1992
Contends social studies is an exciting, relevant aspect of the curriculum, but it is often presented in a mundane and dated fashion. Reviews research on instructional processes and recommends teaching generalizations based on concepts grounded in fact. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development
Charters, W. W., Jr. – 1975
This conceptual expression of "task interdependence," or role coupling, derived from research of elementary teachers in self-contained schools and team teaching schools, recommends that organizational theory provide clear concepts and measures to capture significant variations among schools. Research, measuring the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concurrent Validity, Educational Theories, Elementary Education
Assiter, Alison, Ed. – 1995
The 16 essays in this book discuss transferable skills in higher education drawing on the experience and information gained from two projects based in England, the Enterprise in Higher Education (EHE), initiated in 1989; and the Royal Society of Arts Education for Capability Initiative, instituted in 1991. Section 1 contains essays on transferable…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business Administration Education, Chemistry, Cognitive Development
