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Hatcher, Barbara, Ed.; Beck, Shirley S., Ed. – 1997
The fact that much of learning occurs beyond school walls points to the need for a holistic approach to education. Such an approach involves planned cooperative links between family and the formal and informal learning environments that exist in the community. This monograph advocates such a holistic approach, discussing not only the value of…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Resources, Curriculum Enrichment, Early Childhood Education
Haynes, Norris M., Ed.; Ben-Avie, Michael, Ed.; Ensign, Jacque, Ed. – 2003
This book is for math and science teachers who are eager to find creative and stimulating ways to engage student interest and boost their academic performance. A group of contributors including both psychologists and teachers outline the principles of social emotional learning (SEL) that educators can follow to help all students achieve in the…
Descriptors: Black Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
Rohlen, Thomas P., Ed.; LeTendre, Gerald K., Ed. – 1998
The essays gathered in this volume are united by the common goal of understanding teaching and learning in Japan as it actually occurs. The essays seek to answer questions about the actual conduct of learning in different settings and at different points in the life cycle. This volume explores the expectations and associations found in specific…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Context, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Chawla, Sarita, Ed.; Renesch, John, Ed. – 1995
This anthology contains 32 essays: "Beginner's Mind" (Sarita Chawla);"Communities of Commitment: The Heart of Learning Organizations" (Fred Kofman, Peter Senge); "Managing the Dream" (Charles Handy); "Ahead of the Wave: Valuing Gender Perspective in Learning Cultures" (Marilynne Anderson); "Mastering…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Farr, Marshall J., Ed.; Psotka, Joseph, Ed. – 1992
The essays collected in this volume are concerned with the field of computer-based intelligent instruction. The papers are organized into four groups that address the following topics: particular theoretical approaches (3 titles); the development and improvement of tools and environments (3 titles); the power of well-engineered implementations and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Computer Simulation, Elementary Education, Heuristics
O'Neil, John, Ed. – 1998
This chapter, of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's Curriculum Handbook, contains nine papers covering curriculum guidelines for family and consumer science education (FCSE). The following are included: "Executive Summary" (Sharon S. Redick); "Status of Family and Consumer Sciences Curriculum" (Ann…
Descriptors: Consumer Science, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills, Family Life Education
Smith, Brenda, Ed.; Brown, Sally, Ed. – 1995
This collection of 18 essays are based on sessions and keynote speeches at the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) Conference held at Dyffrwn House, Cardiff (Wales) in November 1993. They represent the reworked and distilled thoughts of the presenters after they had had the experience of leading a workshop on a related topic. The…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, College Faculty, College Instruction
Sweet, David; Singh, Ram – 1994
This newsletter issue focuses on the role of parents in monitoring their children's television viewing habits. The newsletter first discusses the current status of parental concerns about the content of television programming, noting the industry's increased willingness to provide more information, and the advent of a rating system and…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Learning Processes, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role
Powell, J. P., Ed. – 1984
Seven articles on higher education in Australia are presented, along with two review articles. "Operation Bootstrap--Reflections of a Staff Developer" (Colin Flood Page) offers views on various aspects of college learning and teaching. Findings of a study on student learning through essay-writing are presented in "Essay Planning and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, College Instruction, Curriculum Development
Cole, Donald B., Ed.; Cornell, Robert H., Ed. – 1981
This collection of essays deals with teaching secondary school students who are academically gifted. These students have an unusual capacity to accomplish something; they have aptitude in some special areas. They have artistic or physical skills, or they are talented verbally, linguistically, or mathematically. The essays have a broad application,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Discovery Learning, Humanistic Education, Individual Development
English, Lyn D., Ed. – 2002
This handbook brings together important mathematics education research that makes a difference in both theory and practice, research that anticipates problems and necessary knowledge before they become impediments to progress, interprets future-oriented problems into researchable issues, presents the implications of research and theory development…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
Stobart, Henry, Ed.; Howard, Rosaleen, Ed. – 2002
This book presents research into the ways in which Indigenous peoples of the Andes create, transmit, maintain, and transform their knowledge, and the related processes of teaching and learning. Most chapters are based on papers delivered at a round-table conference at the University of Cambridge (England) in 1996 and include contributions from…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Community Relations, Cultural Maintenance, Culture Conflict
2000
Three presentations are provided from Symposium 17, Transformative Learning, of the Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD) 2000 Conference Proceedings. "Leadership Development as Transformative Pedagogy" (Olga V. Kritskaya, John M. Dirkx) examines the nature of transformative instructional environments, focusing specifically on the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment
McLaughlin, Milbrey W., Ed.; Oberman, Ida, Ed. – 1996
This collection of articles focuses on the practice and policy of staff development in terms of recent developments in teacher learning. Following an introduction by the editors, the book is divided into five parts. Part 1: New Perspectives on Practice contains three chapters: (1) "Reconceptualizing Teaching: Moving toward the Creation of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Educational Policy
Kupari, Pekka, Ed.; Haapasalo, Lenni, Ed. – 1993
This yearbook is the seventh for the Mathematics Education Research in Finland series and contains ten articles presented at the decennial jubilee colloquium. The first three articles discuss Constructivism both in general and with regard to mathematics education. Analysis is directed to the origins of constructivism, to the learning of…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Constructivism (Learning), Deduction, Difficulty Level
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