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Download full textCraver, Samuel M., Ed. – 1986
The following papers (with authors and respondents) were presented at the annual conference of the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society: (1) "Education as a Liberal Field of Study" (Walter Feinberg) Respondent--Eric Bredo; (2) "The Meaning of Foundations: An Alternative Paradigm for Assessing the Effects of Foundational…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy, Ethics, Foundations of Education
Peer reviewedWhelan, W. Michael; Warren, William M. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1980
Describes an experimental death awareness workshop based on Kubler-Ross' theory. The effects of the workshop reveal cognitive and emotional changes indicating participants in the workshop to be moving towards an acceptance of death. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Death, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Response
Sandmeyer, Louise E. – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1980
Women making the transition from home to paid employment often need help identifying their values, setting goals, assessing abilities and interests, and organizing a job search compaign. An overview of a three-day workshop planned to address these issues is presented. (Author/CC)
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Career Development, Employed Women
Childers, Kevin – 1989
A 2-day conference on teaching moral values in American schools resulted in a report called "Moral Education and Character" which highlights the views of participants from a variety of fields. This brief paper is a synopsis of the issues and arguments presented in that report. Moral education concerns learning about good conduct. It is about the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Moral Values
Coombs, Jerrold R., Ed. – 1979
Papers and responses from the 1978 annual meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society are reproduced in unabridged form. The keynote session centered on the character of a career in philosophy of education. Papers from general and concurrent sessions and invited papers are included. Three perspectives on the subject of the topical seminar, John…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Discipline, Educational Objectives
Powell, Norman W., Jr., Ed. – 1980
The speeches, papers, and workshops descriptions presented at the second annual National Conference for Child Care Workers are presented. Several issues relating to child care supervision, child care work, and child development are considered along with the management of group living environments and various aspects of supervision. Job…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Psychology, Child Rearing
Carter, John E., Ed.; Angelo, Richard, Ed. – 1980
The proceedings consist of the presidential address, papers, summary reviews of papers, responses, and minutes presented at the annual meeting of the Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society. Papers emphasize several themes: (1) areas of educational theory and practice in which philosophers could be helpful, (2) suiting educational efforts to…
Descriptors: Athletics, Childrens Literature, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Legislation
McKinney, Floyd L., Ed.; Harvey, Beth, Ed. – 1978
The valid interpretation of information related to the outcomes of vocational education is a persistent and profound problem of the profession. Some of the reasons for this problem are difficulties of communication, problems of definition, problems of collecting and interpreting data, and lack of documentation. The primary problem appears to be…
Descriptors: Definitions, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
Dahlberg, E. John, Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1980
Papers presented at this symposium were on the following topics: (1) the role of education in clarifying the relation of the individual to the state and the basic meaning of citizenship; (2) the mythologies of college teaching; (3) the movement of education from elitism to educational populism; (4) how empathy, morality, and altruism affect…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship, College Faculty, Educational Philosophy
Bowling Green State Univ., OH. – 1985
Issues concerning student moral and ethical development during college are considered in three papers from a symposium sponsored by Bowling Green State University as part of the Academic Outcomes Project. Four major questions are addressed: the college's role in promoting students' moral and ethical development; what constitutes moral and ethical…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Environment, College Faculty, College Role
