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Petrick, Joseph A.; Quinn, John F. – 1997
This book tries to redefine what it means for a manager to function with integrity and competence in the private and public sectors domestically and globally. It integrates theoretical work in both descriptive and normative ethics and incorporates legal, communication, quality, and organizational theories into a conceptual framework designed to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Administration, Educational Philosophy, Ethics
Davis, Robert B. – 1984
There has long been dispute in mathematics between the drill and practice orientation that focuses primarily on memorizing mathematics as meaningless rote algorithms and the approach based on understanding and making creative use of mathematics. This 25-chapter book, based on a 7-year study at the University of Illinois, seeks to explain and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies
Slavin, Robert E. – 1983
This book is about a set of alternatives to the traditional instructional system: cooperative learning methods. These are techniques that use cooperative task structures, in which students spend much of their class time working in 4-6 member heterogeneous groups. These learning methods also use cooperative incentive structures, in which students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Hiebert, James; And Others – 1997
This book addresses the subject of learning mathematics with an understanding that shares a consensus about the essential features of classrooms for understanding mathematics. By describing the essential features of classrooms that support students' mathematical understanding and by providing pictures of several classrooms that exhibit these…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Joyce, Bruce R.; Calhoun, Emily F. – 1996
This is an introduction to some of the teaching models that have been developed and studied through modern educational research. Some models are designed to accomplish specific objectives, such as teaching students to form and attain concepts; some have generic applications that adapt to a range of learning styles and curriculum areas.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Design, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Kohonen, Viljo; Jaatinen, Riitta; Kaikkonen, Pauli; Lehtovaara, Jorma – 2001
This book argues that the goal of foreign language education has to be expanded from communicative competence towards what might be called an intercultural action competence. This book explores and integrates the knowledge base and educational practices necessary in foreign language teaching for intercultural competence. This book shows that the…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Experiential Learning, Intercultural Communication, Learning Activities
Smith, Robert M.; And Others – 1990
Ways to help learners of all ages to independently search out and use existing knowledge and new information to solve problems and acquire new skills is examined through 15 papers by leading experts in learning-to-learn theory and application. Papers have the following titles and authors: "The Promise of Learning to Learn" (Robert M. Smith); "How…
Descriptors: Biofeedback, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Higher Education
Dunn, Rita; Griggs, Shirley A. – 1995
This consideration of learning style and the minority student analyzes and synthesizes the research that reveals the similarities and differences among the learning styles of culturally diverse populations and describes how to teach and counsel adolescents with different learning styles. Research suggests that students whose instruction is not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Baron, Naomi S. – 1992
This book is designed to provide practical advice to parents and educators on the language acquisition process. Citing numerous case studies and anecdotal examples, it explains how children learn to talk and acquire language. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to language acquisition, explaining the components, forms, and structure of language.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Early Childhood Education
Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun – 1992
This book presents a series of case studies in higher education which demonstrate how teams of academics have improved their practice, skill and conditions of learning and teaching through "action research." Action research is defined as collaborative critical enquiry by academics themselves into their own teaching practice, into problems of…
Descriptors: Action Research, College Faculty, College Instruction, Curriculum Development
Davydov, V. V., Ed. – 1991
This is volume 6 of the series of translations of books from the Soviet literature on research in the psychology of mathematics instruction and on teaching methods influenced by the research. This book contains both a theoretical examination of the connection between instruction and the development of children, and experimental data on a definite…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Goodlad, John I.; Anderson, Robert H. – 1987
This book discusses the anachronistic nature of the graded school structure and the practices that accompany it and proposes the alternative of a nongraded structure. The incompatibility of the graded system with present insights into child development are the the emphasis of the first chapter. Chapter 2 examines the effectiveness of nonpromotion…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Acceleration (Education), Cross Age Teaching, Curriculum Design
Ferreiro, Emilia; Teberosky, Ana – 1982
The reflections and theses on preschool children's literacy development presented in this book are the result of an experimental project carried out in Buenos Aires from 1974 to 1976. Chapter 1 discusses the educational situation in Latin America, traditional methods of reading instruction, contemporary psycholinguistics, the pertinence of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Experience, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition
Hamm, Mary; Adams, Dennis – 1992
This book describes issues, trends, and practical teaching concerns that surround cooperative learning. It puts forward specific organizational plans and content area lessons for teachers who would like to become more familiar with active team learning in the classroom. Major themes include collaborative approaches to multicultural education,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
Taylor, George R. – 1997
This social skills curriculum has been developed as a guide to assist in instructing students with disabilities in determining what behaviors are and are not acceptable in our society. Chapters include: (1) "The Disabled, Classified and Defined" (George R. Taylor and J. Richard Rembold); (2) "Social Learning Theories: An…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
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