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Download full textLink, Frances R., Ed. – 1985
There has been a flood of publications concerned with the teaching of thinking and problem solving, a great many exploring definitions and approaches to instruction. This book explores the implications of recent theoretical positions as in the work of Elliott Jaques, Joseph Walters, and Howard Gardner; examines the long interest and study of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
Brown, David W., Ed. – 1996
Nine articles discuss the nature and structure of public scholarship. The articles are: (1) "Divided No More" by Parker J. Palmer, who urges academics to act publicly on their convictions; (2) "The Public Intellectual as Transgressor?" by William M. Sullivan, who urges the reinvention of a "public" orientation to…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, College Faculty, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy
Shere, Waris, Ed.; Duhamel, Ronald, Ed. – 1987
Present trends and future directions in postsecondary education in Canada and the United States are addressed in 15 essays and an introduction by Ron Duhamel. Authors and titles are as follows: "Traditional Values in the Contemporary University" (Robin H. Farquhar); "Facing the Future" (R. J. Duhamel); "Challenges to the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Processes, College Curriculum, College Faculty
