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Baker, Marshall A.; Robinson, J. Shane; Kolb, David A. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2012
Experiential learning has been a foundational tenant of agricultural education since its inception. However, the theory of experiential education has received limited attention in the permanent agricultural education literature base. As such, this philosophical manuscript examined Kolb's experiential learning process further, and considered the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Agricultural Education, Learning Theories, Models
Hartlep, Nicholas D. – Online Submission, 2008
This urban synthesis paper encompasses the works of Drs. Joel Handler, Yeheskel Hasenfeld, Ann Winfield, John Rury, and Jean Anyon. The main purpose of this paper is to synthesize arguments contained within their books relating to the theory of power vs. oppression as it plays out within our society. This synthesizing acknowledges and elucidates…
Descriptors: Models, Power Structure, Social Theories, Cognitive Structures
Munson, Lynne; Bornfreund, Laura – American Educator, 2010
This article presents the authors' critique of lessons proposed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21). The authors initiate a discussion about content that they hope will play out in schoolhouses and statehouses across the country. They take on a different task: they present a handful of lesson ideas from P21 that could enhance studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Scenters-Zapico, John T. – English Journal, 1987
Outlines some strategies that students can follow when beginning a research assignment, especially useful when they are new to the process of research. Draws parallels between some characteristics of group conversations and research, such as originality of conversation and originality of writing/research. (NKA)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Models
Tucker, Susan A. – 1993
Strengths and weaknesses of prevailing evaluation models are analyzed, with attention to the role of feedback in each paradigm. A framework is then presented for analyzing issues faced by evaluators of interactive instructional technologies. The current practice of evaluation relies heavily on 3 models developed over 20 years ago: (1) the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Data Collection, Decision Making, Educational Technology
Stacks, Don W. – 1989
Based on a prior model on modularity of the brain, a new modular model of intrapersonal communication was developed which focuses on brain processing, encompassing both the structures and the functions of those structures in the creation of messages. The modular mind is a bio-social model of communication which presupposes a relationship between…
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Structures, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Sternglass, Marilyn S. – 1981
Recent research studies and texts in composition demonstrate the growing belief that students' difficulties with the writing tasks assigned to them are inextricably linked with their difficulties in handling complex cognitive processes. Through appropriate writing activities, students can be provided with practice in the intellectual functions…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
Swanson, Richard A., Ed.; And Others – 1983
This monograph describes industry at a point in time from the perspective of the faculty in Industrial Education at the University of Minnesota. Section 1 describes the effort to define industry from the perspective of the industrial, business, and economic literature. The remainder of this section is divided into the two components of analysis…
Descriptors: Communications, Construction (Process), Curriculum, Definitions

Ward, Spencer A. – Educational Theory, 1981
Discussing concepts presented in "Philosophy and Education: Eightieth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education," the author suggests an approach to knowledge-building that would make educational philosophers the synthesizers of interdisciplinary knowledge in the social sciences. Problems with existing conceptual…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Educational Needs, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research

Sill, David J. – Journal of General Education, 1996
Argues that current practices for teaching integrative thinking skills are inadequate partly because no model exists to understand such efforts. Proposes a model for teaching integrative thinking based on existing models of creativity and synthesis. Discusses implications of the model for interdisciplinary studies. (32 citations) (AJL)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy, General Education

Molina, Maria Pinto – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1995
A model is proposed for the general abstracting process (using disciplines such as linguistics, logic, and psychology) that is based on a system of combined strategies with four stages: reading-understanding; selection; interpretation; synthesis. (Author/JKP)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension
Chalofsky, Neal E. – 2001
A workshop was conducted to give participants an opportunity to explore how to apply a different paradigm for learning in organizations. The workshop agenda was as follows: presentation of the theory and supporting research; experiential activities to apply the paradigm in academic and organizational settings; small group discussion aimed at…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Learning, Diffusion (Communication), Educational Research
Perry, Sally-Anne – 2000
A practitioner's model of the processes of learning and knowing was developed through a review of global, societal, individual, and personal perspectives on learning. The first phase of the model's development consisted of using a method of exploration based on determining who, what, where, when, why, and how to investigate the following 10…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Associative Learning
Reynolds, Joan – 2002
Industry representatives and academicians alike have long recognized that many business school graduates lack the international business management skills that have become critical since the expansion of global markets. One proposal to address this lack is to have U.S. liberal arts programs incorporate international business elements into their…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Change Strategies, Colleges, Computer Uses in Education