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Download full textNovak, John M. – 1980
This paper addresses the basic issue of what is involved in becoming the "skillfully inviting" teacher, as emphasized by William W. Purkey in his book "Inviting School Success: A Self-Concept Approach to Teaching and Learning". After a brief introduction, some basic psychological and ethical assumptions of the concept are…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development
Peer reviewedPearl, Peggy – Early Child Development and Care, 1997
Examines four categories of variables influencing the effectiveness of parent education programs for parents of gifted children: (1) content relevancy; (2) teaching techniques; (3) teacher characteristics; and (4) practical considerations. Makes specific suggestions to improve program effectiveness. Maintains that program planning should address…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Children, Gifted, Parent Child Relationship
Ragsdale, Ronald G. – 1983
Two problems must be solved before an integrated curriculum, incorporating learning with, from, and about computers can be implemented. The first is the necessity for a design of how the program will function when it has been fully implemented, with all equipment and other associated materials and procedures. The second is a strategy for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Electronic Equipment
Peer reviewedCollins, Kevin A. – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1989
This article examines the introduction of teacher education into Japan; the manner in which foreign, governmental, and industrial influences have affected the development of teacher education; and the nature of current educational reforms. (IAH)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Foundations of Education, Government Role
Bernal, Ernesto M. – 1994
This paper focuses on selection of students and curricular programming in gifted education. A current emphasis on selection rather than identification of able learners, including culturally diverse able learners, is noted, as are new understandings of the nature of giftedness, including: giftedness is more than high intelligence; giftedness is…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices
Weibust, Patricia S. – 1980
This paper identifies issues which arose during the development of an ethnic studies curriculum project in Connecticut. It also defines the author's role as an educational anthropologist involved in the project. Initiated in 1974, the "Peoples of Connecticut" project involved research on ethnic groups in the state and promotion of curricula to…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Media
Schmotter, James W. – Selections, 1999
An interview with Roy A. Herberger, president of Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management (Arizona), addresses the strategy behind the school's great success, its curriculum and program development, faculty composition, institutional culture, faculty-employment practices, curriculum globalization, competition,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Education, Business Administration Education, College Environment
