Descriptor
Source
| Active Learner: A Foxfire… | 1 |
| Gifted Education International | 1 |
| New Directions for Teaching… | 1 |
| Teachers College Record | 1 |
Author
| Ferbezer, Ivan | 1 |
| Gerics, Joseph | 1 |
| Komulainen, Erkki, Ed. | 1 |
| Miller, Judith E. | 1 |
| Moon, Susan | 1 |
| Tompkins, Gail E. | 1 |
| Wang, Margaret C. | 1 |
| Westheimer, Miriam | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 7 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 7 |
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| East Germany | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedGerics, Joseph; Westheimer, Miriam – Teachers College Record, 1988
New York's Dropout Prevention Initiative (DPI) is examined from the perspective of Dewey's educational philosophy. DPI employs an approach which "blames the victim" in contrast to the Deweyan approach which considers the social organization of schools as critical. Three components of DPI are critiqued: attendance incentives, career…
Descriptors: Attendance, Career Counseling, Dropout Prevention, Educational Change
Download full textTompkins, Gail E. – 1979
A kindergarten/first grade writing curriculum was developed that used literature as a model for writing and that was based on learning theories and assumptions. The curriculum was developed in a five-step sequence: (1) a theoretical base was established based on cognitive developmental, psycholinguistic, and metaphoric mode theories. Teaching and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Principles, Educational Research
Moon, Susan – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 1996
A high school teacher in rural Georgia who has used the 11 Foxfire Core Practices for seven years describes how they have helped her enable students to guide their own learning and think for themselves. Her classes' high scores on state writing tests and Spanish competitions are further testimony to the viability of the practices. (TD)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Principles, Experiential Learning, High School Students
Ferbezer, Ivan – Gifted Education International, 2003
A study explored gifted education in Slovenia and found the following positive developments: new school legislation that provides pupils with the possibility of acceleration, pedagogically important international expert scientific conferences on giftedness, introduction of financially supported additional classes for gifted elementary students,…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedMiller, Judith E.; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1994
A discussion of group dynamics in collaborative learning describes use of this approach in an experimental biology course. Three approaches to group dynamics are outlined (personality and learning style, cognitive style, and group life). Identified are variables that teachers either have little power to affect, can address in course design, or can…
Descriptors: Biology, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Wang, Margaret C. – 1990
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a 2-year (1987 through 1989) project on the design and evaluation of specific marker and student outcome variables in school learning environments for effective mainstreaming of students with mild disabilities. The report is organized into eight sections; these include a project…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives
Komulainen, Erkki, Ed.; And Others – 1982
Eight papers presented at an international symposium on teacher education research are featured in this document. Excerpts from the opening speech by Erkki A. Niskanen, Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Helsinki, outline research projects being carried out by teacher educators at the university. A paper by Yrjo Engestrom,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Innovation, Educational Principles, Educational Research
