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O'Neill, John – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2023
For Jean Herbison, learning in her early 20th century childhood world was relatively uncomplicated and predictable. Life was shaped by unambiguous family, faith and settler colonial prescriptions about how children "should" behave and what they should become. Approaching the centenary of her birth, children today must navigate a very…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Learning Processes, Children, Educational Policy
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Alexandra Vuyk; Maureen Montania; Liz Barrios; Montserrat Lobo – Cogent Education, 2024
The objective of this study is to examine the educational experiences of gifted students in Paraguay through the lens of the Actiotope Model of Giftedness, which provides a comprehensive framework for analyzing the interplay between environmental and individual factors in the development of giftedness. In Paraguay, the approach to gifted education…
Descriptors: Gifted Education, Learning Experience, Foreign Countries, Educational Experience
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Ryan, Antoinette M. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2020
Purpose: This article considers the integration of aspects of mindfulness, social and emotional learning (SEL) and leadership wellness practice as a structure for a pedagogy of wellness in rural schools. Research has demonstrated positive outcomes for K-12 students and teachers as a result of training in practices such as mindfulness and SEL, but…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Wellness, Learning Experience, Social Development
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Howden, Eric – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2012
Most people can recall a time when they learned a skill or came to understand an idea while participating in an experience: learning in such a way that the action being taken and the resulting learning outcomes were synonymous. Time spent in hands-on efforts tend to engage learners physically and emotionally in both the process of learning and the…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Experiential Learning, Learning Processes, Emotional Development
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Thornton, James E.; Collins, John B.; Birren, James E.; Svensson, Cheryl – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2011
The developmental exchange is a central feature of social development, interpersonal dynamics, situated learning, and personal transformation. It is the enabling process in Guided Autobiography (GAB) settings that promotes the achievement of personal goals and group accomplishments. Nevertheless, these exchanges are embedded in the GAB structures…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Social Development, Self Concept, Socialization
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Maynard, Trisha; Waters, Jane – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2007
In 2001, the Welsh Assembly Government announced proposals for a Foundation Phase for children aged three to seven years. The Foundation Phase framework promotes a play-based approach to children's learning in both indoor and outdoor contexts and places children's well-being and their personal and social development at its core. While the…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Foreign Countries, Social Development, Research Projects