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Huang, Yongliang – English Language Teaching, 2008
As we all know, different people hold different views about politeness. To be polite, Leech thinks you should follow "Politeness Principle" while Levinson suggests paying attention to others' "Face Wants". Sometimes what the Chinese people considered to be polite may not be true according to western culture. In order to…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Intercultural Communication, Educational Principles, Asian Culture
McCall, John R. – 1986
This monograph offers leadership approaches for school principals. Discussion applies the business leadership theory of Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus to the role of the principal. Each of the booklet's three parts concludes with discussion questions. Part 1, "Visions and Values for the Provident Principal," demonstrates the importance of…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Butler, Fonda P. – 1989
In March 1989, the Kentucky Department of Education assembled a task force to make recommendations regarding the issue of teaching values and character in public schools in Kentucky. The 23-member task force represented educators, parents, the legislature, state and local school boards, law enforcement agencies, higher education, Catholic…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Behavior Standards, Cluster Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Wilgenbusch, Nancy – 1980
Abraham Maslow, in delineating the hierarchy of human needs and affirming the transcendent nature of man, drew some educational implications of the humanistic psychologies. He stated, "We speak then of a self, a kind of intrinsic nature which is very subtle, which is not conscious, which has to be sought for, and which has to be uncovered and…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Design, Emotional Experience