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Murphy, Madonna M. – Online Submission, 2015
This paper examines Plato's Philosophy of Education asking what he would say about the current Common Core initiative which is to better help students to become college and career ready. Plato would be in favor of the common core in as much as the standards are tied to specific skills needed in various career jobs as he was a proponent of…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Academic Standards, State Standards, Greek Civilization
Nikodym, Jacqueline Z.; Tejeda, Armando R.; Moffett, David W. – Online Submission, 2015
A new leadership model is needed in all organizations. In response, The Affect-Centered Transformational Leadership Model came about. The new model resulted from a doctoral student's participation in a leadership course, and continued dialogue with its professor. Ultimately, the new model reached the stage of needing to be operationalized. A…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Models, Disadvantaged Youth, Public Schools
Stephens, Lauren M.; Dieppa, Melissa; LeBlanc, Patrice – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this paper is to provide information about the social difficulties of students with Autism. A review of Erikson's Theory supports why developing social skills is important. No Child Left Behind evidence-based practices are suggested to assist these students. A literature review was conducted on these topics using key words to…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Federal Legislation, Behavioral Science Research, Metacognition
Baumann, Hartmut – 1990
Two recent conferences on the science of sport have focused on the topic of sports for older people. Investigations have been made on the special demand in motor learning, in table-tennis, family-tennis, gymnastics, and dancing. This paper summarizes some experiences and conclusions drawn from these studies, including special notes on isolated…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Athletics, Individual Development, Older Adults
Graves, Donald H. – 1976
Children's dependence upon the teacher in all aspects of the writing process in the elementary classroom must be replaced by the development of self-critical tools in the young writer. To help this development, the teacher should look at the nature of the writing process, with its three steps of precomposing, composing, and postcomposing, and then…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Conferences, Elementary Education, Individual Development
Edwards, Audrey T. – 1975
This paper presents some theoretical background and practical guidelines for the teacher choosing literature concerned with human values. Kohlberg's theory of moral development, which postulates seven stages of development, is described, and a discussion on how literature can be used to further moral development at each stage is presented.…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Guidelines, Individual Development
Brown, Lee H. – 1974
Three of the postulates elaborated and developed in "The Rhythmic Claims of Freedom and Discipline" by A.N. Whitehead contain implications for individualized learning. The first postulate states that the process of education envelopes three major periods--the stages of romance, precision, and generalization; the second postulate states that the…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Individual Development
Bedore, Joan M. – 1992
Self-empowerment techniques are personal growth activities that are used over time to create a sense of self-worth, personal accountability, and power in an individual. Generally, the goal of these techniques is to recognize, accept, and act upon individual hidden reserves of talent, ability, and courage. The techniques are learned experientially…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Empowerment, Higher Education, Individual Development
Butler, Sydney J.; Bentley, Roy – 1991
Growth into literacy occurs most effectively with the engagement of the learner. The question is therefore: what motivates learners to sustain them through the struggle to attain literacy? In this aspect of literacy education, "lifewriting" can be a most powerful medium. Basic to all of the lifewriting programs described in the text,…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Foreign Countries, Group Activities, Individual Development
O'Keefe, Edward J. – 1983
This paper describes an innovative approach to teaching a college course on self-management/self-control. Following a brief background statement on the history and applications of self-management, as well as the deficits of traditional self-management instruction, multimodal therapy (Lazarus, 1976, 1981) is discussed as the conceptual framework…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Educational Innovation, Higher Education

Shaver, James P. – 1977
The author is concerned that teaching strategies based on the values clarification approach (VCA) and on Kohlberg's stage theory of moral development might be premature. The VCA has been adopted widely despite concerns about threats to privacy of participating students, infringement on rights of parents to shape their children's values, and…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Educational Problems, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Van Til, William – 1976
The author, editor of the National Society for the Study of Education yearbook on secondary education, reports some contentions and observations presented by the yearbook's chapter authors. Each author addressed one of nine central issues. The issues are in the areas of the individual, values, social realities, man's experiences, education's…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Facilities, Educational Improvement, Individual Development
Friedman, Paul G. – 1974
Students approach courses in communication with a lifetime of experience in the processes to be studied. Their already deeply imbedded attitudes and habits must be considered in planning instruction. Accompanying each course unit might be a series of introspective questions that encourage students to become aware of their relevant preconceptions,…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Higher Education, Human Relations, Individual Development
Osborn, Michael – 1996
The public speaking course has been around for a long time but, while there have been changes, the heart of the course remains intact. The many skills and sensitivities instructors try to cultivate in their students come together in three fundamental metaphors that may reflect deep tendencies in what is taught. In the first metaphor, student as…
Descriptors: Debate, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Individual Development
Ittelson, John C.; Wold, Jean E. – 1985
This paper describes the creation and implementation of a faculty development system at California State University at Chico which uses the "guided design" approach for teacher improvement. Following a discussion of previous faculty development efforts at Chico, a history of the guided design project is presented, and the sequence of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Graduate School Faculty, Higher Education, Individual Development