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Peer reviewedSimpson, Douglas J. – British Journal of Educational Studies, 1974
Considered the views of T. S. Eliot on education, including four essays he wrote entitled, "The Aims of Education". (RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Educational Attitudes
McMillin, Laurence – Independent School, 1976
Individual Humanities aims at "training independently acting and thinking individuals, who, however, see in the service of the community their highest life problem" by studying the lives of persons who have achieved independence of action and significant service to other human beings. Describes a course designed to develop students…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Course Content, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
Radloff, Barbara – New York Times sec 12, 1977
Provides a profile of the newest United States Commissioner of Education, Dr. Ernest L. Boyer, his past achievements in education and current efforts to overcome the nation's educational problems. (RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives
Esty, John C., Jr. – Independent School, 1978
The new president of the NAIS outlines the first five problems he will have to meet in preserving independent schools, his priorities and possible approaches for dealing with these problems, and his plan for policy development for these schools. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Biographical Inventories, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedPeden, Creighton – Journal of Thought, 1978
The primary emphasis in this paper is with Sir Rabindranath Tagore's philosophical position, and then how he put his philosophy of education into practice. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles
Croall, Jonathan – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1977
Author talks to Torsten Husen, one of the architects of Sweden's comprehensive system, about his current ideas on reforming schools. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedSimpson, Douglas J. – Journal of Thought, 1973
Analyzes the educational theory and philosophy of T. S. Eliot. (RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Church Role, Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedMcGuire, Eugene – NASSP Bulletin, 1976
The writings of Alfred North Whitehead, a philosopher who died in 1947, offer much food for thought to present-day educators. Author reviews these writings. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Evaluative Thinking
Sax, Linda J.; And Others – 1996
This report summarizes the highlights of a national survey, part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, which examined college faculty demographic and biographic information, how faculty members spend their time, how they interact with students, their preferred methods of teaching and examining students, their perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, Anxiety, Biographical Inventories, Church Related Colleges
Download full textO'Reilly, Robert; Farland, Parnell – 1974
A model for educational supervisors which attempts to link management theory to learning is demonstrated. With teachers today having greater autonomy in selecting appropriate content and methods, supervisors should focus on two tasks: they should become more involved with teachers in selecting goals and become more adept in monitoring the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Administration
