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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
Griffin-Beale, Christopher – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1975
On the eve of his eightieth birthday, the author talked to Christian Schiller, an inspector for fifty years, who has perhaps had more influence than any other individual on the development of British primary education. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Child Development, Educational Change, Educational History
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McNamara, D. R. – British Journal of Educational Studies, 1978
Sir Karl Popper is one of England's most distinguished contemporary philosophers and it is surprising that his thought has not permeated and informed educational discussion. This paper suggests that educationists have much to learn from Karl Popper's writings and explores ways in which his ideas can illuminate and advance discussion about…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Educational Change
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Drell, Martin J.; Josephson, Allan; Pleak, Richard; Riggs, Paula; Rosenfeld, Alvin – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
In this article, one of the authors was called to see an 18-year old boy named John, who had done poorly during his first year at college and was depressed. His parents feared that their son may be suicidal, a concern heightened by the recent news that one of their son's friends had committed suicide. Here, he interviews John about his…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Family Relationship, Depression (Psychology), Psychological Evaluation
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Anand, Padma G.; Ross, Steven M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1987
The purpose of this research was to design and evaluate a computer based adaptive strategy for teaching mathematics. Results indicated preference for materials with personalized examples for motivation and meaningful learning of problem solving procedures. Practical advantages of the computer-based model for adapting instruction are also…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Biographical Inventories, Computer Assisted Instruction
Lawler, Robert W. – 1980
This document focuses on the use of a computer and the LOGO programing language by an eight-year-old boy. The stepping of variables, which is the development and incrementally changing of one of several variables, is an idea that is followed in one child's mind as he effectively directs himself in a freely-chosen problem-solving situation. The…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Case Studies, Computer Science Education, Computers
Bhawuk, D. P. S.; Udas, Arjun K. – 1991
A biographical and psychological survey of Nepali entrepreneurs was carried out with five objectives: develop a Biographical Information Bank, develop organizational profiles, determine the locus of control, determine whether entrepreneurs are individualistic or collective, and determine the entrepreneurs' profile along the 13 entrepreneurship…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Biographical Inventories, Business Administration, Demography