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Knox, H. M. – British Journal of Educational Studies, 1975
This paper attempted to piece together the constituent elements of J. F. Herbart's educational theory, not to attempt a comprehensive re-assessment. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Educational Theories

Schiralli, Martin G. – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1975
Author explored the life of Ezra Pound in an attempt to survey some of the areas of potential interest to educators rather than to mine fully any one vein. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Biographical Inventories, Critical Thinking, Poetry

Balakian, Anna – Journal of General Education, 1975
Article detailed the contributions of the architect of Surrealism, Andre Breton. (RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Educational History, General Education, Poets

Toothaker, Ray – Language Arts, 1975
Descriptors: Authors, Biographical Inventories, Books, Childrens Literature

Davis, Gary A.; Rimm, Sylvia – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1977
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Creativity, Gifted, Individual Characteristics
Parker, Franklin – Intellect, 1974
In continuation of previously published lists of centennial dates in the history of education, the writer presents the following groups of significant dates for 1974, significantly and briefly. (Author)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Educational Development, Educational History, Reference Materials
Cornell, Robert W. – Elementary English, 1973
A brief biography of Robert Lawson, author and illustrator of many children's books. (MM)
Descriptors: Artists, Authors, Biographical Inventories, Books

Schwartz, James Alan – Journal of Environmental Education, 1971
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Conservation Education, Ecology, Interests

May, Rollo – Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1976
Explores the thinking of Gregory Bateson, with the aim of identifying his contribution to a much needed theory for humanistic psychology. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Evaluative Thinking, Learning Theories, Philosophy
Conant, Howard – Intellect, 1976
Jose Ortega y Gasset's fearless and unconventional theory of aesthetics, formulated in part as early as 1924, is still remarkable for its degree of penetration into the innermost realm of artistic form. A reconsideration of Ortega's "dehumanization" concept is particularly relevant at this point in history, when the arts appear to be…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art, Artists, Biographical Inventories

Marty, Martin E. – American Scholar, 1976
Evaluates the philosophical, theological and civic contributions made by Reinhold Niebuhr to American society. (RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Critical Thinking, Persuasive Discourse, Philosophy

Subotnik, Rena F. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1995
This interview with Joshua Lederberg, who won the 1958 Nobel prize in physiology and medicine, covers his research interests, the role of mentors, his childhood and school years as a highly gifted child, the nature of good teaching, child prodigies, and the scientific endeavor. (DB)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Gifted, Interviews, Opinions

Fishman, Sterling – Educational Forum, 1975
Paul Goodman was a difficult man to evaluate, says the author, in an attempt to understand him and his contributions to our social growth. He briefly examined one facet, "The Cult of Youth," on which Goodman had much to say, and suggested a Goodman methodology. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Biographical Inventories, Evaluative Thinking, Imagery

Umeda, John K.; Frey, David H. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1974
Life history or biodata correlates of ministerial success were investigated for a group of 92 Seventh-Day Adventist ministers. Two significant bivariate correlations indicated that successful ministers chose their career later than less successful ones and that earning college expenses was predictive of success. (Author/HMV)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Church Workers, Clergy, Prediction
Wright, Una – Appalachia, 1975
A Tennessee writer describes how her father-in-law, a Virginia school teacher with 7 children, typifies Appalachian virtues. (Author)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Cultural Background, Moral Values, Philosophy