The aim of this research is to criticize liberal humanism based on Islam viewpoint emphasizing Motahri's point of view. In this paper, the researchers tried to identify liberalism humanism factors with analytical look in order to present a new categorization called "main factor of liberal humanism". Then, each factor was studied and…

For over a quarter of a century there has been a creeping marketization of the English education system. No part of the system remains unscathed. In this article the consequences of marketization are set out clearly and alternative models of the future are presented. The author calls for another "Great Debate"--but one that mobilises…

Scholarship that moves from research into practice shares characteristics that make it visible to teachers, friendly to their worldview, practicable for realities of K-12 schools, and easily sharable. That doesn't mean however, that it's good or effective. Connecting research and practice is important work, if only because it has the…

The Bloom Taxonomy of Educational Objectives is criticized because its distinctions between cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains are invalid; its categories are ill-defined and do not denote homogenous types of objectives; its structural base is inconsistent; and it is debatable whether it is a true taxonomy. (IS)

This review of Bloom's taxonomy complements and supplements an earlier review which concentrated on its statistical properties. It reviews unpublished studies and published literature over a 25-year period. The focus is on the claimed properties of neutrality, comprehensiveness, cumulative hierarchical structure, and usefulness. (Author/DWH)

Classification is the taxonomic science in which a system of categories is established and in which the categories have some logical structure. Scientific classifications have included those by Aristotle, Linnaeus, and Lavoisier. Educational taxonomies include those developed by Bloom, Herbart, Dewey, and Piaget. The problems of taxonomy…

The purposes of the study were to determine what relationships between form and function of educational objectives can be identified in curriculum literature, and what philosophical beliefs in terms of the axiology of curriculum design are compatible with various combinations of form and function of objectives. A search of the literature yielded…

Attempts to establish the primacy of objectives in curriculum planning in multiracial education, to explore the factors governing their selection and to suggest, in a general way and in the form of a Bloomian classification what they might be, and the kind of criteria for choosing learning experiences that could be derived from them. (Author/RK)

CURRICULUM STUDIES AT OSWEGO HAVE BEEN BASED ON A STUDY OF MAN AND HIS TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO ANSWER BASIC QUESTIONS --(1) WHAT IS AND WHAT IS NOT MEANT BY THE NAME INDUSTRIAL ARTS, (2) WHAT SHOULD AND WHAT SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF THIS AREA OF STUDY, (3) WHAT RELATIONSHIPS EXIST BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES, AND (4) WHAT…

Reviews the literature on contemporary early childhood education, categorizing perspectives on early childhood curriculum according to their core epistemological and ethical views about the mission of institutions of early childhood education. Identifies four perspectives guiding the curricula: idealism, empiricism, developmentalism, and…

The purpose of this paper is to articulate the relative meanings and values of various forms of subject matter. The paper first constructs a synthesizing definition of subject matter. All subject matter is conceptual in nature and is composed of words or statements concerning objects and events of the world which are to be taught and learned. The…

Described is a taxonomy for determining the quality and extent of learning activity going on in a classroom at a given time. Research findings indicate that teachers should always stay within the frame of reference of pupils and encourage them to reflect at a deeper level on what they already know. (Author/DB)

Plato wrote that higher order thinking could not start until the student had mastered conventional wisdom. The American educational establishment has turned Plato on his head with the help of a dubious approach to teaching developed by one Benjamin Bloom. Bloom's taxonomy was intended for higher education, but its misappropriation has resulted in…

Although the literature in the last decade contains many diverse opinions on the aims or goals of social studies, few empirical investigations have been reported. To meet this need, a consensual perspective on national social studies goals, a description of recent categorizations of goals within conceptual frameworks, and a summary of a present…

Designing an English program to close the startling discrepancy between high educational aims and current teaching practices requires a delineation of learning objectives. A rationale that would achieve a clarification of goals should be based on a sound theory of the learning process and be guided by the writings of such educational philosophers…