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Leveson, David – Journal of Geological Education, 1980
Presents lecture outline comparing uniformitarianism with other philosophic approaches to earth study. Comparison is valuable since: (1) it provides insight into the character of geology and the meaning of the scientific method; and (2) it reveals the necessarily biased nature of all information. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Geology, Higher Education, Lecture Method
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Nisbet, Robert – American Scholar, 1978
An analysis of the personality, scholarship, and teaching style of Frederick J. Teggart, a respected scholar and lecturer in the social sciences at the University of California Berkeley from 1919 to 1940. (SJL)
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational History, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Shaffer, Thomas L. – Journal of Legal Education, 1982
The Baltimore lawyer David Hoffman (1784-1854), the father of American legal ethics, was also the first of the systematic American legal educators. The history and operation of his law school, the curriculum, and his effective use of the lecture method are described and discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Faculty, Educational History, Ethics