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Huston, Peter Henry – 1971
The value orientations of 39 chemistry teachers and their 120 students were measured and compared to the theoretical, humanistic, and technological aspects of chemistry. A Chemistry Preference Evaluation Instrument containing alternative statements concerning these three aspects was administered to teachers and students. The reliability…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Chemistry, Doctoral Dissertations, Humanism
Ferrara, Cosmo Francis – 1976
This dissertation examines the philosophies of Matthew Arnold and William Wordsworth in the attempt to provide a historical basis for a humanistic approach to the teaching of English. Arnold focused on the intellect, considering reading to be a criticism of life, while Wordsworth was concerned with feeling--emotions stimulated by experience and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Jones, Lynn – 1979
As a result of increased court intervention in favor of students' rights, a review of a sample of teachers concerning their attitudes about student control was examined. Taking into consideration the teachers' attitudes concerning student rights, the Pupil Control Ideology test and the Students' Rights Acceptance Scale were used as measurement…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Classroom Techniques, Court Litigation, Discipline Policy
Download full textWiesenfeld, Laura Adina – 1975
In order to develop a humanistic approach to evaluating faculty, a pilot study was conducted of 27 students and 14 instructors in an associate degree program for medical laboratory technicians. Selected personal dimensions of the sample population were examined to chart each individual's personality, theoretical learning preferences, modalities of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Evaluation Criteria, Faculty Evaluation, Humanism
Pattison, Sherry – 1999
From ancient Greece to the rise of modern science in the 18th and 19th centuries, liberal adult education was a predominant philosophy. Progressivism, which developed in opposition, had the greatest impact on adult education. It viewed the teacher as a guide, consultant, and resource; the learner as responsible for learning in partnership with the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Tippeconnic, John W., III – 1975
Testing the hypothesis that there is a positive relationship between the degree of teacher humanism in pupil control ideology and the degree of favorable student attitude toward school, classmates, and teachers, comparisons were made relative to public and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools. Derived from 6 public and 7 BIA boarding schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
