This article considers innovative research in neuroscience and psychology showing that we need to transform environmental storytelling, moving away from stories focused on awareness raising, to ones which develop people's capacity for action. We investigate how this knowledge might be applied in an environmental education context, developing a…

Willingness to communicate (WTC) in a target language is considered a critical variable impacting engagement when students learn the language. Notwithstanding the research conducted on WTC of students, fewer attempts have been made to investigate their willingness to listen (WTL), especially WTL augmentation. To address this gap, this research…

This book focuses on appropriate English for Academic Purposes instructional concepts and methods in the Japanese context. It investigates a variety of pedagogical techniques, addressing the fundamental academic English skills -- listening, speaking, reading and writing -- as well as assessment and materials development. All the research included…

Presents four exercises to help secondary school social studies students understand the complex issues of the draft. Students participate in a mock draft lottery, analyze Phil Och's Draft Dodger Rag, examine how individual experiences affect attitudes, and compare writings by Bill Mauldin and Ron Kovic. (KC)

The learning activity, designed for the use of high school students in a family life education course, is designed to explore attitudes towards mate qualities in order to increase the students' awareness of marital expectations. The activity utilizes the format of an auction game and a group discussion. (EC)

The author describes lessons provided for regular class elementary students to help them understand disabilities and disabled persons. Objectives, materials needed, and activities are outlined for six lessons focusing on the following topics: individual differences, wheelchairs; devices that help people walk; amputation, artificial limbs, and…

This is the house that first graders built. This is the house that built first-grade skills and first-grade fun. (Editor)

The article describes learning activities and resource materials that may be helpful in helping preschool children develop positive attitudes toward handicapped children. (CL)

A Pride Month program with miniactivities and in-depth projects designed to help students take a serious look at themselves and their environment is suggested. Four themes for the month are offered: Pride in Self, School Pride, Community Pride, and National Pride. (MT)

Near the end of a class, secondary social studies students are instructed to write a reaction to that day's lesson. The teacher reads and responds to the reaction papers. Examples of this technique intended to teach critical thinking are provided. (RM)

The Adjective Generation Technique (AGT) was useful for counteracting the clinical bias prevalent among undergraduate psychology majors. It stimulated student discussion and provided quantifiable evidence to support the hypothesis that there are systematic differences in student perceptions of scientists and psychologists. (SR)

A practicum was conducted by a teacher of gifted students in a rural northeastern state in order to develop, implement, and evaluate developmental strategies enhancing dramatics for gifted students attending primary school. Five creative dramatic classroom activity areas were provided for students. Classroom areas were designated for: (1) rhythmic…

A study to find out how teachers involve parents in learning programs is described. Teachers are advised to send letters to the parents of students they will be teaching the following year asking for support in overcoming summer learning loss. Specific activities teachers could suggest are offered. (MT)

A barter trading game in which college students exchanged real goods over a period of seven weeks with different market constraints imposed each week is described. Student comments about the exercise were favorable. (Author/RM)

Presents a lesson designed to provide students with the opportunity to explore their attitudes about career roles and to compare their perceptions with data on actual employment trends. Includes a comparison with women's roles in other cultures. (Author/CK)