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Social, Mental, Academic and Physical Development in Groups Doing Sports
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Nas, Kazim; Temel, Veysel; Akpinar, Selahattin; Akpinar, Oznur – Educational Research and Reviews, 2012
The aim of this study is to show whether sport has an effect on education/academic success and social, mental and physical development or not. The search involves 160 students studying at Physical Education and Sports High School at Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University. Graded quintet likert type questionnaire was used as a measuring means. The first…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Measures (Individuals), Physical Development, Intellectual Development
Student and Staff Perceptions of the Research-Teaching Nexus
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Buckley, Charles A. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2011
The research-teaching nexus is central to higher education as well as students' intellectual development. Staff identity can be developed by departments focussing on the nexus. In the context of an increasing interest in developing firmer relationships between research and teaching, there has been an acknowledgement that understanding students'…
Descriptors: Evidence, Student Attitudes, Intellectual Development, Teacher Attitudes
Children's Responses to Fantasy in Literature
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Harms, Jeanne McLain – Language Arts, 1975
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Fantasy
Student Values Revisited.
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Cross, K. Patricia – 1968
Although college catalogs contain expressions of devotion to the cause of developing in students a capacity for and commitment to critical thought, there are philosophical, scientific and practical problems surrounding this aim. To measure student values and differences in intellectual dispositions, the Center designed a research instrument, the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attitudes, Educational Research, Growth Patterns
Strategies of Learning and Studying: Recent Research Findings
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Entwistle, Noel – British Journal of Educational Studies, 1977
There seems to be much justified scepticism about the value of learning theories and educational research when applied to the complexities of student learning. Discusses some insights provided by educational and psychological research and its practical value for lecturers and students in higher education. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Educational Research, Higher Education
Students as Meaning-Makers and the Quest for the Common School: A Micro-ethnography of a U.S. History Classroom.
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Keedy, John L.; Fleming, Tracie G.; Wheat, Deborah L.; Gentry, Rita B. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1998
Examines an Advanced Placement U.S. history classroom as a miniature common school to assess students' abilities to develop historically-grounded perspectives and engage in a moral debate. Finds that (1) students with little historical-grounding lacked an inclination toward a collective, ethical critique; and (2) exchange of historically-grounded…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Citizen Role, Classroom Research, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Students Comprehension of Democracy and Its Application to Conflict Situations.
Sigel, Roberta S. – 1977
This paper analyzes a study designed to determine if students understand the concept of democracy and can apply democratic principles. It also compares the study with related investigations conducted in Europe and calls for improved teaching to make the concept of democracy comprehensible. In 1974, 1,000 high school seniors in Pennsylvania…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Activism, Citizen Participation, Civics