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Mayes, Clifford – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016
In "Teaching for Wholeness," Clifford Mayes continues to expand the horizons of Jungian pedagogy, a movement that draws upon the thought of Carl Jung and Jungian scholars to address crucial educational issues and define new ones. Mayes leads readers through an analysis of Freudian and post- Freudian psychology in educational theory and…
Descriptors: Psychology, Theory Practice Relationship, Epistemology, Teacher Role
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Ping, Raedy M.; Goldin-Meadow, Susan – Developmental Psychology, 2008
Including gesture in instruction facilitates learning. Why? One possibility is that gesture points out objects in the immediate context and thus helps ground the words learners hear in the world they see. Previous work on gesture's role in instruction has used gestures that either point to or trace paths on objects, thus providing support for this…
Descriptors: Symbolic Language, Nonverbal Communication, Pretests Posttests, Models
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Smith, Howard A. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1995
This special set of articles continues the discussion of the essentially cultural nature of education this periodical began in 1994 and demonstrates that the principles of meaning-making in aboriginal cultures are similar to those of mainstream cultures. These articles also outline how cultural psychology is supported by semiotics. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Educational Practices
Stolurow, Lawrence M.; Peterson, Theodore I. – 1968
This report is a detailed description of the Harvard CAI Laboratory, including its history, organization, functions, staffing, programs and support. Discussed are materials relating to CAI in general, such as psychological research, modes of instruction, advantages and implementation of CAI. Reviewed also are specific projects of this facility. A…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
Wilden, Anthony – 1972
This book ranges widely over the fields of communication theory, Freudian and Lacanian psychology, and Levi-Straussian anthropology. The primary goal of the book is an examination of the structural and analogic patterns within human communication and exchange. This examination involves discourses upon the computer compared to the human nervous…
Descriptors: Analog Computers, Anthropology, Codification, Digital Computers