Discusses students' interests in and learning as a result of participating in a program emphasizing the relationship of people to their environment. A study found that the interests of upper elementary students in this man-land approach decreased with age while categorical discriminations improved with age. Field supplementary learning experiences…

At the beginning of an introductory social psychology course, students were asked to rate their professor on a semantic differential scale. The results were compiled and used to generate questions about interpersonal perceptions, stereotypes, data collection, and the characteristics and limitations of social psychological research in general. (AM)

Describes how expanding the geography curriculum so that it deals with cognitive and affective outcomes in a confluent manner can make geography lessons more interesting to teachers and students. An inquiry lesson on petroleum is presented as an example. (Author/DB)

This review of research literature on social studies methods from 1921-1978 includes a discussion of philosophic trends, course content, cultural perspectives, teaching styles, and research measures. The author proposes a new theoretical framework for analyzing social studies methods. (AM)

Inquiry and lecture/lab methods of instruction yield different results in conceptual and problem-solving tests, while no difference exists in factual tests. The author recommends that the inquiry method of teaching be refined so that it can become a practical classroom instructional strategy. (CT)

Methods for encouraging student questions and replying to them are discussed. (JD)

Presents a measurement instrument to ascertain the readiness of students to deal with the inquiry process and suggests means to prepare them for inquiry. Data can serve as an indicator of students' attitudes towards teachers' questions and corresponding thought levels, and as an indirect expression of their feelings toward the inquiry approach.…

Discusses how biology teachers can design or adapt existing laboratory and field experiences to promote reflective thinking and self-regulation of students. (HM)

Teaching procedures were designed to improve student inquiry as a means of improving student reading and learning skills. Results showed that seventh graders in the experimental situation had significantly higher scores on four of five questioning measures, on a vocabulary measure, and on an attitude scale. (RL)

Discusses the need for science programs to teach students to use both analytical and creative pathways of inquiry. The first step toward this goal of integrating thinking must be to strengthen the ability to collect both objective and subjective sensory information. Lists teaching practices to accomplish this, such as accepting that the process is…

The author shares personal reflections as he worked through research questions associated with court-ordered attempts to integrate state-supported, historically black universities in Alabama. The study illustrates the difficulty of talking about race and racial discrimination history, suggests that some black colleges may have to desegregate to…

Analyzes nine high school biology manuals to determine how well they promote the basic and integrated science process skills that are involved in scientific inquiry. Results indicate that the manuals seldom enable students to use their knowledge and experience to pose questions, solve problems, investigate natural phenomena, or construct answers…

Proposes a design for a life science curriculum following the National Research Council National Science Education Standards. The overarching theme is that science as inquiry should be recognized as a basic and controlling principle in the ultimate organization and experiences in students' science education. Six-week units include Matter, Energy,…

Investigates high school students' beliefs about mathematics and science, including beliefs about mathematical and scientific truths, the value and importance of inquiry, gender equity and ability with respect to the pursuit of mathematics and science careers, the relationship between mathematics and technology, and the role of science in society.…

Demonstrates the value of a practical approach to educational leadership's ethical dimensions by examining a superintendent's efforts to compose an institutional mission statement. Analyzes philosophical thinking as a kind of questioning; maintains that practitioners are logically committed to certain moral principles, namely the norms of moral…