The authors have defined process education as the systematic...cultivation of those generalizable and adaptive behaviors which underlie all creative activity and which the learner engages in to acquire, organize, and utilize information and experience for effective problem solving and productive living. The curricula listed in this document are…

These model lessons from the primary grades are on the techniques of advertising drawn from a unit on, "Creating and Producing Tools and Techniques". They include behaviorial objectives, teaching and motivational strategies, evaluation techniques. The model lessons follow the problem solving inquiry approach in social studies using multimedia…

Principles, objectives, methods, and materials for this elementary and secondary social science program are described in the booklet. Principles of this program are that social studies: is a body of knowledge to which all students should be exposed; should be taught with an interdisciplinary, conceptual, inquiry, problem-solving approach; ought to…

The CMAS, a detailed taxonomy of questions, is used to analyze course materials briefly described, along with other courses, in the document ED 051 059. Subject areas in the multidisciplinary 12th grade course, lasting approximately fifteen weeks, include anthropology, psychology, and sociology. The substantive content is analyzed as sound,…

The content-process approach described in this k-12 teaching guide focuses upon knowledge as a basis for understanding and explaining that which is being investigated and, when practical, for predicting what may happen in the future as a result. A curriculum based upon this sequential interdisciplinary content process approach helps students to…

The CMAS is a system of instructional materials analysis consisting of a detailed comprehensive taxonomy of questions on product characteristics, rationale and objectives, content, theory and strategies, antecedent conditions, evaluation, background of materials development, and on background of the analysis. Documents related to or offering an…

Involving students in the planning, use, and assessment of their own questions can help them realize that they can control the direction of their own learning. A sample lesson involving a class of middle school students in a study of Canadian culture and national unity is presented. (RM)

Describes a project that can be used to encourage intellectual independence in students and teach them some of the inquiry procedures used in scientific research. Discusses procedures, safety precautions, and sample results. (CW)

Classic literary and philosophical texts have a unique place in fostering inquiry and awareness, stemming from the relation between inquiry and the ability to empathize with radically new perspectives. College students need exposure to them to increase both awareness and knowledge. (MSE)

Freedom of inquiry and academic freedom must be maintained in the university, and public policy must respect the university's uniqueness and support targeted and basic research. Individual researchers, administrators, and public officials must acknowledge personal responsibility for choices and act in accordance with their axiologies and moral…

School teachers and college faculty believe that inquiry strategies were never widely implemented. There was an perceived problem with the availability of inquiry materials for classroom use and some concern about students' preparation and ability to use inquiry strategies. Teacher training programs failed to prepare teachers to use inquiry…

Discusses the need for preservice elementary teachers to experience inquiry first-hand, suggesting that they engage in problem-solving rather than just "talking about" it. A typical teacher education program is described with suggestions to incorporate inquiry-oriented experiences. An inquiry-oriented activity using sand and funnels is included.…

Identifies and examines patterns of inquiry practiced by art teachers and discusses course content and teacher resources which affect that inquiry. Implications for research and materials development and suggestions for teacher education programs are presented. Concludes that art education research should be made more available to the classroom…

This paper describes how faculty at one institution use social inquiry strategies to deal with the complicated issue of student teacher dispositions. It begins by explaining why they chose social inquiry and looking at the use of one social inquiry strategy, role playing, for enhancing appropriate dispositions. The next section presents examples…

Serving as a vehicle for raising the profile of and thereby gaining recognition for the important research and development work being conducted in Canada in support of children and families, the "Research Connections Canada" series compiles research and/or development papers as well as background papers, analytical literature reviews,…