Investigates the impact of colonization on indigenous teaching and learning. Asserts that indigenous and western European concepts of knowledge must be placed in a framework of mutual interaction. Describes how culturally appropriate teaching and learning practices are being brought into the Australian educational systems to establish a more…

Holistic vocational training goes beyond formation of technical skills to encourage self-determination, social responsibility, and democratic participation. It includes recognition and analysis of technical systems, social behavior, creativity, and self-instructional skills. (SK)

Examines Schon's idea of "reflective practice" in higher education through analysis of "reflectivity" -- its history, possible forms, interpretations, and underpinning values. Notes four underpinning epistemologies for reflective practice: technical rational, humanistic emancipatory, postmodern deconstructive, and radical phenomenological.…

Creativity is valued increasingly in business and education. Humor, fun, and play take the brain from a cognitive, rule-bound state to a more fluid state where the whole body can work on a problem while the "thinking mind" is relaxed. Vignettes demonstrate how adventure education stimulates creativity through play, fun, humor, and…

Investigates the learning styles of English students identified as school refusers and compares their style distribution to that of students in regular attendance in mainstream English secondary schools. Indicates that, compared to those attending school regularly, the learning style of refusers was skewed toward the Wholist end of the…

Incarcerated women have unique needs best met through holistic approaches. The holistic literacy program at Eddie Warrior Correctional Center (Oklahoma) addresses education, health, and life skills issues in a nurturing environment that encourages mutual respect. (Contains 17 references.) (SK)

Describes the comprehensive Welsh system of education and training, including a national career information and guidance service. The system focuses on credit-based qualifications and a holistic approach to academic and vocational learning. (SK)

Outlines the overall framework of the Michigan English Arts Framework project. Describes the mechanisms and strategies that are being used to build the project with participation at all levels. Discusses the tradition of curriculum separation, the role of whole language, and integration and standards. (SR)

Formulates some of the metatheoretical aspects of integrating models, theories, and foundations in the domain of action-directed sciences, distinguishing different levels at which integration can be performed and different areas that integration can cover; categorizing integration attempts by their form; discussing philosophical presuppositions,…

Initial teacher education programmes, in order to comply with the requirements for teacher registration, are usually expected to introduce student teachers to the mandated curriculum. Often this is done uncritically, so students tend to accept rather than examine the underlying epistemological model which partitions knowledge into distinct…

Despite its continuing popularity as both a practical and theoretical basis upon which to ground pedagogical practice, experiential learning is nonetheless recognised as a difficult concept to "pin down." One serious attempt to schematise and systematise the specific components of the learning process has been made, however. Jarvis's model…

For Latino students, career development and planning includes the negotiation of family influences, peer expectations, and challenges as they develop career efficacy in work experiences as undergraduates. The model presented here outlines how students can benefit from a holistic perspective on the intersections of career and cultural identity.…

This article is about the possibilities of conducting research with children productively. Children may need suitable prompts, occasions, or media for their expression. The discussion begins with an overview of the challenges or dynamics researchers can experience with any participants in qualitative research in the constructivist paradigm. It…

An introductory course in on tertiary level inadvertently sets the scene for the demands of the corresponding profession. Unfortunately, it seems as though these courses do not prepare learners adequately to acquire the demanding professional competences required for professional success. This problem has been a subject of contention especially in…

In religious and nonreligious private schools, as well as public schools across the U.S., the philosophy, "God is everyone", is known as holistic education. Holistic education asserts that everything is connected; everything is in relationship. Holistic educators, in the words of Parker J. Palmer, author of the book "The Courage to Teach:…