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Peer reviewedSheppard-Conrad, Connie – Emergency Librarian, 1989
Discusses the following qualities as they contribute ot the enduring appeal of the works of Beatrix Potter: the combination of text and illustrations; the characters and how they are portrayed; the inexorable and often harsh realities of nature; the physical surroundings of the stories; and the style of writing. (six references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Illustrations, Literary Styles
Peer reviewedPressly, Page K.; Heesacker, Martin – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2001
Provides a review of published, counseling-relevant literature on the physical environment, with a focus on physical elements that may enhance or detract from the counseling process. Describes environmental variables that are relevant to counseling, provides examples of their practical importance, and describes possible application to counseling…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Environmental Influences, Physical Environment
Peer reviewedAnnison, John E. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2000
This article uses Maslo's (1943) need hierarchy as an ordering framework to identify key attributes of the concept of home. Home attributes are ranked according to relative contribution to meeting individual needs, thereby presenting residential service providers with a guide to developing genuine homes for people with disabilities. (Contains…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Environmental Influences, Family Environment, Institutional Characteristics
Peer reviewedKirk, Maggie – Nurse Education Today, 2002
Nursing education should address the consequences of global environmental change, integrate environmental considerations into clinical practice, and promote sustainable policies. Educators should raise nursing students' awareness of environmental issues and empower them to contribute to policy debates. (Contains 36 references. Includes…
Descriptors: Change, Global Education, Higher Education, Nursing Education
Direct linkRobinson, Elizabeth J.; Rowley, Martin G.; Beck, Sarah R.; Carroll, Dan J.; Apperly, Ian A. – Child Development, 2006
Children more frequently specified possibilities correctly when uncertainty resided in the physical world (physical uncertainty) than in their own perspective of ignorance (epistemic uncertainty). In Experiment 1 (N=61), 4- to 6-year-olds marked both doors from which a block might emerge when the outcome was undetermined, but a single door when…
Descriptors: Young Children, Epistemology, Physical Environment, Task Analysis
Martin, Taylor; Schwartz, Daniel L. – Cognitive Science, 2005
Five studies examined how interacting with the physical environment can support the development of fraction concepts. Nine-and 10-year-old children worked on fraction problems they could not complete mentally. Experiments 1 and 2 showed that manipulating physical pieces facilitated children's ability to develop an interpretation of fractions.…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Problem Solving, Children, Experiments
Gardiner, Ann; Perkins, Chris – British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2005
The results of an empirical investigation into how visually-impaired people sense their surroundings show that a range of environmental features can be identified using sound, touch and smell. The information gained is relevant to the design of tactile maps, to ensure that an area is represented in a way that is meaningful to the map users.…
Descriptors: Maps, Visual Impairments, Auditory Perception, Tactual Perception
O'Mahony, Carolyn; Siegel, Suzanne – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2008
Many elementary school teachers with a passion for teaching social studies are finding that the administratively defined time for direct instruction in social studies is becoming increasingly restricted. Fortunately for the teacher who is convinced that social and civic education should be at the center of the elementary school curriculum, where…
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Physical Environment, Elementary School Teachers, Social Studies
Download full textTanner, C. Kenneth – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2008
This descriptive study investigated the possible effects of selected school design patterns on third-grade students' academic achievement. A reduced regression analysis revealed the effects of school design components (patterns) on ITBS achievement data, after including control variables, for a sample of third-grade students drawn from 24…
Descriptors: Personal Space, Educational Facilities Design, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
Green, Monica – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2008
This paper discusses the emerging field of place-based education or place-based pedagogy--an approach that seeks to enhance children's perspective of "place" via school and community related environmental projects. Place-based education is proposed as an approach that enables students to establish a connection to a place, its people, and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Philosophy, Teaching Methods
Blachman, Dara; Laughlin, Lynda; Lukacs, Susan; Pastor, Patricia; Howie, LaJeana; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Baum, Katrina; Lopez, Marsha; Jekielek, Susan; Nord, Mark; Morisi, Teri; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Colpe, Lisa; Fungwe, Thomas; Ghandour, Reem – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2009
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being" provides annual updates on the well-being of children and families in the United States across a range of domains. A more detailed report alternates every other year with a condensed version that highlights selected indicators. This year, the Forum is publishing the full report…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Well Being, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Jinnah-Ghelani, Hamida A.; Stoneman, Zolinda – Child Care in Practice, 2009
When a school-age child with disabilities is accepted into a childcare setting, it is only the first step. The sustenance of the care option depends on whether the setting makes appropriate adaptations to accommodate the child with disability in the setting. Parents face a host of challenges related to adaptations and accommodations. This study…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Focus Groups, Disabilities, Mainstreaming
White, Jeanne – National Middle School Association (NJ3), 2007
Too often, looking at middle school math classrooms through the eyes of the students reveals a monotonous routine with no clear application to life outside of school. In this article, the author suggests a few strategies for putting the life back into middle school mathematics: (1) mix it up by changing the physical environment and classwork…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Interests, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Strategies
Jackson, Sue – Educational Theory, 2007
The work of Paulo Freire is associated with themes of oppression and liberation, and his critical pedagogy is visionary in its attempts to bring about social transformation. Freire has created a theory of education that embeds these issues within social relations that center around both ideological and material domination. In this review essay,…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Critical Theory, Social Change, Educational Philosophy
Marshall, Candice; Mogil, H. Michael – Science and Children, 2007
Each year, first graders at Kensington Parkwood Elementary School in Kensington, Maryland, look forward to Fabulous Weather Day. Students learn how meteorologists collect data about the weather, how they study wind, temperature, precipitation, basic types/characteristics of clouds, and how they forecast. The project helps the students grow in…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Water, Elementary School Science, Meteorology
