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Dahlberg, E. John, Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1980
Papers presented at this symposium were on the following topics: (1) the role of education in clarifying the relation of the individual to the state and the basic meaning of citizenship; (2) the mythologies of college teaching; (3) the movement of education from elitism to educational populism; (4) how empathy, morality, and altruism affect…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship, College Faculty, Educational Philosophy
Sienkiewicz, Linda – 1974
The phonological switching processes of 16 bilingual (Spanish-English) adults were observed to provide phonological evidence for the coordinate/compound theory of bilingualism. Each subject was categorized as a coordinate or compound based on responses to a questionnaire. Subjects were recorded reading a mixed list of Spanish and English words.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Contrastive Linguistics
Wesley, Frank; Wesley, Claire – 1977
The book explores the psychological aspects of sex-role development and investigates various approaches which have been suggested to provide greater equality between females and males. Chapter one describes the psychology of women and identifies possible approaches toward integration of male and female characteristics. Chapter two discusses…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Females
Dickinson, Gary – 1979
To examine Coolie Verner's contributions to the study of adult education as a systematic discipline, the author of this paper reviews and analyzes Verner's publications from 1950-1975. The first of five sections describes this as a period of rapid growth for the adult education field. Verner is depicted as a leader in developing a substantive body…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Carroll, John B. – 1974
Overall and specific tasks involved in learning a foreign language and the factors that promote or retard learning are considered. To apply theories of learning and teaching, behavioral objectives for the learner must be considered. A macro-level learning theory is useful in conceptualizing reasons for student success and failure and in…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Steiner, H. G., Ed.; Christiansen, Bent, Ed. – 1978
This volume is largely based upon the preparation for and proceedings of the Third International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) held in Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany, in August 1976. The volume deals with 13 broad themes of general educational interest for mathematics teachers and educators. Six of these themes divided the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Algorithms, Computers, Curriculum Development
GLASER, ROBERT – 1966
INERTIA AND PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES HAVE PREVENTED A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM ACHIEVING THEIR GOAL OF PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AT EVERY LEVEL OF ABILITY TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIALS AND TO PERFORM AT THEIR BEST. EFFECTIVE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION SHOULD PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION WHICH…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Flexible Progression, Individual Differences
Katz, Joel T. – 1977
Part of a study is presented of native speakers of Hebrew who are acquiring English without formal instruction. A Hebrew-speaking child, aged 5 years 6 months, and her American playmate were audiotaped bi-weekly in natural settings for 11 months. The American child periodically used "foreigner talk," that is, the variety of language…
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition
La Forge, Paul G. – 1974
Charles A. Curran has developed a radically different type of language learning by dealing with the learners as a group rather than as a class. The social learning relationships of a class differ from a group in the contract, the social milieu, in the relationships between the teacher and students, and among the students themselves. Curran called…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Counseling, Educational Environment, English (Second Language)
Manalang, Priscila S. – 1976
In the Philippines, school children must contend with the use of English and Pilipino as media of instruction. Since they are taught by teachers who have not mastered English, either, the result is predictable: rote learning. In this process, pupils also learn the hierarchical authority structure of the school system, that is, the rules governing…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Cultural Differences
Gephart, William J.; And Others – 1977
This document reports on a "mini-conference" on the contributions of educational research in the past ten years. Significant research projects in the following eight major areas are identified: (1) human development and learning; (2) teaching; (3) equality, inequality, and human rights; (4) educational finance; (5) educational administration; (6)…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Change Agents, Civil Rights, Educational Development
Fallone, Nino – 1978
This manual in Italian provides a basic theory of reading and writing instruction for kindergarten and first grade teachers working in a bilingual setting. Reading and writing are seen as instruments of communication incorporating psychomotor, perceptual, conceptual, and logical skills. The manual covers the following areas: (1) the development of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Educational Theories
Bialystok, Ellen; Frohlich, Maria – 1977
High school students studying French as a second language in Toronto were administered a questionnaire and a variety of achievement tests in French. Results were analyzed to determine the effects of learner characteristics on the development of second language competence. Four factors in learning success were posited: attitude, strategy, aptitude,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests, Educational Research
Cooper, Robert L.; And Others – 1978
This investigation examined the acquisition of five complex English syntactic structures by Egyptian and Israeli adult learners at different levels of proficiency. Carol Chomsky's methodology, as adapted by d'Anglejan and Tucker, served to assess comprehension of these structures. The responses of the Egyptians and Israelis, which were similar to…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Arabic, Comprehension, Contrastive Linguistics
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1968
Part 1 of this report is a general introduction summarizing the 3-year Teacher Education and Media (TEAM) project (ED 003 156) which prompted this effort to (1) suggest a way of reconstituting the objectives and programs of teacher education and (2) show how media can be used to heighten the effectiveness of the program. Part 2 presents the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, College School Cooperation, Conceptual Schemes, Curriculum Design
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