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Scott, Bess Sullivan – Principal Leadership, 2004
In this article, the author discusses Lincoln (Nebraska) Public Schools' ongoing professional-development program called "Developing Thoughtful Leaders." The goals of the program are as follows: (1) To foster intellectual development in systems thinking and educational leadership; (2) To examine action research on educational leadership…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Intellectual Development, Educational Change, Professional Development
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Laughlin, Anne; Creamer, Elizabeth G. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2007
Decisions that involve consideration of inconsistent or contradictory information provide a context for understanding and supporting intellectual development.
Descriptors: Intellectual Development, Decision Making, Metacognition, Self Actualization
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McDonough, Graham – Religious Education, 2008
Catholic schoolteachers face the pedagogical dilemma between remaining faithful to the doctrinal requirements of Catholic Church teaching while also respecting their professional responsibility to promote autonomous, critical thinking and consider the pastoral needs of their students. Although in practice many Catholic educators achieve a…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Catholic Educators, Religious Education, Teacher Responsibility
Throne, John M. – Educational Technology, 1975
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Genetics, Individual Differences, Intellectual Development
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Fiel, Ronald L.; Okey, James R. – Journal of Educational Research, 1975
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Formative Evaluation, Intellectual Development, Junior High School Students
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Hutson, Barbara A. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1975
Tested the comprehension of 3- and 4-year-old children with probable and improbable sentences in active and passive voice in order to evaluate the importance of semantic support for comprehension of passive sentences. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Comprehension, Intellectual Development
Rovet, Joanne F. – 1988
Because breast milk contains small quantities of thyroid hormones not found in commercial formula preparations, it was hypothesized that breast feeding may provide some protective benefit to the hypothyroid infant before medical treatment is begun. Of 108 children with congenital hypothyroidism, breast-fed children had higher thyroid hormone…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Congenital Impairments, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries
Portes, P. R. – 1983
Vygotsky's views on how language is instrumental in bringing about advanced forms of intellectual functioning offer a researchable framework from which to study this development. Developmentalists in psychology and linguistics have focused for too long on continuities rather than on the process of change in mental growth. The study of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition, Language Processing
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Freedman, Mervin; Sanford, Nevitt – New Directions for Higher Education, 1973
A review of the changes in faculty life since 1965 and in faculty worries since 1971 demonstrates the need for improved faculty development programs. (Editor)
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Faculty, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
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Wiig, Elisabeth A.; Semel, Eleanor M. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1974
Findings suggest that spatial relationships are established earlier in a developmental sequence than temporal relationships. (RB)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Intellectual Development
Walker, Joseph J. – Educational Technology, 1974
A description of a creativity workshop conducted for teacher interns at the University of Georgia. (HB)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creativity, Intellectual Development
Cropley, A. J.; Field, T. W. – J Appl Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Achievement, Creativity, Intellectual Development
Hallam, R. – Educ Res, 1969
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, European History, Intellectual Development, Moral Criticism
Kitchin, William W. – High Sch J, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Disadvantaged Environment, Environmental Influences, Individual Development
Robertson, Anne De Shazo; Youniss, James – Child Develop, 1969
Research supported in part by grants 1484-S and 198-T from U.S. Rehabilitation Services Administration.
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Deafness, Handicapped Children, Hearing (Physiology)
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