This book examines why John Dewey's arguments present viable solutions to issues that must be addressed in any serious attempt to develop an adequate philosophical view of educational thought and practice. It notes that there is currently very little attention being paid to this sort of thinking and what it means for education. The book focuses on…

A study-in-progress is examining the multiple and fluid identities in one person's "been-being-becoming-imagining" as a facilitator in transformative drama--for example, as researcher, facilitator, participant, observer, audience. The inquiry is a recursive and spiraling process. The goals and procedure arise through the research…

A short vignette illustrates how one teacher, in her attempt to utilize the inductive method, makes things seem not as they really are to a student. (JB)

The author discusses a revision of a theory underlying the continuing development of the school instructional media center and its program. (9 references) (Author)

Today's society, schools, and youth can no longer afford an educational system which continues to report that the questions it uses demand little more than recall of past knowledge by its students. (Author)

Poses a series of questions to start student investigation of the effect of varying the dimensions of a piece of grass or other flat ribbon of material on the sound that is produced when it is used as a reed between the thumbs. (AL)

Provides a photograph of a football crowd and poses several questions that could be used in instruction in mathematics and science. (AL)

Part of being an independent learner is being aware of or asking significant questions relating to one's world. (CK)

Compares the performances of college students in an inquiry approach chemistry laboratory to those in a conventional laboratory. During one of three semesters studied, all analyses of eight pretests and posttests significantly favored the experimental group. Concludes that in a variety of actual learning situations the inquiry method results in…

The author advocates futurism as a basis of social studies so that the field of futurology can contribute to the improvement of society. (Author/JB)

Suggests that an evaluation of the questions asked in inquiry training episodes may not reflect the logical progression of steps designed to formulate explanations or hypotheses, but also depend on students' disposition towards approval, tendency to minimize risk, and motivation by external factors. Studies of inquiry behavior should include…

The administration of a test based on Jean Piaget's method of determining logical thinking revealed that only 33 of 131 freshmen could meet the criteria for formal operations. Reviews research which indicates that logical thought can be enhanced by inquiry-oriented courses. Elementary and secondary teachers do not use inquiry teaching because…