Education's responsibility to train students to distinguish between empirical value claims and aesthetic judgments is discussed. (DB)

New methods of inclucating the facts of American history into today's students are discussed. (CK)

In shifting emphasis from accumulation of facts to methods of investigation and cognitive skills, the concept of ecosystem is a powerful organizing principle for geography. The connectivity of all things in an environment, the flow of energy through the system are stressed. The use of ecosystem as a framework for inquiry in the classroom is…

An emphasis on methodology in the teaching of history will make this subject more relevant to students. (CK)

Article suggests ways to slow the deluge of questionnaires that is strangling the academic world and its administrators, and still improve data collection. (Editor)

Ways of teaching art concepts are discussed. (CK)

This investigation is a meta-level inquiry, an inquiry into the scope and procedures of inquiry in vocational education research. It is also an exercise in reflexive thinking about that research enterprise. (SSH)

Discusses the use of historical novels in social studies curriculum. The author explains why the novel is useful as well as how an inquiry and aesthetic reading novel curriculum approach can be used and the benefits of using this approach. (AM)

Presents examples of how to use rank-ordering techniques in a secondary school values education course. Students rank-order their choice for prime minister from 10 anonymous and brief biographies. Students discuss reasons for their choices in small groups and with the entire class. (KC)

Describes structured discovery approach to inquiry teaching which encourages the teacher to select instructional objectives, content, and questions to be answered. The focus is on individual and group activities. A brief outline using this approach to analyze Adolf Hitler is presented. (KC)

Explains a scavenger hunt to collect items (newspaper clippings, pictures, records, etc.) that represent the influence of the United States on Canadian Culture. The teacher prepares scavenger hunt stations which include items that students have collected. An assessment on items follows the hunt. (KC)