An interview taped in 1978 with Constance Kamii, a child development researcher who studied Piagetian theory at the University of Geneva, is presented in this document. When asked what teachers of young children should keep in mind, Dr. Kamii talked about teaching to the child's level and cautioned against dealing with symbolic materials, advising…

This volume is a cross-disciplinary analysis of the modern Olympic Games based on research in the social sciences and humanities. The focus is academic and scholarly, and the volume includes original theoretical and empirical research on various aspects of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement. This volume attempts to: (1) investigate the…

Translated by the North American Indian Travelling College, this traditional Thanksgiving Address is delivered before and after all meetings and ceremonies of the Iroquois people. Through this address, the Creator is introduced into a ceremony, social dance, or council, and, at the end of the meeting, the address brings the minds of the people…

The author charges that educators have been unable to determine a national educational policy because they have taken the course of least resistance against bureaucratic rules, legal precedents, and irate taxpayers thereby selling out to expediency and compromising integrity. He examines the elements that adversely affect education, including the…

This publication contains the proceedings of the 26th annual meeting of the Far Western Philosophy of Education Society in December, 1977. Eleven papers discussing the philosophy of education are presented. In the first paper "Philosophical Analysis: Whither or Thither?" the author discusses the drive towards systems analysis and logical…

Articles published in "The Communicator," journal of the New York State Outdoor Education Association, are listed by author and subject in this first complete index to the publication. The 244 articles indexed, having appeared in issues from the very first one in March 1969 through the spring 1977 issue, present ideas and resources…

An arts-in-education approach to teaching can be a vital and effective motivating force in a language arts classroom. One teaching strategy based on this approach is to design classroom activities that students can simply enjoy. Several activities that students have found enjoyable include building "happiness machines" based on Ray Bradbury's…

The study of andragogy, a well developed science in Europe, is gaining greater acceptance in the United States. Malcolm Knowles introduced it to American adult educators in 1968 and has made it the central theme of his work since. The distinction between andragogy (the art and science of helping adults learn) and pedagogy (the art and science of…

This set of five papers is related to the Mathemagenic Activities Program (MAP) for early childhood education of the University of Georgia's Follow Through Program. The MAP is based on Piagetian theory and provides sequentially structured sets of curriculum materials and processes that are designed to continually challenge children to learn about…

SELECTED STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION RELEVANT FOR EMPIRICAL RESEARCHERS AND FOCUSING ON CONCEPTS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING ARE REVIEWED. THESE INCLUDE (1) BEST ON DESCRIPTIVE AND PRESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNTS OF BEHAVIORS, (2) SCHEFFLER ON THE "RESTRICTIONS OF MANNER" WHICH ARE PART OF THE CONCEPT OF TEACHING, (3) ADAMS ON SCHEFFLER'S VIEWS, (4)…

The teaching of intercultural communication has been characterized by a lack of a general paradigm for research; consequently, most texts are a potpourri of trends. The types of information that ought to be summarized and integrated into a coherent frame of reference are in the intrapersonal-interpersonal areas, group communication, and mass…

Different concepts of the terms problem, problem solving, and social problem have created philosophical confusion in the social studies movement. The three approaches in social studies history--social science, citizenship transmission, and reflective inquiry--exemplify the incompatibility of the terms. A brief examination of the history of social…

A study of the implementation of a rational/bureaucratic model of knowledge in classrooms suggests that current modes of educational administration are based on control, via rational planning, of social relations, individual consciousness, and epistemology. Bureaucratic organization and professionalism enjoy a symbiotic relationship, combined with…

Two concerns labeled as fundamental to the field of curriculum are identified: (1) the identification of educational content, and (2) the development of ways to make it available to young people. These factors are reviewed from the perspective of their influence on the mathematics curriculum, with note that the critical integral relationship…

Humanistic education is concerned with teacher self-esteem and confidence and with teacher-student relationships. In this paper, the author attempts to identify those competencies for a biology teacher that can be considered humanistic, saleable skills for survival in the classroom. Ten characteristics of humanistic teachers are listed. Teachers,…