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Matthews, Michael R. – Science & Education, 2015
These reflections range over some distinctive features of the journal "Science & Education," they acknowledge in a limited way the many individuals who over the past 25 years have contributed to the success and reputation of the journal, they chart the beginnings of the journal, and they dwell on a few central concerns--clear writing…
Descriptors: Reflection, Journal Articles, Bibliometrics, Science Education
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Saito, Naoko – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2015
This paper will explore an alternative mode of thinking and language for higher education, centering on the idea of "philosophy as translation"--an idea drawn from the American philosopher, Stanley Cavell. This broader sense of translation is inseparable from our reengagement with cultures, language, self and others. From this…
Descriptors: Translation, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, Higher Education
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Stallones, Jared R. – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2015
This article delves into the various religious influences on Dr. Felix Adler's spiritual development and the resulting theological and philosophical foundations for the Ethical Culture Society that he created in addition to the Society's schools. The discussion focuses on Dr. Adler's personal struggles with traditional Judaism in the face of…
Descriptors: Ethics, Religious Factors, Spiritual Development, Educational Philosophy
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Fillion, Réal – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2015
The contemporary university has grown to be a fairly complex institution sustained by many competing interests, not all of which are directly concerned with promoting the work of study, broadly conceived. My concern in the following is with the quality of the subjective experience of studying that universities are still meant to provide. By…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement, Study, Learning Processes
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Britton, Stacey A.; Tippins, Deborah J. – Research in Science Education, 2015
Theory is taught to preservice teachers from the moment they enter the education program until they graduate. While theory serves as the foundation in many teacher preparation courses, these future teachers must also understand the relationship it has to practice. The focus of this article is on the journey of one group of preservice secondary…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Science Instruction, Theory Practice Relationship, Preservice Teachers
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Makwinja, Veronica Margaret – Journal of International Education Research, 2017
Botswana through its two educational reform philosophies of 1977 and 1994 envisioned a developing education system that is on par with international standards. According to Tabulawa (2009), the education system was developed to produce critical thinkers, problem solvers, and innovative learners. The system was designed to provide opportunities for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Dropouts, Academic Failure
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Rege Colet, Nicole Mary – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2017
This article reviews changes in pedagogical approaches in higher education at the turn of the twentieth and twenty-first century from a creative perspective, by looking back from the future on the shifts that occurred in conceptions and approaches relating to teaching and learning. Reflecting on moves from one-dimensional thinking to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Psychology
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Uljens, Michael, Ed.; Ylimaki, Rose M., Ed. – Educational Governance Research, 2017
This volume argues for the need of a common ground that bridges leadership studies, curriculum theory, and Didaktik. It proposes a non-affirmative education theory and its core concepts along with discursive institutionalism as an analytical tool to bridge these fields. It concludes with implications of its coherent theoretical framing for future…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Curriculum Development, Governance, Educational Theories
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Hunkin, Elise – Power and Education, 2016
The last two decades have seen the emergence of a global education paradigm that has reimagined education through the lens of neo-liberal ideology. Education policy agendas and discourses in current times are globally governed through transnational networks, which have increased the opaqueness of education policymaking. For critical policy…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Educational Change
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Nordgren, Kenneth – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2016
This article centers on a theoretical discussion of how use of history can be addressed as a distinct concept, analytically and pedagogically. The point of departure is the field of history education research in the Nordic countries where the concept has become a term to denote the space of action between historical consciousness and historical…
Descriptors: History, Phenomenology, History Instruction, Speech Acts
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Peters, Michael A.; Jandric, Petar; Irwin, Ruth; Locke, Kirsten; Devine, Nesta; Heraud, Richard; Gibbons, Andrew; Besley, Tina; White, Jayne; Forster, Daniella; Jackson, Liz; Grierson, Elizabeth; Mika, Carl; Stewart, Georgina; Tesar, Marek; Brighouse, Susanne; Arndt, Sonja; Lazaroiu, George; Mihaila, Ramona; Legg, Catherine; Benade, Leon – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2016
This article is concerned with developing a philosophical approach to a number of significant changes to academic publishing, and specifically the global journal knowledge system wrought by a range of new digital technologies that herald the third age of the journal as an electronic, interactive and mixed-media form of scientific communication.…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Organizations (Groups), Writing Processes, Collaborative Writing
Bloome, David; Beauchemin, Faythe – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2016
We explore how the languaging of everyday life in classrooms promulgates conceptions of personhood. We use the term "languaging" to argue for a shift from conceptions of language as a noun to languaging as a verb, a view of language as inseparable from and constitutive of the actions and reactions of people in response to each other. It…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Classroom Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Values
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Hopwood, Nick; Rooney, Donna; Boud, David; Kelly, Michelle – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2016
This article presents a sociomaterial account of simulation in higher education. Sociomaterial approaches change the ontological and epistemological bases for understanding learning and offer valuable tools for addressing important questions about relationships between university education and professional practices. Simulation has grown in many…
Descriptors: Simulation, Higher Education, Epistemology, Teaching Methods
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Brokaw, James J.; Byram, Jessica N.; Traser, Courtney J.; Arbor, Tafline C. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2016
Anatomy faculties are integral to basic science instruction in medical schools, particularly given the preponderance of anatomic instruction in the preclinical curriculum. Recent years have witnessed major curricular restructuring and other emerging national trends that pose significant challenges to anatomists. An examination of anatomy faculty…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Anatomy, Medical Education
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Samuelsson, Martin – Democracy & Education, 2016
The theory of deliberative democracy places public deliberations at the heart of democracy. In order to participate in democratic deliberations, citizens need certain skills, attitudes, and values. Within the field of education for deliberative democracy, it is assumed that these are learned through participation in democratic deliberation. Thus,…
Descriptors: Democracy, Group Discussion, Classification, Educational Philosophy
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