Six papers explore applications/implications of the unity thesis in discrete areas of educational research. The unity thesis argues that knowledge is all of a piece and allows for methodological diversity in educational research. Topics include a coherentist validity theory; policy analysis; hermeneutics; meta-analysis; and coherentist empiricism…

Describes a creative nursing curriculum based on human environments, phenomena, crises events, and lifestyle. (Author)

Three dimensions of designing functional performance assessment in occupational therapy are (1) the purpose of assessment (diagnosis of problem and measurement of outcomes); (2) variance in population (diagnostic classification and treatment settings); and (3) measurement methods. (SK)

The Myers Briggs Type Indicator can be a helpful tool for enabling returning adult students to know themselves and for enhancing student development. It should be used appropriately as part of a comprehensive plan for holistic academic advising. (SK)

Students of all ages can apply what they have learned about symmetry by creating quilts on the computer using LOGO. The paper explains how to complete a computer quilting project. (SM)

The U.S. Postal Service offers an employee career development program based on Tiedeman's Lifecareer concept. Employees learn that up is not the only way, they are valued by the organization, and they are responsible for their own career development. (SK)

Waldorf education, rooted in the spiritual-scientific research of the Austrian scientist Rudolf Steiner, conceives man/woman as a three-fold being of spirit, soul, and body whose capacities unfold in three developmental stages: early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence. Waldorf schools educate the whole human being--head, heart, and…

Notes that counseling profession has adopted wellness concept. Sees concepts of wellness and holism affiliating to create holistic health. Identifies five major tenets of wellness and holistic health: the system of interrelated systems; optimal functioning; preventative approach; personal responsibility; and a healthy lifestyle. Discusses each…

Argues that "career" and "personal" counseling should not be viewed as different types as counseling because holistic philosophy of counseling emphasizes helping "whole" persons whose lives contain many roles; research in implications of gender and race for career development further demonstrates inseparability of career and personal lives; and…

Experiential education can provide a framework for transmitting and inculcating the values and philosophy of deep ecology. The ideal outdoor experiential program would include the deep-ecology principles of (1) knowledge and sense of place; (2) wholeness of self; (3) identification with nature; (4) integrity of program practices with espoused…

Investigates the impact of colonization on indigenous teaching and learning. Asserts that indigenous and western European concepts of knowledge must be placed in a framework of mutual interaction. Describes how culturally appropriate teaching and learning practices are being brought into the Australian educational systems to establish a more…

Holistic vocational training goes beyond formation of technical skills to encourage self-determination, social responsibility, and democratic participation. It includes recognition and analysis of technical systems, social behavior, creativity, and self-instructional skills. (SK)

Examines Schon's idea of "reflective practice" in higher education through analysis of "reflectivity" -- its history, possible forms, interpretations, and underpinning values. Notes four underpinning epistemologies for reflective practice: technical rational, humanistic emancipatory, postmodern deconstructive, and radical phenomenological.…

Creativity is valued increasingly in business and education. Humor, fun, and play take the brain from a cognitive, rule-bound state to a more fluid state where the whole body can work on a problem while the "thinking mind" is relaxed. Vignettes demonstrate how adventure education stimulates creativity through play, fun, humor, and…

Investigates the learning styles of English students identified as school refusers and compares their style distribution to that of students in regular attendance in mainstream English secondary schools. Indicates that, compared to those attending school regularly, the learning style of refusers was skewed toward the Wholist end of the…