This lesson plan provides background on six significant historical documents: (1) "Meeting at Runnymede--The Story of King John and the Magna Carta"; (2) "The Mayflower Compact"; (3) "The Declaration of Independence and Natural Rights"; (4) "The Federalist Papers"; (5) "Aristotle: In Search of the Best…

This paper examines how to seriously question the ways that teachers are prepared to cope with the realities and demands of teaching and are equipped with a theoretical background to translate into their teaching. It looks at the approach to teacher preparation in the Faculty of Education at Australia's Monash University. The paper discusses…

Scientific inquiry has been stressed as necessary for all students in science education reform efforts. "I Wonder: The Journal for Elementary School Scientists" provides a unique opportunity for elementary school students to disseminate their scientific investigations in the analog form of print journals. The Heron Network has published this…

Many methods of student-conducted research exist. Within these methods, four stages are evident: Presearch, Search, Interpret, and Report. This topical bibliography and commentary delineates and discusses each of these specific stages in turn. The bibliography/commentary points out that students can best learn about conducting research by having…

This collection of previously published essays and articles by the author outlines an approach to school research that is meant to prepare students to explore the most demanding and essential questions of life with independence, skill and confidence. The book describes strategies to make student questioning and research central to schooling, and…

Attitudes of sampled Kent State University students, after the tragedy of May 4, 1970, seemed to indicate they felt Kent State was more prominent but less mature and stable than it was prior to the events. Some decreased acceptance of nontraditional attitudes was also indicated. (Author)

Results indicate that subjects are not able to work within a closed abstract system before they have attained the capacity for formal-operational reasoning. (RB)

This exploratory study is an attempt to investigate student school-related goals and student ideas of the appropriate function of the educational institution. Stated goals and functions are compared at each of five educational levels: kindergarten through grade 3, grades 4 through 6, grades 7 and 8, grades 9 through 12 and university. (Author)

During the 1971-72 school year, three student English teachers cooperating with their senior teachers in the high schools helped students investigate their interests and aptitudes to satisfy the senior English research theme requirement. (Author)

Suggesting that selected research activities be integrated into engineering technology programs to give students experiences in new technology, this article discusses a project incorporating teaching, research, and service. A photograph and description of the solar experiment unit resulting from the project are provided. The unit runs on air,…

Depicts the extent of variability in masters degree programs in agricultural education: types of degrees, departments which offer them, thesis and nonthesis options, research requirements, number of hours required, and number of degrees awarded in 1979. (SK)

Recommends ways teachers can help students write better research papers. (JL)

Reports the results of a survey undertaken to determine the nature and extent of research paper instruction in the undergraduate curriculum. (JL)