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Hall, Alex – Journal of Technology Studies, 2009
Although technology was once viewed literally as a means of bringing about utopian society, its means to that end was exhausted in the minds of many when it fostered the nuclear attacks on Japan in 1945. Since then, not only has technology lost its utopian verve, but it also has been viewed by some quite pessimistically. Nevertheless, technology…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Reader Response, Audiences, Foreign Countries
Whitton, Nicola; Hollins, Paul – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2008
There is growing interest in the use of virtual gaming worlds in education, supported by the increased use of multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) and massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPGs) for collaborative learning. However, this paper argues that collaborative gaming worlds have been in use much longer and are much wider…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Benefits, Virtual Classrooms, Educational Games
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King, James Roy – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1989
The ways in which the mind creates new worlds, new contexts, and possible alternate realities are described. It is proposed that with this information, facility in devising new worlds and realities may be enhanced and imaginative reach expanded. (MSE)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
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Morelock, Martha; And Others – Roeper Review, 1997
This supplementary insert discusses the differences between exceptionally gifted children and their more moderately gifted peers. Case studies are provided to illustrate the characteristics of exceptionally gifted children, including their tendencies toward fantasy and their ability to develop alternate realities. (CR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Creativity, Fantasy
Martin, Jennifer L.; Sharp-Grier, Martina; Smith, Julia B. – Leadership and Research in Education, 2016
This study examines the Civil Rights Data Collection of 2014, consisting of 49,605,534 students from 95,635 public schools covering grades from Kindergarten to 12th grade. The primary focus of this study was to examine the relative distribution of different types of discipline between ethnic groups and genders. In every category, the levels…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups
Watkins, William Jon – Media and Methods, 1977
Lists eight methods for preparing to teach and for teaching science fiction: among others, the "superstar" method, the "make a monster method," and the "alternate probable reality" method. (KS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English Instruction, Literature Appreciation, Science Fiction
Coleman, Stephen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
That there exists a group of biblical Hebrew verbs which appear in both transitive and intransitive grammatical constructions has long been recognized. However, explanations of this phenomenon among modern BH grammarians, especially regarding the grammatical status of the Object, have been unsatisfactorily vague. Many issues relevant to the BH…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Semitic Languages, Verbs, Grammar
Diamond, James; Brunner, Cornelia – Education Development Center, Inc., 2011
Breakthrough, a global human rights organization, produced "America 2049," an alternate-reality game set in a dystopian future in which the United States is on the verge of breaking apart because of an inability to tolerate diversity and promote human rights. During the 12-week game launch, players uncovered artifacts related to the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, United States History, Civil Rights, Social Justice
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Olson, David R. – Journal of Communication, 1977
Looks at the structures of childrens' oral language or "mother tongue" and the structures of adult literate prose and emphasizes the alternate conceptions of reality that those languages sustain. (MH)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Knowledge Level, Speech Communication
Malik, Parul – Gender and Education, 2022
This paper is based on a larger doctoral study about Critical Sexuality Education with children in Delhi, India. It puts forth alternate research and pedagogic interventions, inspired by the 'real' world, to engage children on ideas about sexuality beyond the biological. After presenting a brief overview of political debates and state programmes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Research, Sex Education, Sexuality
Salonen, Arto O.; Laininen, Erkka; Hämäläinen, Juha; Sterling, Stephen – Educational Theory, 2023
The escalating planetary crises of human-induced climate change, the depletion of natural resources, and declining biodiversity call for urgent actions to be taken at all levels of society and by the global community. The current political strategy for a sustainable future that emphasizes economic and technological progress is insufficient to…
Descriptors: Climate, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Transformative Learning
Collinson, Craig – British Journal of Special Education, 2012
This article explores the possibility that "dyslexics" can be thought of as being "othered" and defined by the social norms and educational practices surrounding literacy; which can be termed "Lexism". As such the author, Craig Collinson, a postgraduate academic support officer at Edge Hill University, presents "Lexism" as a new concept that…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Social Distance, Inclusion, Literacy
"Black Dreams, Electric Mirror": Cross-Cultural Teaching of State Terrorism and Legitimized Violence
Rodriguez, S. M. – Teaching Sociology, 2022
Sci-fi has the power to open dialogue because its alternate world-building enables students to feel far enough from reality to discuss social problems unreservedly. In this essay, I review an assignment I developed using "Black Mirror" and "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams" that present episodes in which militarized policing,…
Descriptors: Science Fiction, Violence, Police, Racial Segregation
Wihak, Christine; Merali, Noorfarah – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2005
Eight non-Indigenous counsellors who temporarily lived in Nunavut to serve Inuit clients were interviewed regarding what they learned about Inuit spirituality during their cultural immersion experience. They were also asked about how they applied their understandings of the Inuit spiritual worldview in their professional practice. Counsellors'…
Descriptors: Eskimos, Interviews, Canada Natives, Religious Factors
Saborio, Linda – Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 2008
Luis Valdez creates anomalous realities in two of his plays, "The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa" and "The Mummified Deer," in order to defy dominant expressions of reality as well as classifications of "Chicano" and "Mexican." The anomalous realities, represented primarily by a bodiless head in the first play and an eighty-four-year-old Yaqui…
Descriptors: Latin American History, Play, Anglo Americans, Ideology