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Leppard, Lynden J. – Social Education, 1993
Agreement about importance of learning and how learning can be achieved is possible. Confluence of interests exists among four aspects of human behavior: business and workplace; politics and citizenship; schooling and education; critical and creative thinking. Thirty years of research and scholarship supports the view that critical and creative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship Education, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes
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Wall, Celia – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Although the library field is heavily populated by women, management positions are largely held by men. While this imbalance is frequently attributed to such factors as social structure and traditional prejudices, writers on self-esteem generally agree that a positive self-concept is significant for women aspiring to library management positions.…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Body Image, Fear of Success
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Mills, Carol J.; Durden, William G. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1992
This article reviews the literature on cooperative learning and ability grouping for gifted students and concludes that grouping, in and of itself, does not affect achievement and that grouping decisions need to be based on educational choices according to students' individual needs. Schools are encouraged to provide both ability grouping and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Mosser, John W. – 1989
The paper examines the role of experiential learning programs such as cooperative education and internship programs as a method of enhancing student learning and cognitive development in the liberal arts. The literature review begins by examining the goals of a liberal education as they relate to field experience. The outcomes of field experience…
Descriptors: Career Development, Cognitive Development, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship
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Ross, John A.; Smyth, Elizabeth – Roeper Review, 1995
The importance of instructing gifted students in correlational reasoning is emphasized, with attention to what the skill involves and why it is difficult to learn; effective teaching strategies; and successful programs in whole-class, cooperative-learning, and computer formats. Implications in programming for gifted students are discussed. (SW)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction
Capper, Colleen A. – 1989
This article proposes the use of special education knowledge within a general education framework. Research on federal policies to achieve educational equity has shown that special education policies have created elements of an unequal educational system. Rural educators need to move beyond "special education" in rural settings, to address the…
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Stoodley, Roland V., Jr. – 1983
Accreditation receives much emphasis in our educational systems and it forms a significant element in both institutional and programmatic accountability and credibility. Numerous agencies and associations in addition to national institutional accrediting agencies are recognized as accrediting bodies. The accrediting bodies establish accreditation…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Eligibility
Dyrenfurth, Michael J. – 1983
Industrial arts is a program of instructional and laboratory experiences that provides basic general education for all students. Industrial arts curricula consist of experiences based upon nationally relevant economic and industrial clusters, and industrial arts courses provide "hands-on" manipulative experiences that serve students' occupational…
Descriptors: Coordination, Course Content, Curriculum, Definitions
Sudermann, David P. – 1992
This paper addresses the issue of defining the concept of core curriculum by first examining some of the literature on the subject, discussing why there is resistance to defining "core," citing common uses for the term "core curriculum," and exploring the historical roots of core curriculum. Next, the paper describes eight…
Descriptors: Background, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Core Curriculum
Adams, Paul R.; And Others – 1987
The paper is a product of the 3-year project, "Functional Mainstreaming for Success," designed to develop a model for instructional mainstreaming of handicapped children (3-6 years old) in community settings. Thirty-two sources were reviewed which deal with the teacher competencies needed by regular teachers for successful mainstreaming.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Glatthorn, Allan A. – 1987
This book is a manual for educators to use in curriculum planning and development. Chapter 1 examines the nature of curriculum and its relationship to instruction by (1) defining curriculum and the four main levels of curriculum work (curriculum policy, field of study, program of studies, and course) and (2) distinguishing between six types of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content, Curriculum Design
Adelman, Clifford, Ed.; And Others – 1988
Major technical issues concerning the assessment of student learning in higher education are presented in light of the authors' own knowledge of principles and methods of testing and measurement. This information is intended to help academic administrators and faculty draft a charge to a committee for the design and implementation of an assessment…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
Ransome, Whitney – 1993
This document provides a brief overview on the short-changing of girls in the education system. The paper suggests one solution may lie in the single-sex school for girls. Girls' schools are united in a long-standing commitment to learning environments that place girls first and foremost. All mentors and roles models provided are female, so that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Research, Equal Education, Females
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Strong, Richard; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1986
Distinguishing between teaching "styles" and teaching "strategies" is important in effective implementation of staff development programs. New strategies--specific techniques for enhancing learning--can provide teachers with (1) new visions of their content areas, their students, and themselves and (2) opportunities for creativity and autonomy in…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies
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White, Patricia – Journal of Moral Education, 1992
Argues that decency and good manners are not optional but essential ingredients of a democratic society. Discusses examples of decency and good manners in relation to citizenship education. Claims that there is an implicit and explicit role for schools to teach decency as part of the curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Citizenship Education, Codes of Ethics, Democracy