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Loucks, Susan F. – 1983
Teachers who implement new programs have often been observed to adapt them to suit their own teaching situations. This process of adaptation raises four important issues: (1) Can teachers replicate practices developed elsewhere? (2) Can they be equally effective in doing so? (3) Must adaptation occur for implementation to succeed? and (4) Can…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
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Emler, Nicholas; And Others – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1987
Designed to determine how children acquire beliefs about institutional roles and authority associated with them, this study focused on schools and the teacher's role. Students from France and Scotland aged between 7 and 11 years with contrasting socioeconomic backgrounds were interviewed, and class and national differences in beliefs were found.…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Developed Nations
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Gurtovoi, E. S.; And Others – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Advocates the systematic integration of preschool and primary education and the development of special training for teachers at that level. Outlines the goals and objectives for each year of study for this teacher education program. Discusses the child development theories inherent in the instruction. (MJP)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cross Age Teaching, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
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Higginbotham, Elizabeth – American Behavioral Scientist, 1996
Discusses various teaching strategies for responding to students' resistance to multicultural and diversity issues. Describes three types of resistance: vocal, silent, and absent. Recommends establishing a classroom atmosphere that is safe for exploring issues of inequality, power, and privilege. Provides an appendix for further information. (MJP)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Conservatism, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cultural Pluralism
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Day, Christopher W. – British Educational Research Journal, 1995
Focuses on the purposes, prejudices, practices, and contexts of teacher educators in higher education and schools. Suggests research routes that might contribute to their thinking and action and, ultimately, to their students. Proposes a partnership model of qualitative research and development. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Yair, Gad; Khatab, Nabil – Sociology of Education, 1995
Maintains that, during the intifada (the revolt of Palestinians against Israeli occupation), the social order and power bases in Arab schools in East Jerusalem were transformed by significant social change. Discusses the rapid decline in teachers' authority and students' abuse of teachers and their property. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Politics of Education
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Bresler, Liora – Studies in Art Education, 1994
Reports on a three-year ethnographic study of the visual arts curriculum in three elementary schools. Finds three distinct orientations: (1) the rote, teacher-centered orientation; (2) the open-ended, student-centered orientation; and (3) the higher order, cognitive orientation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Class Organization, Classroom Environment
Lipman, Matthew – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1993
Asserts that promotion of classroom thinking generally is assumed to be the sole responsibility of the teacher. Suggests using a text that portrays students engaged in reasoning and other interventions to stimulate the growth of critical and creative thinking. (CFR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Creative Thinking
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Watkins, David; Akande, Adebowale – Journal of Social Psychology, 1993
Reports on a study of 323 Nigerian secondary students to determine what relationship exists between preferred and actual classroom environments and their approaches to learning science. Finds that Nigerian students prefer more teacher control, a less competitive atmosphere, and less emphasis on student friendships. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
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Sobolev, V. N. – Russian Education and Society, 1995
Explains the results of a survey given to over 1,000 students in Sakskaii Raion, the Republic of Crimea. The survey consisted of questions concerning what personal qualities the students' valued and whom would they wish to emulate. Students overwhelmingly valued intelligence and chose to emulate family members. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Ethical Instruction
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Mboya, Mzobanzi M. – Educational Psychology, 1995
Maintains that a significant positive relationship exists between perceived teacher support, interest, and encouragement and adolescents' self-concept in Africa. Utilized the Self-Description Inventory (SDI) to reveal that specific dimensions of adolescents' self-concepts were positively affected by specific teacher behaviors. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, African Culture, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries
Frye, Daniel; And Others – 1991
This paper discusses the perception of "self" and "other" in the relationship between teacher and student as well as in all human relations. The dialogical philosophy of Martin Buber that defines an "I-Thou" relationship as one where the relationship exists in concert and not singly is described. The "I" is…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Educational Philosophy
Wells, Rosalie A. – 1990
This report is intended to provide instructors and designers concerned with training for the National Guard and Army Reserve (the Reserve Component--RC) with a practical review of research findings on the successful implementation of computer-mediated communication (CMC) for distance education and a reference guide to international resources and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Networks, Distance Education, Dropouts
Dupuis, Mary M., Ed. – 1984
Intended for both elementary and secondary school teachers, this book is a reference source for the most recent research in content area reading instruction. The seven sections of the book cover the academic disciplines of English, foreign language, mathematics, music, physical education, science, and social studies. Each section opens with a…
Descriptors: Art Education, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Sulzby, Elizabeth – 1982
The product of a two-year study investigating the literacy behavior of nine kindergarten students and their classmates, this report first explains the impetus and the theoretical foundations for the investigation and describes its subjects and setting. It then presents the methodology and the data collected from several related studies: (1)…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Research, Kindergarten Children, Language Experience Approach
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