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Leino, Jarkko – 1984
This six-part pamphlet examines 87 Finnish principals' personalities in terms of leadership and cognitive styles. The study's purpose is noted in section 1. Section 2 analyzes pedagogical roles and behaviors from a normative dimension perspective. Section 3 shifts to the personal dimension in discussing styles, values, and vocational preferences.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Style
Daniel, Larry G. – 1987
Organizational theorists have viewed organizations as "mini-societies" based upon commonly held cultural values and assumptions, which may serve to revolutionize organizational practices or to bring about new organization structures. The middle school is an example of an educational institution that has arisen as a result of a particular set of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Construct Validity, Educational Change
Gauthier, William J., Jr. – 1983
This paper describes the model and process developed by the Connecticut education department to assist schools in improving their effectiveness. The report offers an operational definition of the term "effectiveness" and summarizes the research that provides the conceptual base for the model. The characteristics selected from this…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics
Wilson, Mark – 1985
A psychometric model called Saltus, which represents the qualitative aspects of hierarchical development in a form applicable to additive measurement, was applied. Both Piaget's theory of cognitive development and Gagne's theory of learning hierarchies were used to establish the common features of hierarchical development: (1) gappiness--the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
Salisbury, David F.; And Others – 1985
Suggestions for designing instructional practice activities, based on prominent instructional theories, are reviewed, and this is followed by a synthesis, in the form of a set of prescriptions for designing practice for various types of learning outcomes. The review of theories includes behaviorism and George Gropper's instructional model; Gagne…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Classification, Computer Assisted Instruction, Drills (Practice)
Duchastel, Philippe – 1984
Organized in three sections, this report presents the first case study from a project aimed at developing prototypes of ideal textbook chapters. The report (1) discusses the Ideal Text Project, in which a number of researchers in instructional science have been challenged to design a textbook chapter that incorporates the design features they…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Educational Psychology

Perry, Bruce; Obenauf, Patricia – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reports on a study which investigated the order of acquisition of intuitive notions of qualitative speed. Results indicated that an array of prerequisites, equivalent, and independent relationships existed among the tasks administered. Confirmed the evolution of reasoning for notions of qualitative speed found by Piaget. (Author/TW)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science

Bauch, Jerold P.; Hsu, Huei-hsin Joyce – Arithmetic Teacher, 1988
Argues that, though considerable difference of view is evident between Montessori and Piaget about the importance of certain concepts and level of cognitive development necessary for genuine understanding, the ideas and methods first presented by Montessori 80 years ago stand up well when evaluated through the lens of current research. (PK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education

Potter, Ellen F. – Child Study Journal, 1986
Investigates the evaluation processes used in preschools, focusing on such issues as the extent to which (1) teachers use standards to support their evaluations; (2) whether standards teachers use are congruent with those that research and theory suggest would be used by preschool children; and (3) the extent to which teachers make causal…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Attribution Theory, Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Research

Loots, Gerrit; Devise, Isabel; Sermijn, Jasmina – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2003
This article presents an intersubjective developmental theory that focuses primarily on the development of the interworld between caregiver and infant and uses it to integrate and interpret the seemingly incoherent and contradictory research findings on the interactions between mothers and their infants with visual impairments. Implications for…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Early Intervention

Wolfe, Connie T.; Spencer, Steven J. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1996
Compares and contrasts overt and subtle forms of prejudice in the classroom. Maintains that subtle prejudice is still pervasive and discusses this phenomenon in terms of aversive racism theory, attributional ambiguity, and stereotype threat. Describes the intervention programs, jigsaw classroom and wise schooling. (MJP)
Descriptors: Bias, Educational Discrimination, Educational Environment, Educational Theories

Carlsen, James C. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1994
Discusses issues related to music education research. Presents three criteria to guide selection of research topics. Concludes that the challenge for music researchers is to avoid research that merely supports a "favored" methodology. (ACM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Jordan, Lois E. – 1993
This paper examines theories of human development within the context of the models presented by the schools of cognitive learning, behavioralism, psychoanalysis, and humanistic views of growth. Stress is placed on the stages of human development that provides a means of better meeting the needs of students ages 10-14 in the middle school milieu.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research
Jarvis, Peter – 1999
This book examines the role of the professional practitioner-researcher and the relationship between practice, practical knowledge, and theory. It is divided into five parts. The three chapters of Part 1 review the emerging role of the practitioner-researcher, the education of professionals in light of the theory-practice relationship, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, Classroom Research, Epistemology
Tennyson, Robert D. – 1987
The third of four symposium papers argues that, if instructional methods are to improve learning, they must have two aspects: a direct trace to a specific learning process, and empirical support that demonstrates their significance. Focusing on the tracing process, the paper presents an information processing model of learning that can be used by…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation