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A Contrast in Schooling: The Natural Education of Emile vs. Giroux's Radical Education.
Sigmon, Scott B. – 1984
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's classic work "Emile" of 1762 is contrasted with Henry G. Giroux's 1981 book "Ideology Culture and the Process of Schooling." Although both Giroux and Rousseau are social critics, their notions about education and its outcome are contrary and not due to historical time alone. This comparative analysis…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Learning through Play. Pediatric Round Table: 3.
Chance, Paul – 1979
Summarized in this volume are concepts, presented and developed at a roundtable discussion by scientists and child health professionals, focusing on aspects of children's play behavior. Participants sought to answer three questions: (1) What is play behavior and what is known about it? (2) How does play contribute to infant and child development?…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Games, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
Social Responsiveness of Infants. Pediatric Round Table: 2.
Thoman, Evelyn B., Ed.; Trotter, Sharland, Ed. – 1978
Conference papers and discussions presented in this volume reflect recent research results that suggest the human infant is not a tabula rasa but an organism endowed at birth with an array of capabilities. Contents focus on several issues, including the possibility that infants have a rich affective life from their earliest days and that even…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Animal Behavior, Auditory Discrimination, Biological Influences