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Direct linkVerma, Michele – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
The utility and limitations of Lave and Wenger's social theory of learning can be evaluated through specific case studies which enhance our understanding of how education proceeds in diverse contexts. Here I provide an ethnographic case study of the training of Caribbean-born Hindu "pandits" ("priests") living and working in…
Descriptors: Training Methods, Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Communities of Practice
Download full textBEKER, JEROME; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS WAS AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF INTERPERSONAL INTERACTIONS THROUGH WHICH TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCEED IN INNER CITY SUBURBAN, AND RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS. A MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THE WORK WAS TO IDENTIFY SOME CRITICAL DIMENSIONS OF DIFFERENCE AMONG THESE THREE KINDS OF SETTINGS FOR MORE SYSTEMATIC ATTENTION LATER. TWO OBSERVERS VISITED…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Elementary Schools, Inner City
DAVIDSON, HELEN H.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THE FOCUS IS ON PERSONALITY TRAITS OF YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ACHIEVE IN SCHOOL DESPITE ENVIRONMENTAL HANDICAPS. THE SUBJECTS WERE TEN "GOOD" AND TEN "POOR" ACHIEVERS FROM THE FOURTH GRADE IN A SCHOOL LOCATED IN A SEVERELY DEPRESSED URBAN AREA. THE CHILDREN WERE CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF ACHIEVEMENT SCORES AND TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, High Achievement
Michael, Christopher J. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
Mindfulness is ongoing scrutiny of existing expectations, continuous refinement of those expectations based on new experiences, appreciation of the subtleties of context, and identification of novel aspects of context that can improve foresight and functioning. This concept of mindfulness has been studied in the domain of business and in relation…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Measures (Individuals), Statistical Analysis, Elementary Schools
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2012
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement
Games, Ivan Alex – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
This article presents the results of a three-year study of "Gamestar Mechanic" (www.gamestarmechanic.com), a flash-based multiplayer online role-playing game developed for the MacArthur Foundation's digital media learning initiative by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Gamelab in New York. The game's objective is to help children…
Descriptors: Design, Role Playing, Discourse Analysis, Thinking Skills
Instructor, 1969
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Grade 5, Learning Processes
WEINSTOCK, RUTH – 1960
THE DESIGN OF THE HEATHCOTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS INVESTIGATED IN TERMS OF THE SCHOOL'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATIONS IN DESIGN, AND SPECIAL FEATURES OF INTEREST. THE PLANNERS OF HEATHCOTE WERE COMMITTED TO TWO FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION--ONE DEALING WITH THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CHILDREN LEARN BEST, THE OTHER DEALING…
Descriptors: Building Design, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
GOLD, MARVIN J. – 1965
GIFTED SCHOOL CHILDREN WORKED FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS IN SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING SITUATIONS IN A RESOURCE ROOM WITHOUT TEACHER-IMPOSED DIRECTION. THEY HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE AREAS OF INTEREST (DURING TWO CLASS PERIODS PER DAY) IN READING, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND SCIENCE IN THE MANNER AND DEPTH WHICH THEY CHOSE. PRE- AND POST-TESTS WERE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Adjustment (to Environment), Critical Thinking
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1974
This catalog presents 40 of the optional educational programs developed in New York State that accommodate factors such as student needs, parental preferences, and teacher interests. The catalog includes guidelines for establishing alternative learning programs and a request for information from other New York schools that have established such a…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Educational Environment, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation
