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Jones, Jennifer L.; St. Hilaire, Robert – International Journal of Instruction, 2014
Popularized by the work of Jerome Bruner in the mid-1990's, the "Concept Attainment Model" is a process of structured inquiry that requires students to make generalizations and draw conclusions from examples (and non-examples) of a particular concept toward developing new insights, hypotheses, and associations regarding what they have…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Religious Education
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Sherman, Robert M. – Journal of Jewish Education, 2012
Jonathan Woocher opens his clarion call for a new paradigm in Jewish education with a nod to Samson Benderly, founding executive of the Bureau of Jewish Education in New York (BJENY), who at the beginning of the 20th century set out to design a communal system built upon the twin pillars of progressive educational theory and practice and cultural…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Jews, Change Agents, Educational Change
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Beadie, Nancy – American Journal of Education, 1999
Studies the institutional characteristics and strategic choices of successful academies operating under the New York Regents system from 1838 to 1850. Identifies single-sex education and denominational affiliation as important for success. Suggests frameworks for investigating variations among the 19th-century academies and discusses implications…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Educational History, Females