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Preli, Barbara Stock – 1978
This monograph was developed to help K-12 classroom teachers infuse career education into the teaching/learning process as a regular part of their instructional responsibilities. After defining career education, this booklet briefly discusses the rationale, target population, and who is responsible for career education. Then follows a discussion…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy

Rust, Langbourne W. – 1971
As an extensive to an earlier report on pilot shows of The Electric Company that produced high and low visual attention in 2nd and 3rd graders, this study focuses on the effect of contextual attributes on the level of appeal. By analyzing sequences of presentations of bits of information, researchers found that bits of similar appeal levels tend…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attention, Cues, Educational Television
Edwards, Thomas O. – 1970
The development of learning theory and its application to computer-assisted instruction (CAI) are described. Among the early theoretical constructs thought to be important are E. L. Thorndike's concept of learning connectisms, Neal Miller's theory of motivation, and B. F. Skinner's theory of operant conditioning. Early devices incorporating those…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Research
Smilkstein, Rita – 2003
This book provides research-based, concrete strategies for creating a student-centered curriculum in which every student can learn. It breaks down the Natural Human Learning Process (NHLP) into six stages, providing guidelines and models showing educators how to create learning experiences at each stage of the process for individuals, small…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Elen, Jan, Ed.; Clark, Richard, Ed. – Elsevier, 2006
What is meant when people say that "learning environments are increasingly complex"? What is known about the cognitive processing that occurs during complex learning? How can educators provide effective instructional support for students who must learn and apply complex knowledge? These questions, and related issues, have fascinated educators and…
Descriptors: Learning, Educational Environment, Learning Theories, Prior Learning
Beattie, Andy – 1997
A British study verified whether the educational participation of Ford Motor Company's manual workers significantly increased following introduction of the Employee Development and Assistance Program (EDAP) and identified the features that contributed to its success. Over the past 15 years, studies of working class adults' educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Blue Collar Occupations, Corporate Education, Foreign Countries
Dunn, Sonja; Pamenter, Lou – 1990
This book offers 80 original chants for teaching children to play with language, discover their ownership of language, and experiment with language. The book states that chants can provide a strategy that develops reading skills, ease in dramatic situations, sidebars in art work, communication abilities, awareness of self and environment, and…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Childrens Games, Individual Development, Language Experience Approach
Coare, Pam, Ed.; Thomson, Alistair, Ed. – 1996
Based on a national project to collect "diaries of 1,000 adult learners," this book contains the writings of men and women from across Britain about the joys and challenges of learning. Some write about courses such as those run by further education colleges or Open University, Workers' Educational Association, and Women's Institute.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Diaries
Wlodkowski, Raymond J.; Ginsberg, Margery B. – 1995
This volume proposes and is a guide to a culturally responsive pedagogy for higher education instruction that respects diversity; engages the motivation of all learners; creates a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environment; derives teaching practices from principles that cross disciplines and cultures; and promotes justice and equity in…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Competence, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Passe, Jeff – 1996
In recent years, schools have been moving away from centralized decision making, granting teachers the authority to determine course content. This book explores the concept of including students in curricular decision making. Chapter 1 explains why students at all grade levels should be involved in choosing topics of study. Educational research…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Motivation
Agee, Hugh, Ed. – 1984
Intended for students who are able to read but lack the motivation to do so because they have not encountered books that speak to their interests and concerns, this revised booklist contains more than 400 titles. The titles represent books of high quality that deal with topics of interest to the average adolescent. Titles and annotations are…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
McBride, William G., Ed. – 1990
Designed to encourage students in grades 7-12 to make reading a habit, this annotated booklist contains over 400 titles of fiction and nonfiction books published between 1987 and 1989. It is intended for students who are able to read but lack the motivation to do so because they have not encountered books that speak to their interests and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
Johnson, LouAnne – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2005
This book offers strategies to help both new teachers and seasoned veterans create dynamic classroom environments where students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching. In addition to no-nonsense advice, checklists, and handouts, the book includes: (1) A step-by-step plan to make the first week of school a success; (2) Approaches for creating…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Poetry, Siblings, Discipline
Harmer, Jeremy – 1983
Theoretical insights into teaching English as a second language developed in recent years are brought together in a broad methodological approach called the balanced activities approach. The book aims at providing a theoretical background to the approach as well as detailing practical instructional techniques. The first of the three parts of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language), Expressive Language
Lipman, Matthew, Ed.; Sharp, Margaret, Ed. – 1978
Designed for the growing field of philosophy and children, this sourcebook is concerned with motivating children to think in ways that will increase the meaningfulness of their lives and, as a consequence, help them see the importance of their own education. The approach entails a reappraisal of the entirety of philosophical literature in search…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Processes