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Sydnor, Synthia – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2014
This commentary details a news event in which Carrie Weber Middle School in Port Washington, NY, supposedly banned students from using balls, playing tag, and doing cartwheels during recess. Public reaction in the form of news items, tweets, blogs, and commentary is sampled, and news releases from the Weber Middle School that were barely covered…
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Recreational Activities, Play, Middle Schools
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Davies, W. Martin – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2007
This paper outlines new work in cross-cultural psychology largely drawn from Nisbett, Choi, and Smith ("Cognition," 65, 15-32, 1997); Nisbett, Peng, Choi, & Norenzayan, "Psychological Review," 108(2), 291-310, 2001; Nisbett, "The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why." New…
Descriptors: Social Psychology, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Influences, Role
Stoloff, David L. – 1985
This paper argues that computers in education on the Quebec (Canada), New York, and Vermont borders reflect different styles of education and cultural ethos. This paper examines a 6-month period of this educational innovation from October 1984 to April 1985. In Quebec, the Ministry of Education is involved in the purchase of computers, teacher…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Influences