Explains how nontraditional postsecondary education can provide ideas to help traditional curriculum theory developers when they are required to develop and implement theories for novel situations. Information is presented on case studies of curriculum development theories and on evaluation models. (Author/DB)

Argues that Shweder (1982) fails to see that in the theory of the moral subject of cooperative relations persons communicate in order to co-construct knowledge and to maintain and promote mutual respect. (Author/MP)

Discussion among health professionals of how they use theory in practice is intended to help theoreticians develop more useful theory and practitioners increase their understanding of the utility of good theory. (SK)

Outlines major challenges for vocational educators and counselors: (1) need for a comprehensive, cohesive approach to career theory, research, and practice; (2) view of career development as a complex interplay among attributes, behavior, and environment; (3) interdisciplinary collaboration on theory, practice, and a career development research…

Offers psychologist Baldwin's theory as an approach to the development of social understanding emphasizing gradual differentiation of self and other and rooting this process in embodied activity within a social context. Argues that Baldwin's account provides a stronger starting point for conceptualizing the infant's discovery of other, self, and…

Proponents of new theories should not attempt to demolish one another's theories. Instead, they should try to bring about a blend of ideas that would be productive for both science and society. (JBM)

Establishes a theoretical framework for the evaluation of family planning programs by synthesizing the literature on the theory of collective action. Faced with the problem of noncooperation, asserts that a good program should apply selective incentives, localize the costs and benefits, and invest in social capital. (Contains 60 references.) (MDH)

This article uses activity theory to analyze the conduct of collaborative scientific research, showing how the conceptualization of object is critical to understanding key aspects of scientific collaboration. I argue that the passions and desires behind objects of scientific research are missing in most accounts. I suggest refinements to the…

Dissemination of educational knowledge to practitioners can best be improved by creating contexts in which practitioners are able to participate in the research and in the interpretation of the knowledge gained through the research. It is noted that the distinctions between researchers and practitioners are beginning to break down, largely as a…

Presents salient features of workshop discussion on encouraging social collaboration through play. Main topics covered are: theories and play; play and the curriculum, including evidence that play-based curricula are developmentally appropriate, desirable educational outcomes; and promoting the value of play, including Parten's typology, grouping,…

Emphasizes the benefits of cooperation between researchers in developing a comprehensive model of cognitive development that considers the constraints of human brain structures and the interplay of general laws of development and individual differences in developmental pathways within the context of social and cultural environments. (Author)

A group of American and Japanese psychologists, anthropologists, linguists, and computer scientists gathered at the University of California, San Diego, to exchange ideas on models of joint problem solving and their special relevance to the design and implementation of computer-based systems of instruction. Much of the discussion focused on…

The past and historical future of the Partnership for Rural Improvement (PRI) and its model for rural planning and development are explored. Evolution of the rural-urban conceptual dichotomy is reviewed. Rural is perceived as a state of being rather than a place. Implications of the PRI experience for new knowledge and skills in rural community…

This paper presents background on a non-hierarchical organizational perspective. In addition, it presents guidelines for using a non-hierarchical perspective to create generally acceptable forms of international organizations. The theory on which the non-hierarchical perspective is based maintains that a form of comprehensive global planning…

Evaluates what has been learned regarding the impact of early close relationships on psychological development, by examining the origins of continuity and change in attachment security and its prediction of later behavior. Evaluates research on impact of changing family circumstances and quality of care on attachment security. Offers new…