This paper focuses on successes and failures in the history of technology. It attempts to assess the wisdom of possible future courses of action with regard to technology in e-learning and education.

Discusses philosophical and pedagogical commonalities in the fields of composition and women's studies by examining the work of Ann E. Berthoff and Susanne K. Langer. (RS)

This brief article discusses romance literature that has paranormal or fantasy elements, and its growing attraction from publishers. The author discusses the equal interest from fans and the possible reasons for the popularity of this literature.

The power of language gives children (and the rest of us) that "magic" talent of bringing to life that which is otherwise hidden from conscious awareness. From the viewpoint of one attempting to listen to children's languaging within experience so that the listening becomes a dialogic experience, the child storyteller seems to experience…

Offers a brief look at articles in the field of nursing that deal with poetry therapy in healthcare training programs. Argues that all individuals in the field can benefit from an expansion of the imagination and of empathy which poetry can provide, and calls for more writing on the topic. (SR)

Educating for personal knowing requires an approach to learning that is based in direct sensory experience. Creative art activity nurtures the development of vital sensory experience at every stage of the life cycle. Through imagination, sensory experience is transformed into self-knowledge and conceptual thought; together they illuminate the…

Suggests that management education should explore accommodation of individual expression and interpretation within a flexible and open teaching framework. Analysis of fiction may support a management education that questions its own content and context. Argues that management educators must employ a bold approach to literary criticism if use of…

This document presents a case history of an 80-hour consulting contract undertaken in 1984 whereby a human resources consultant provided training in team building, communication skills, and creative problem solving to the management team of the Water Revenue Department (WRD) of the government of the District of Columbia. The troubled history of…

Using William Blake's work, discusses the element of the ideal in the development of contemporary adolescents. Discusses a model of constructive change in which explicit future outcomes are used as a starting point to construct new skills needed for change. Describes a monitoring system to measure progress. (RC)

This guide for parents discusses social competence in 2-year-old children, drawing upon anecdotal data to provide a sampling of 2-year-old children's social behavior and their parents' child rearing techniques. The data were collected from questionnaires, telephone interviews, and home visits in a 12-month study of the interactions of 86…

This book is intended to motivate persons working in the human and social service occupations toward fuller personal development as well as to improve professional competence. The first part discusses the process of becoming a more fully functioning person. Human potential, barriers to personal growth, self-fulfillment, and seeking pathways to…

Discusses several technical, psychological, and philosophical reasons for the underestimation of reflective teaching that make use of nonrational teacher behavior. Several techniques are described for the promotion of reflection on nonrational processes, such as the use of metaphors, drawing or painting, making photographs, and guided fantasy.…

Challenges ways in which a positivist view of science has led to hegemonic discourse on writing to learn science and highlights contradictions in this discourse. Argues for pedagogy that draws on critical, feminist, and hegemonic pedagogies and incorporates affective, creative, critical, cognitive, and diverse language practices set within…