Criticizes a discussion of the reformation of post-TUCE learning equations by John Soper, which were presented in an earlier issue (see EJ 152 358). Claims that the author's manipulations from one equation to another essentially repackaged the same information. (Author/DB)

The purpose of this paper is to extend Gage Chapel's application of Kenneth Burke's dramatistic pentad to the persuasive aspects of television programs and to examine its relevance to television criticism. The five concepts underlying a Burkeian analysis are discussed: act, scene, agent, agency, and purpose, and the elements within Burke's…

Criticism and controversy concerning the validity of Western models of development is leading the world of education to a comprehensive review of its aims and functions. The forthcoming UNESCO publication, A Critical Look at Development: Some Young People's Views,'' is cited as a reference to stimulate discussion of today's education models. (SM)

Contends that the transmission model of communication currently used by business communication teachers is too narrow and mechanistic in concept and suggests the need for a new model that is more descriptive of the communication process. (MH)

The University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) has developed a training program for supervising teachers as a strategic device for improving the preparation of teachers. Training activities and events derive from a "model" of the supervisory process which emphasizes the acquisition and use of specific supervisory skills, including the…

The labeling perspective is analyzed in terms of its contribution to the development of a general theory of deviant behavior. The implicit model of social organization framing the labeling process is described, and the limiting conditions for its application explored. Special attention is accorded to the interplay between social organizational and…

This analysis of aesthetic appreciation provides a theoretical model to help teachers recognize the aesthetic level at which students are operating. The purpose of the study is to explain to art educators how to expand a student's capacity to appreciate works of art. The study is presented in two parts. Part I describes and evaluates theories of…

The paper provides a sketch of the development of phenomenological pedagogy as it has been represented in the Netherlands in the work of educators and psychologists at the Utrecht School. Phenomenology is the theory that behavior is determined by the interaction of personal experience with external reality. Proponents of the Utrecht School have…