Interoceptive awareness refers to the way in which we perceive and interpret our body signals. It has links to sensory processing and how we understand and respond to emotion. Current research lacks evidence as to whether gender influences interoceptive awareness in children. In occupational therapy practice, clinicians use a family-centered…

The purpose of this paper is to introduce everyday aesthetics in education. First, it presents everyday aesthetics as a subdiscipline within philosophical aesthetics, that revisits sensory perception as the backdrop of all experience, claims ordinary life is a proper venue for aesthetic inquiry, and problematizes the impact aesthetic preferences…

Feedback is widely recognized as an effective instructional tool. Different feedback types and the efficacy of their role in the classroom have been researched extensively because all forms of feedback are impressionable to students. Research findings have indicated ways that feedback has been implemented into the classroom successfully. In this…

Nature positively impacts holistic wellness and K-12 student learning, although this phenomenon has largely been unstudied in school counseling. School counselors are in a unique position to champion nature connection in school communities to promote holistic wellness and positive learning outcomes. This article introduces EcoWellness as a…

Evidence that interpersonal interactions and self-appraisal in social context are crucial in developing self-understanding raises concerns about how pupils with autism spectrum disorder make sense of themselves in school settings where many experience social marginalisation. Metasynthesis was used to systematically extract and integrate findings…

To close the performance gap for students with disabilities, teacher and student-focused interventions have been implemented through the Houston Independent School District (HISD) Autism and Behavior Services. The teacher-focused intervention entails support and professional development opportunities to improve teacher efficacy to close the…

Using a classroom discussion of the human digestive system as an example, the article promotes the idea that demonstrating abstractions in concrete experiential terms permits the learning disabled youngster to discover concepts for himself, which is the best possible learning experience. (JYC)

In an era of calls for education that achieves mathematical power for all students, it is crucial to examine the role of the senses and the use of perception in mathematics education. Discusses the roles of stench, cacophony, technology, and mediating processes in the mathematics classrooms. Contains 34 references. (ASK)

The autistic children's presumed preference for proximal over distal sensory input was studied by requiring that "autistic," retarded, and "normal" children (7-15 years old) adapt to lateral displacement of the visual field. Only autistic Ss demonstrated transfer of adaptation to the nonadapted hand, indicating reliance on proprioception rather…

Suggests ways of turning the art room into a microenvironment of sensory intensification--a place where a student steps into a new world of color, sound, and smell that delights the eye and inspires the imagination. (Author/SJL)

The language of thinking includes images, as well as words. Development of literacy requires education of the senses. Different forms of representation such as film, descriptive narrative, drama, and graphic displays of children's works, in addition to the three Rs, should be used to develop varieties of literacy. (Author/MLF)

Describes a way of teaching art which emphasizes the heart and the senses. (SJL)

Discusses the theory behind an applied ecopsychology program based on Integrated Ecology. Integrated Ecology uses personal sensory contact with natural areas, in backyards, parks, or back country to unleash natural ability to relate and survive responsibly. (LZ)

This article presents the benefits of sensory nature-connecting activities. (LZ)

This article examines how adults' conditioned responses to objects restrict the range and nature of their perceptions. Maintains that art can transform the experience of context so that the personal and particular reactions can be reclaimed. (JDH)