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Tabachuk, Natalia P.; Ledovskikh, Irina A.; Shulika, Nadezhda A.; Karpova, Irina V.; Kazinets, Victor A.; Polichka, Anatolii E. – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2018
The relevance of the research is due to the global trends of development of the information society that are associated with the rapid advancement of civilization (IT penetration, increased computer availability, variability) and innovation processes in the sphere of education (competency-based approach, humanization and humanitarization). These…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Competence, Creativity, Personality
Loewenstein, Sophie Freud – 1983
The views of a professor of social work about her sabbatical leave overseas as a point of transition in her academic career, and as an occasion for challenge and reflection in her life and work, are presented. She left to escape the pressures of duties, obligations, strictures, and expectations that surround a relatively successful academic…
Descriptors: Adult Development, College Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Malden, Cynthia L. – 1993
Through the narratives of North American slaves a vivid picture of their lives, struggles, hopes, and aspirations emerges. The slave narrative arose as a response to, and a refutation of, claims that blacks could not write. Slave writings were often direct extensions of speech. Through a process of imitation and repetition, the black slave's…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Blacks, Higher Education, Individual Development
Pendarvis, Faye – 1990
This document investigates the attitudes of successful individuals, citing the achievement of established goals as the criteria for success. After offering various definitions of success, the paper focuses on the importance of self-esteem to success and considers ways by which the self-esteem of students can be improved. Theories of human behavior…
Descriptors: Achievement, Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Goal Orientation
Witmer, J. Melvin – 1985
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…
Descriptors: Coping, Counselors, Creativity, Decision Making
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1983
This Maryland State Department of Education document is a guide for the assessment and development of comprehensive K-12 physical education programs in Maryland schools. The first section defines the nature of physical education and describes its relationship to society, the learner, and the school curriculum. The second section presents broad…
Descriptors: Athletics, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
Simpson, Edwin L. – 1991
This paper addresses the issue of career unhappiness among academic professionals and ways academics cope with this problem. Various signs and symptoms of career blockage are discussed such as dissonance and disillusionment in the job, the non-realization of gender-specific expectations, and the feeling of career plateauing. Four stages of the…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, College Faculty, Employee Attitudes, Higher Education
Borich, Gary D. – 1993
This self-development guide for the preservice or beginning classroom teacher focuses on professional and personal growth in the context of the classroom and concentrates on teachers' affective side, a perspective or component of teaching that is not often addressed in the preparation of teachers. The volume begins with a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, Classroom Environment, Elementary School Teachers

Swindells, Julia – Women's History Review, 1996
Explores the hostile reception following the publication of "A Young Girl's Diary" in England in 1921. The diary, consisting of a Viennese teenager's humorous and irreverent observations, faced charges of immorality and uncertain authorship. Postulates an alternative reading focusing on the young girl's negotiations concerning knowledge…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Diaries, Females, Feminism
McGrath, Mary Zabolio – 1995
This publication is intended for teachers attempting to handle stress at school as well as for administrators seeking to help and encourage teachers, and teacher trainers. The book consists of six chapters. Chapter 1 defines teacher stress, explores stress symptoms, and describes how to create a personal stress profile. Chapter 2 suggests 30 areas…
Descriptors: Career Development, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Development

Diaz-Stevens, Ana Maria – Religious Education, 1996
Maintains that the Puerto Rican Catholic and Jewish cultural and religious experience emphasizes family, communal values, and rituals. Argues that these commonalities can be a platform for building a comparative analysis and dialog. This dialog holds the possibility of strengthening personal and communal identities, as well as increasing…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Catholics, Change Agents, Cultural Interrelationships

McDermott, J. Cynthia – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Defines student empowerment and asserts that the classroom teacher can be a catalyst for that process. Discusses three aspects of classrooms that enable children to become empowered. Provides seven steps for developing democratic classrooms. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Democratic Values, Educational Philosophy, Educational Strategies

Elster, Shulamith Reich – Religious Education, 1996
Reflects on the personal growth experienced at the Catholic-Jewish Colloquium by asking a series of questions. The questions reflect on such issues as pre-meeting expectations, adult learning experiences, the process of interfaith sharing, and the moving beyond communal faith boundaries. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Catholics, Conferences

Miller, Stuart – Teaching of Psychology, 1997
Discusses the results of a content analysis of student journals in which the students applied concepts from their social psychology course to their daily social experiences. Reveals that students applied each of four cognitive operations (labeling, explaining, reducing consequences, and self-assessing) to various aspects of the self. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis, Course Content, Higher Education

Ukpokodu, Nelly, Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Maintains that today's students will be soon be functioning in leadership and service roles, making decisions that shape their personal lives and those of others in a world of rapid change and challenge. Discusses student empowerment and maintains that it should be construed as helping all students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Cultural Pluralism, Democratic Values