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McGill-Franzen, Anne; Ward, Naomi – 1997
This paper presents the results of a document and interview analysis focusing on the standards and frameworks materials that have been newly developed for teachers and administrators in New York to determine the fit between these guidelines and the developing sociocultural concept of curriculum as "conversation" within the domains of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Essed, Philomena – 1991
This cross-cultural investigation of racism in the lives of black women explores everyday manifestations and perceptions of racism. The daily experiences of individuals are combined with a structured account of racism in an interdisciplinary framework. Empirical data consist of verbal accounts gathered in 1985 and 1986 in non-directive interviews…
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Coping, Cross Cultural Studies
Davis, Alan – 1988
This manual on peer counseling in higher education describes the theory and techniques used for this practice. The first chapter, on academic peer counseling, uses V. Tinto's synthesis of the literature to illustrate the theory and stages of peer counseling based on academic and social integration models. The second chapter discusses the qualities…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Decision Making Skills
Gray, Philip A. – 1983
Prepared as part of a series applying recent research in oral and written communication instruction to classroom practice, this booklet provides teachers, administrators, and curriculum planners with suggestions for ways to develop more effective oral communication instruction in the content areas as well as speech classes. Following a brief…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, High Schools
Fauske, Janice R.; Ogawa, Rodney T. – 1985
This study sought to describe how an elementary school faculty made sense of the impending succession of its principal, and to extend Gephart's effort to develop a grounded theory of leader succession by examining an unforced succession in an organization whose members exerted little if any influence on the selection process. On the basis of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Case Studies, Elementary Schools
Ball, Deborah Loewenberg – 1988
This paper presents results from a study of 19 teacher education students' knowledge of mathematics and discusses an analytic framework for examing and appraising teachers' and prospective teachers' subject matter knowledge. Participants in the study were 10 elementary education majors and 9 mathematics majors or minors who were preparing to teach…
Descriptors: Algebra, Concept Formation, Division, Educational Research
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Agosta, John M.; And Others – 1985
The report presents results of a 1-year project whose purposes were to explore issues surrounding service provision to families with developmentally disabled members, to assess the status of family support programs nationwide, and to apply this information to the task of developing a family support program in Virginia. Part 1 reflects findings of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Family Involvement
Chamot, Anna Uhl; Stewner-Manzanares, Gloria – 1985
As part of a larger study of instructional issues for English as a second language (ESL), current literature is reviewed and summarized in four major areas affecting the teaching and learning of ESL in grades K-12: ESL instructional approaches, patterns of curriculum organization, instructional materials, and language learning theories. In the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Organization, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Evans, Ellis D. – 1982
Current knowledge and practice relating to young children's aesthetic development and education are reviewed in this state-of-the-art report. Beginning with a brief section highlighting theoretical problems and approaches to the psychological study of aesthetic response, the review subsequently describes three common strategies used in aesthetic…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Age Differences, Child Development, Children
National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges, Stockholm. Research and Development Unit. – 1978
A project, using a longitudinal survey, seeks to describe the cognitive content of the professional competence developed within the field of engineering, psychology, economics, and medicine. With the aid of several empirical studies, the project will hopefully clarify when and how changes occur in students' perceptions and patterns of thought,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Style, College Students, Concept Formation
Pepyne, Edward W. – 1970
Within the context of programmatic research and an empirical systems approach, an interactive computer system was designed for use in counselor education and assessment. This report first describes the identification of several discrete counseling styles and the development of the Counselor Repertoire Developments System (CRD) to analyze the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Objectives
Hirabayshi, Richard – 1972
A study to investigate the significance of teacher decisions concerning the social and physical dimensions of the Open Classroom was conducted. Preliminary observation reviewed teacher goals and decisions for the Open Classroom. This research is based upon Hall's theory of culture reflecting the communication model. There are five basic structural…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conceptual Schemes, Culture
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Beardslee, William R.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1986
An initial exploration of the validity of 15 scales designed to assess adaptive ego processes in adolescence is presented. Diabetic youngsters, psychiatric patients, and high school students with no illness are compared using the scales. Correlations are found between the scales and a separate, conceptually related measure of ego development.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Age Differences, Behavior Rating Scales
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Dervin, Brenda; Dewdney, Patricia – RQ, 1986
Describes a strategy for query negotiation, based on a sense-making approach, which enables librarians to understand queries from users' viewpoint. The results of tests of the neutral questioning approach in workshops for librarians are discussed along with participating librarians' responses to this technique. (MBR)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Evaluation, Information Seeking
Ellis, Robert – 2001
With rapid developments in information technology in society being mirrored in the use of new learning technologies in universities, research into the quality of technologically-supported learning is essential. To date, research into new learning technologies has provided us with valuable knowledge that includes the theories behind their design,…
Descriptors: Botany, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Educational Theories
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