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| Hands On | 7 |
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| Adkins, Karen | 1 |
| Adkins, Nell | 1 |
| Burke, Ruth | 1 |
| Coe, Carol | 1 |
| Cox, Maggie | 1 |
| McDermott, J. Cynthia | 1 |
| Richards, Jane | 1 |
| Wilder, Jenny | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 7 |
| Opinion Papers | 5 |
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Richards, Jane – Hands On, 1991
Describes an English teacher's struggle to improve her writing instruction by improving her own writing process, incorporating a commentary or reflection step. The teacher used journal writing with her high school students to help them reflect upon their writing of short stories. (KS)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Experiential Learning, High Schools, Journal Writing
Adkins, Nell; Burke, Ruth – Hands On, 1990
Two seventh and eighth grade teachers, trained in the Foxfire approach, describe class projects related to their rural school's 50-year history--oral history interviews with former students and teachers and the local historian, writing a book of school reminiscences, and organizing a school reunion. (SV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Junior High Schools, Personal Narratives, Reunions
Adkins, Karen – Hands On, 1990
A Catholic-school teacher of grades five and six reflects on her first year of teaching and describes how Foxfire training led her to introduce group decision making and planning into her classroom. Resulting class projects including a newspaper, a play, and a booklet of ghost stories are described. (SV)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Class Activities, Experiential Learning, Intermediate Grades
Cox, Maggie – Hands On, 1990
A fifth grade teacher in a rural Kentucky school discusses three years of classroom experiences applying the Foxfire approach, focuses on the democratic decision-making process and the importance of student self-esteem, describes student-project problems and successes, and lists student accomplishments. (SV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Experiential Learning, Intermediate Grades, Participative Decision Making
Wilder, Jenny – Hands On, 1990
Describes the beginnings of the Foxfire instructional approach; its spread in eastern Kentucky, supported by the Eastern Kentucky Teachers Network; and its special relevance for rural and Appalachian children. Includes comments by teachers and students about their educational experiences and class projects. (SV)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Elementary Secondary Education, Personal Narratives, Relevance (Education)
Coe, Carol – Hands On, 1995
A high school teacher relates how three of her students taught her about the inadequacies of conventional education, specifically social inequities, a narrow assessment system, and the lack of educational options. Describes programs, based on the Foxfire approach, that address these inadequacies at her high school. (LP)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Opportunities
McDermott, J. Cynthia – Hands On, 1995
Teaching conformity through coercion limits students' willingness to take risks and make decisions regarding their learning. In contrast, a Foxfire classroom environment that meets psychological needs empowers students to make choices about their learning, eliminates fear of failure, allows students to establish their own standards of achievement,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Compliance (Psychology), Educational Change, Educational Practices
