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Fenstermacher, Gary D.; Richardson, Virginia – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Discusses the use of Aristolean logic in developing practical reasoning and arguments. Asserts that practical arguments are used to explain why an individual took action based on practical reasoning. Contends that this approach should be used by teachers in applying research findings to instruction and in encouraging students to support their…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education
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Pintrich, Paul R.; And Others – Review of Educational Research, 1993
An analysis is presented of a conceptual change model for describing student learning by applying research on student learning to the process of conceptual change. Four general motivational constructs are suggested as potential mediators of the process. The role of classroom contextual factors is also discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Classroom Environment, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education
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Daniels, Leroi – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Argues that school systems should tolerate, accept, and promote diversity in both the formal curriculum and informal policies of school management. Contends that citizens have the primary responsibility for pressuring school officials to develop curricula that promote diversity. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
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O'Brien, Maureen R. – Religious Education, 1997
Asserts that the manner in which congregations understand their nature as groups is critical to how they make meaning and take action in relation to their faith. Presents sociological categories that can help congregations clarify their understanding of each other as group members. Outlines supporting efforts for religious educators. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Strategies, Epistemology, Group Dynamics
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Maor, Dorit – Learning Environments Research, 1999
Describes a professional development program using interactive multimedia workshops to develop teachers' understanding of a constructivist epistemology in science education. Discusses teachers' perceptions; how they changed their classroom practices; software and database development; and the development of a new survey to assess reactions to…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Software Development, Constructivism (Learning), Databases
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Akerson, Valarie L.; Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad; Lederman, Norman G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2000
Discusses the influence of a reflective, explicit, activity-based approach to nature of science (NOS) instruction used in an elementary science methods course on preservice teachers' views of some aspects of the nature of science. Finds that participants made substantial gains in their views of some of the target NOS aspects. Advocates a…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Epistemology, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Weigert, Kathleen Maas – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
Academic service learning contributes to the renewal and satisfaction of faculty, offers new opportunities to think more consciously and creatively about relationships (faculty/student, disciplinary/interdisciplinary knowledge, campus/community), presents opportunities to contribute to the field's development, and offers a vehicle to faculty,…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction, Creative Thinking
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Berrell, Michael M.; Macpherson, R. J. S. – Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations, 1995
Traces the different paradigmatic pathways followed by educational sociology and educational administration. Educational sociology has followed ideostructural, interpretive, and psychosocial paradigms, with emergent holistic critical perspectives and sociobiological materialism. Educational administration has had one dominant tradition,…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Educational Administration, Educational Research, Educational Sociology
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Youngman, Deborah – Journal of Education, 1995
Outlines current knowledge about integrating older students into the postsecondary educational system, discusses a case study of an established natural learning environment, and presents models of education and development involving older students. A system involving the transposition of dialectical and discourse methods is proposed for moving…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
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Ramaley, Judith A. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
Today, educators are expected to achieve high standards of learning for all students as they face the rapid changes brought about by the technologies and social challenges of this age. However, their expectations of what schools can do are really still an expression of their cultural anxieties. In a basic way, these challenges are the same as they…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Learning Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Experience
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McNamara, Tim – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2006
The thought of Samuel Messick has influenced language testing in 2 main ways: in proposing a new understanding of how inferences made based on tests must be challenged, and in drawing attention to the consequences of test use. The former has had a powerful impact on language-testing research, most notably in Bachman's work on validity and the…
Descriptors: Test Use, Testing, Language Tests, Validity
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Nordgren, R. D. – Current Issues in Education, 2006
A multi-site case study of three Swedish schools examined the dimensions of trust, responsibility, shared power (democracy), and global workforce competence as required by a decade-old national education reforms. A key finding was the existence of progressive educational practices including constructivist epistemology, evidenced by the schools'…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Democracy, Educational Practices, Educational Change
Hoekstra, Annemarieke – Online Submission, 2007
The aim of the research reported in this dissertation is to describe how experienced secondary school teachers learn at work in an informal environment. The study is part of a larger research project aimed at providing a conceptual framework of teacher learning in the workplace as it takes place both in informal and formal learning environments.…
Descriptors: Experienced Teachers, Informal Education, Workplace Learning, Secondary School Teachers
Birnie, Howard H. – 1991
The 1990-91 school year is the year of elementary science in Saskatchewan. Precipitated by the Core Curriculum revolution, the implementation of new curriculum in all subject areas from K to 12 begins with science in 1990-91 and continues with other subjects for almost ten years. Scheduled to be implemented after careful assessment and pilot…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Entwistle, Noel – 1994
In an effort to further explore the experience of understanding from the university perspective, this study examined how British students' understanding was refined and committed to memory during preparation for final examinations. After piloting an interviewing procedure, in-depth interviews were conducted with eleven students from psychology…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Style, College Students, Epistemology
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