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Hamm, Russell L. – 1981
An examination of the grounds for fundamental beliefs about education and the basic concepts, doctrines, and practices that express such beliefs is presented. The overall objective of the book is to provide teachers with an insight into why and what they are teaching, and how these purposes relate to the school, the values of the community, and…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Educational Theories
Shaffer, David Williamson; Gee, James Paul – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2005
In his recent bestseller The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman argues that countries like the United States can no longer compete in the global economy on the basis of making and selling commodities. Their competitive edge increasingly comes from how well they produce products, services, and technologies that are new . . . special . . .…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Standardized Tests, Creative Thinking, Competition
St. Clair, Robert N. – 2000
Modern Western European ways of thinking are based on a print culture that uses verbal metaphors, and indigenous ways of thinking are based on an oral culture that uses visual metaphors. Visual metaphors provide a dominant mode of information processing and are used among indigenous groups to share cultural knowledge, yet Western culture is…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Cognitive Style
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Arthur, Chris – Religious Education, 1995
Observes the philosophical and methodological aspects of Religious Studies. Considers the limitations of approaching religious thought and experience from a rationalist-scientific perspective. Includes a historical overview of the phenomenology of religious education with brief summations of leading theorists. (MJP)
Descriptors: Christianity, Educational Theories, Educational Trends, Epistemology
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Lowe, Roy – Paedagogica Historica, 1996
Discusses the implications of postmodernism for the field of the history of education, specifically from the point of view of theory and methodology. Briefly reviews theoretical applications and their leading adherents in Britain. Concludes that postmodern theory should make historians more self-reflective. (MJP)
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
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Cole, Ardra L.; Knowles, J. Gary – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1996
Drawing on one educator's experiences as a beginning professor, the article discusses the prospects of teacher education reform and beginning teachers as change agents, commenting on values conflicts within schools of education and between them and broader university communities, politics of epistemology, and reward structures in schools of…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Change Strategies, College Faculty, Educational Change
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Cherryholmes, Cleo H. – Social Education, 1990
Criticizes the National Commission on Social Studies in the Schools' report, "Charting a Course: Social Studies for the 21st Century," for its contradictions, traditionalist views, positivistic approach to social science, and failure to identify ways to teach democratic values. Suggests that the report qualifies as an updated version of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
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Magolda, Marcia B. Baxter – Review of Higher Education, 1994
A longitudinal study of 101 college students investigated the ways in which their college and postcollege experiences fostered development of complexity in their assumptions about knowledge, by emphasizing independent functioning, collaboration, direct involvement in learning, and subjective decisionmaking. Results suggest these experiences be…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Freshmen, College Graduates, College Students
Pretorius, Fanie – Prospects, 1992
Maintains that South Africa is on the brink of large-scale reform of its educational system, with emphasis on such areas as multicultural education, school restructuring, and comparative education. Asserts that comparative education is assuming a larger role in undergraduate teacher education and is becoming a full-fledged field of study. (CFR)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change
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Morgan, Barbara A. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Describes the use of practical rationality from the vantage point of a graduate student and an elementary teacher in an urban school. Discusses how using the approach led to revised policies regarding reading strategies and discipline. Contends that practical argument philosophy can be useful in practical classroom applications. (CFR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Discipline Policy
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Moore, Mary Elizabeth Mullino – Religious Education, 1995
Criticizes the concept that secular, rationalist thought is more objective than religious thought. Maintains that all human inquiry and interaction is rife with subjective bias and assumptions. Defends the teaching of religious subjects in public schools on this basis and calls for an "intersubjective" approach (acknowledging rationalist…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
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Boys, Mary C.; And Others – Religious Education, 1995
Proposes a mode of religious education that accentuates the self-actualizing, humanistic aspects of religious thought while downplaying the exclusionary and confrontational pathologies. Maintains that the power of spiritual commitment, devoid of rancorous judgments, can be a force for positive global transformation. (MJP)
Descriptors: Christianity, Consciousness Raising, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Enrichment
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Cajete, Gregory A. – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
This chapter provides general insights into American Indian epistemologies that can assist student affairs professionals in their work and examines the shared understandings of American Indians with regard to tribal knowledge and education.
Descriptors: Epistemology, American Indians, Student Personnel Workers, Student Personnel Services
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Stewart, Sunita Mahtani; Kennard, Betsy D.; Lee, Peter W. H.; Mayes, Taryn; Hughes, Carroll; Emslie, Graham – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: This study examines the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations among cognitive variables, depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in Hong Kong Chinese and Caucasian American adolescents. Methods: Community adolescents (n = 2,044) ages 14-18 years from Hong Kong and the United States provided information regarding their…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Self Efficacy, Suicide, Adolescents
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Rovai, Alfred P. – Internet and Higher Education, 2004
The key elements of online course design and pedagogy suggested by research as promoting effective learning are discussed through the lens of constructivist epistemology. Presentation of content, instructor-student and student-student interactions, individual and group activities, and student assessment are each addressed, in turn. The focus is on…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Constructivism (Learning), Student Evaluation, Group Activities
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