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Nichols, Sharon L.; Berliner, David C. – Education Policy Research Unit, 2005
This research provides lengthy proof of a principle of social science known as Campbell's law: "The more any quantitative social indicator is used for social decision-making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the social processes it is intended to monitor." Applying…
Descriptors: Cheating, Dropouts, High Stakes Tests, Social Indicators
Sterling, Stephen – 2001
Today, most learning is functional or informational learning, which is oriented towards socialization and vocational goals that take no account of sustainability. This has been reinforced in Western educational systems by the introduction of a managerial view of education which has paralleled recent economic restructuring. This modernist…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Criticism, Ecology
Mencher, Joan P.; Nash, June; Francis-Okongwu, Anne; Susser, Ida. – 1997
This collection of four essays examines the ways in which anthropology, as a discipline, reflects ongoing scholarship on gender, race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation. In "The Impact of Gender Studies on Anthropology," Joan P. Mencher reviews the effects of gender studies on physical anthropology, archeology, and…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Archaeology, College Curriculum, College Instruction
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1913
The whole problem of secondary education, both as to aims and as to methods, is now undergoing investigation. The demands for the readjustment of the work of the high school are insistent. This bureau has no specialists in secondary education and is unable to respond as it should to the many requests for information in regard to the trend of…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Educational Change, Advisory Committees, High Schools
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Heller, George N. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1996
Provides a brief overview of the uses of rhetoric in the history of writing about music. Discusses Aristotle's topology of the three different kinds of rhetoric: deliberative, judicial, and epideictic (demonstrative). Includes excerpts from past music criticism, copious notes, and a 27-item bibliography. (MJP)
Descriptors: Discourse Modes, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research
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Kushner, Saville – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1996
Examines fundamental conceptions regarding the role and nature of evaluating and researching music education programs. Questions the common idea that evaluative criteria for programs should focus primarily on the students' level of musical skill. Argues that consideration should be given to personal growth and other issues. (MJP)
Descriptors: Criticism, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices
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McSorely, Julie – Studies in Art Education, 1996
Utilizes a phenomenographic (study of the world as it is conceptualized) qualitative study to ascertain art teachers' attitudes towards teaching art criticism. Categorizes six conceptions of teaching art criticism and includes a description and interpretation of each. Discusses the limitations of these approaches and the implications for teacher…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education
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Boyd, Dwight – Journal of Moral Education, 1996
Analyzes and critiques several theoretical assumptions concerning moral education. Maintains that current theoretical approaches contain such a broad variation that they lack practical application. The singular focus on individuals and their interactions presents another problem. Advocates reformulating theoretical concepts to address these…
Descriptors: Criticism, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
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Caffarella, Rosemary S. – Journal of Staff Development, 1996
Describes three themes emerging from a review of literature on adult development of women: centrality of relationships, diverse patterns of development, and the importance of identity and intimacy. Presents ideas staff developers could incorporate based on the themes, and makes observations on what women have taught researchers about teaching…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Collegiality
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Elliot, Steve – Canadian Review of Art Education: Research and Issues, 1997
Examines types and functions of useful definitions of art in education. Considers the strengths and limitations of functionalist and proceduralist definitions. Identifies art as a concept operating within a culture; therefore, recommends embracing a variety of definitions to be used in contextually significant ways. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art Appreciation, Art Criticism
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Garber, Elizabeth – Studies in Art Education, 1990
Proposes using feminist art criticism, rather than the modernist emphasis, to teach art criticism. Outlines three goals for feminist art criticism: social analysis, political activism, and self-knowledge. Examines each goal and its complementarity, stressing a pluralistic approach. Maintains that such criticism promotes socially relevant learning.…
Descriptors: Art Criticism, Art Education, Art Expression, Consciousness Raising
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Chapman, Laura; Newton, Connie – School Arts, 1990
Compares "School Arts" Teacher Viewpoint Surveys of 1990 and 1979 under the headings who responded, students served, what is taught, program enrichment, problems, the artist-teacher role, other professional participation, and curriculum concerns. Describes additional responses to current trends, including multicultural education and…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History
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Gold, Ellen Reid – Central States Speech Journal, 1989
Uses oral theory to examine the relationship between cognition and orality. Analyzes how the electronic media mimic the kind of interaction between speaker and audience characteristic of preliterate cultures. Argues that Ronald Reagan's effectiveness on television stems from his use of rhetorical structures characteristic of preliterate oral…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Broadcast Industry, Cognitive Style, Commercial Television
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Henry, Carole – Studies in Art Education, 1995
Postulates that students' untutored and unrehearsed verbatim responses to viewing artworks parallel specific schools of thought in aesthetic theory. Middle school students tape recorded their responses to a previous museum visit. Their responses reflected some of the key concepts in expressivism, institutionalism, and formalism. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education
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Marschalek, Douglas G. – Art Education, 1995
Presents a sequential curriculum in design education focusing on product design embodying conceptual statements to guide instruction. Discusses conceptual statements for primary, intermediate, and middle school levels. Concludes that the study of design must be an integral part of the art curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History, Art Products
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