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Harley, Jason M.; Pekrun, Reinhard; Taxer, Jamie L.; Gross, James J. – Educational Psychologist, 2019
Achievement emotions are critical because of their impact on success and failure in important domains such as learning. These emotions may be modified via emotion regulation (ER). The dominant process model of ER (PMER) proposed by J. Gross, however, provides a domain-general account of ER strategies and has not had substantial contact with…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Self Control, Emotional Adjustment, Academic Achievement
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Miller, Edward Jeremy – Journal of Catholic Higher Education, 2012
This article builds on an essay the author published twenty years ago in "Current Issues in Catholic Higher Education" that examined the viability of John Henry Newman's "Idea of a University" against Catholic campus life and the just-released "Ex corde Ecclesiae". The current essay briefly notes those earlier key…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Catholic Schools, Catholics, Time Perspective
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Gorton, William; Havercroft, Jonathan – Journal of Political Science Education, 2012
As teachers of political theory, our goal is not merely to help students understand the abstract reasoning behind key ideas and texts of our discipline. We also wish to convey the historical contexts that informed these ideas and texts, including the political aims of their authors. But the traditional lecture-and-discussion approach tends to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Political Attitudes, Theories, Time Perspective
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White, John W. – English Journal, 2011
Embracing the dynamic nature of English language can help students learn more about all forms of English. To fully engage students, teachers should not adhere to an anachronistic and static view of English. Instead, they must acknowledge, accept, and even use different language forms within the classroom to make that classroom dynamic, inclusive,…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Class Activities, Learning Activities
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Heikkinen, Henry W. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
"To confess the truth, Mrs. B., I am not disposed to form a very favorable idea of chemistry, nor do I expect to derive much entertainment from it." That 200-year-old statement by Caroline to Mrs. Bryan, her teacher, appeared on the first page of Jane Marcet's pioneering secondary school textbook, "Conversations on Chemistry". It was published 17…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Student Attitudes, Science Education History
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Bear, George G. – Computers in the Schools, 1986
Addresses several important questions regarding the teaching of computer ethics that are being raised by educators, but have been neglected at conferences and in computer education literature: why teach computer ethics; what ethical issues should be taught; who should teach computer ethics; and when and how it should be taught. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics