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Direct linkYe, Yan-Hong; Shih, Yi-Huang – Policy Futures in Education, 2021
This study explores the role of John Dewey's educational philosophy before and after World War I. Before World War I, Dewey's educational philosophy emphasized individualized and socialized development for learners, importance of children's education, and encouragement of diverse and creative educational measures. Although these views did not…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Children, Democracy, Education
Download full textGewede, Sonile – Educational Research and Reviews, 2019
There is an assumption that education is incapacitated to alleviate poverty. The objective of this study is to explore the nature and impact of education being offered at one teachers' college in Masvingo Province. The study argues that the college is not offering education, which is instrumental for poverty alleviation. Qualitative data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role of Education, Poverty, Critical Thinking
Hughes, Hilary; Foth, Marcus; Mallan, Kerry – Journal of Information Literacy, 2019
This paper proposes social living labs for informed learning as an innovative approach to interprofessional and community education. It presents a new conceptual model and practice framework suited to rapidly changing, information-intensive work and social environments. The proposed approach is theoretically informed and evidence based. It…
Descriptors: Living Learning Centers, Interprofessional Relationship, Information Literacy, Models
Developing Tools for Community-Based Environmental Education for Migrant Children and Youth in Ghana
Lawson, Elaine T.; Gordon, Christopher; Mensah, Adelina; Atipoe, Esinam – Journal of Education and Learning, 2015
This case study presents a detailed description of how community-based environmental education can be used to increase environment awareness and knowledge among migrant children and youth. Data was collected primarily from interviews and learning activities with 454 participants aged 11 to 19 years. The results show that children and youth are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Community Programs, Environmental Education
Vansieleghem, Nancy – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2011
The last few decades have seen a steady growth of interest in doing philosophy with children and young people in educational settings. Philosophy with children is increasingly offered as a solution to the problems associated with what is seen by many as a disoriented, cynical, indifferent and individualistic society. It represents for its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Philosophy, Children, Young Adults
Jent, Jason F.; Niec, Larissa N. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2009
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a group mentoring program that included components of empirically supported mentoring and cognitive behavioral techniques for children served at a community mental health center. Eighty-six 8- to 12-year-old children were randomly assigned to either group mentoring or a wait-list control group. Group…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Health Services, Social Problems, Behavior Problems
van Nieuwenhuijzen, M.; Orobio de Castro, B.; van Aken, M. A. G.; Matthys, W. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: A growing interest exists in mechanisms involved in behaviour problems in children with mild intellectual disabilities and borderline intelligence (MID/BI). Social problem solving difficulties have been found to be an explanatory mechanism for aggressive behaviour in these children. However, recently a discrepancy was found between…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Slow Learners, Self Control, Mild Mental Retardation
Mouchiroud, Christophe; Bernoussi, Aurore – Learning and Individual Differences, 2008
Creativity can be broadly defined as a combination of interacting individual and environmental resources leading to the production of valuable solutions. This paper concentrates on the type of creativity that can be expressed in solving social problems. After reviewing the potentially relevant psychological and contextual variables intervening in…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Creativity, Prevention, Parenting Styles
DeRosier, Melissa E.; Gilliom, Miles – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
We tested the efficacy of a social skills training program for the parents of school-aged children experiencing socio-emotional problems. Participating families (N = 42) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: parent social skills training; parent plus parallel child social skills training; or no-treatment control. The two treatment…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Emotional Problems, Social Behavior, Parents
Peer reviewedWeissberg, Roger P.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1981
Effects of a 52-lesson, class-taught, social-problem-solving training program for third-grade children were assessed. Program children improved more than controls on several cognitive skills, including problem identification, alternative-solution thinking, and consequential thinking as well as on behavioral problem-solving performance.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Measurement
Peer reviewedHart, Roger; Daiute, Collette; Iltus, Selim; Kritt, David; Rome, Michaela; Sabo, Kim – Social Justice, 1997
Reviews developmental psychology literature for its relevance for designing organizations for children and youth followed by a review of theories on the development of children's identity, social understanding, and capacity to participate. The reviews summarize what is being said about the values of youth participation in community organizations…
Descriptors: Children, Community Organizations, Community Programs, Developmental Psychology
VAN EGMOND, ELMER; ZANDER, ALVIN – 1957
THE EFFECTS OF TWO DETERMINANTS, INTELLIGENCE AND DEGREE OF A PERSON'S SOCIAL POWER, WHICH AFFECT SOCIAL RELATIONS WERE EXAMINED IN THIS STUDY. THE LATTER REFERS TO THE ABILITY TO INFLUENCE THE BEHAVIOR AND BELIEFS OF OTHERS. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE WAS TO DESCRIBE AND EXPLAIN CAUSES FOR THE TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS USED BY CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Environment, Females, Group Testing
Bruckerhoff, Charles E. – 1991
The efforts of Cleveland's intermediate level mathematics teachers to change their curriculum from computation to a dual emphasis on application and computation are described. This paper reports on the second year of a project to enhance mathematics instruction. A natural history ethnography was conducted, which focused on the work of seven…
Descriptors: Children, Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Improvement
