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Peer reviewedSobel, Bart – High School Journal, 1977
The reconstructionist philosophy is a means by which individuals can improve their lives and solve existing problems so as to better one's chances for survival. Considers the implications of this philosophy for education, the teacher, and for students. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy
Download full textSchroder, H. M.; Schutzius, Robert – 1973
The authors present an educational method based on Information Processing Theory that utilizes student information search and concept formation as a foundation for writing reports on selected real world problems. The method requires the development of a data library which contains information (e.g., financial, economic, social, political) relevant…
Descriptors: College Students, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Information Processing
Peer reviewedAikenhead, Glen S. – Science Teacher, 1979
Reported is a description of a course for high school students, designed to be a model for meeting needs in science education for the remainder of the twentieth century. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Inquiry
Cleaver, Elizabeth; Ireland, Eleanor; Kerr, David; Lopes, Joana – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2006
The Citizenship Education Longitudinal Study, conducted by the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER) on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), aims to identify, measure and evaluate the extent to which effective practice in citizenship education develops in schools so that such practice can be promoted widely. The…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Student Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries
