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Wendt, Maria; Åse, Cecilia – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Essay-writing is generally viewed as the primary learning activity to foster independence and analytical thinking. In this article, we show that independent research projects do not necessarily lead to critical thinking. University-level education on conducting independent projects can, in several respects, counteract enhanced analytical skills.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Essays, Research Projects
O'Shea, David W., Ed. – 1974
Proceedings of the 1974 Second Annual Conference of the Sociology of Education Association are presented. The conference, which focused upon the sociology of the school and schooling at the elementary and secondary levels, was structured around three objectives: (1) provide sociologists of education an opportunity to review past work in their…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives

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