An advanced undergraduate comparative psychology course is described. Reviews the methodological goals and traditional roles of comparative psychology courses. Focuses on research strategies for relating group differences to specific processes and for inferring the evolutionary and developmental histories of behavior. The conclusion stresses the…

A comparative psychology course oriented around the themes of phylogeny and ontogeny is described. The course emphasizes the evolution and development of behavioral processes and includes a discussion of the concept of integrative levels and Schneirla's approach/withdrawal theory. The course evaluates genetic determinism and stresses the principle…

Relates research on instructional sequencing and type of knowledge to be learned to a model of direct instruction. Maintains that the studies reviewed provide powerful support for the direct instruction approach to many kinds of learning. States that the model provides a partial understanding of the complexities of instruction. (JDH)

The history of the educateur in France, Canada, and the United States is discussed along with the role of the educateur of behaviorally disordered youth. Three unique features of the educateur model are outlined: (1) time spent with clients, (2) quality of interactions, and (3) function as a team member within the child service agency. (Author/CL)

The author describes the learning environment, organizational structure, and philosophy of the Academia de la Gente, an alternative school in Denver, Colorado, which restricts its enrollment to students in trouble with the law and considered uneducable by the public school system. (MB)

This document describes the many benefits that arise when educators work together as a team to solve problems and share decisions. Although not a quick fix for problems in education, a team-oriented culture helps people feel better about themselves and their efforts, encouraging staff at various levels in the school district to work together for…

The writer examines the goals, methods, contexts, and outcomes of liberal education, as seen through the lens of the seminar experience. Originally a forum for advanced graduate students, the seminar has become a central feature of undergraduate education and signature pedagogy of liberal learning. Sometimes described in terms of size,…

This brief uses data from the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) to estimate the number of homeschooled students in the United States in 2003 and to discuss the reasons parents decide to homeschool their children. Overall, from 1999 to 2003, the number of homeschooled students in the United States increased, as did the…

Including futuristic studies in a college industrial arts foundations course encourages students to consider alternate directions for the field. In a study introducing the "scenario building" technique to industrial arts education, students showed increasing interest; hopefully they can now teach with an understanding of the future's potential…

Article presents a method of selecting instances of concept teaching or concept research. (Author)

Author presents an illustration of a general method of factor matrix analysis, a versatile tool for the comparative study of systems of educational thought, analogous to the comparative methods, using categorical constructs, that are now widely recognized as fundamental in the behavioral sciences. (Author/CB)

Primary goals are to advance children's ability to use language functionally and master conceptual-cognitive processes, and to develop positive self-concepts. (Developed from a paper for a meeting of Head Start Regional Training Officers.) (JF)

A Catholic parochial school building is used in an adult education pilot project when Civil Right Law allows its usual pupils to attend public schools. (DB)