Despite evidence of widespread reliance on intuition by leaders and evidence that consequences of such reliance can be positive or negative, the effective integration of intuition in leadership is not well understood. This constructivist grounded theory study explored how some leaders in California community colleges (CC) experienced intuition and…

Some methodological issues are discussed that arise from our comparative research conducted since the early 1990s into primary schooling in Finland and England. This research has been identified as part of a "new" comparative education that uses qualitative research strategies and which prioritises sensitivity to cultural context in data…

The purpose of the study reported in this article was to investigate the instructional discourse of two middle school choral music teachers videotaped during a total of 24 classroom visits. The findings indicate that teacher attention to complete sequential units of instruction (teacher presentation, student interaction, teacher feedback) may…

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between teachers' (N = 69) participation in constructivist chemistry professional development (PD) and enhancement of content (CK) and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) (representational thinking and conceptual change strategies) and self-efficacy (PSTE). Quantitative measures assessed…

A collaboration between three higher education institutions in Ireland and two European partners has resulted in the design and development of reusable learning objects for undergraduate programming students that would assist in their learning. This international project conducted extensive research of over 600 students' examination scripts in…

It is not advisable to discuss Instructional Design (ID) problems without having previously clarified the paradigm issue. After a reconstruction of the "objectivist" and "constructivist" points of view, reasons for preferring a realistic position are outlined. On that basis the theoretical status of ID statements is elaborated as either…

Explores what a return to a more theory-based scientific approach to education might mean for the study and practice of educational technology. Topics include science, technology, and constructivism; knowledge construction; how to deal with complexity; and roles of educational technology, including creating virtual learning environments and…

This theoretical paper uses cybernetic-based approaches and communications theory to advance knowledge of constructivist learning. Explores a cyber-constructivist perspective (CCP) as a tool for increasing awareness of factors that may contribute to effective constructivist educational design within learning communities, and discusses advantages…

This article is a response to the case study presented by M. C. Rehfuss (2003) regarding a client, Sue, who is experiencing discord in her career as a mediator. A conceptualization of the client and additional areas for client exploration are presented. Five steps of a constructivist career counseling approach are applied to the case to assist…

Examines the involvement of two teacher organizations in state or provincial educational reform in the 1990s through the perspective of constructivism and organizational evolution. The two unions adopted a complex mix of reactive and proactive incremental and discontinuous orientations to change. (Contains 28 references.) (Author/PKP)

Discusses electronic learning via the Internet, suggests that simply presenting information to learners may not be the best way for learning to occur, and proposes a social constructivist approach based on Vygotskian theories of learning and situated cognition. Highlights include constructivist learning; constructivist models; and an example of…

Outlines learning theories and their implications for the role of educational technology: (1) post-Skinner neobehaviorism; (2) Piaget's constructivism; (3) Vygotsky's social constructivism; and (4) situated cognition. (SK)

Outlines three approaches to numeracy instruction: (1) traditional positivism, the transfer of knowledge from teacher to student; (2) constructivism, in which learning is contextual and culturally meaningful; and (3) critical constructivism, which enables students to reflect on learning and its social context. (SK)

Studied how understanding arises through interviews with 30 first-year university students. Found three main categories of conceptions: (1) experience; (2) mental construction; and (3) merging with reality. Relates results to constructivist models of learning and other phenomenographic studies of conceptions of understanding. (SLD)

Information and communications technologies used in interactive learning environments and networked communities have led to new constructivist roles for the learner: explorer, constructor, researcher, collaborator, judge, reflective practitioner, and problem solver. (SK)