This study provides comparative data describing the quality of 1,175 psychological sites currently available on the Internet. A rating scale was used to assess six dimensions of site quality including accuracy, practicality, normalization and sense of belonging, referral, and feedback mechanisms. One-way ANOVA on the six separate quality items and…

Reviews the vision of nineteenth century geographers who believed geography education should promote cooperation and tolerance. Explores why these value-laden methods were forsaken. Reports on geographers who call for geography to address social issues. Argues that social justice be adopted and focus on the constructivist methods of Paulo Freire.…

Used a 3 x 3 mixed factorial design to study relation between a person's dominant way of knowing (rationalism, metaphorism, empiricism) and the preference for three counseling approaches (rationalist, constructivist, behavioral) with college students (N=92). Found participants significantly preferred counseling approach hypothesized to represent…

A clinical case of penile obsession and compulsive hypersexuality is interpreted from four different theoretical frameworks--psychoanalysis, behaviorism, Bowen-type multigenerational therapy, and structural/strategic systems theory--to illustrate how conceptual frameworks implicitly or explicitly underlie all therapeutic approaches. Implications…

In addition to empirical, technical, and theoretical aspects of counseling, there are distinctly human features of the therapeutic relationship that promote change in clients and students. A humanist and a behaviorist reach a consensus as to what most counselors and educators could agree are the human dimensions of helping. (Author)

Behavioral therapy has left unanswered questions related to the role of the counselor as a variable in the counselor-client relationship. The client's views of the personality and values systems of the therapist are likely to influence outcomes of treatment. Discusses theoretical views in relation to practical problems encountered in clinical…

A summary of B.F. Skinner's work presents background information and examples of the great amount of misinformation about the work. The article discusses areas in which Skinner made major contributions to education (consequences, A-B-C analysis, rate of response, explanatory fictions, verbal behavior, programed instruction, social criticism, and…

This article reviews applications of the applied behavior analysis ideas of B. F. Skinner and others to persons with both mental retardation and emotional disturbance. The review examines implications of behavior analysis for operant conditioning and radical behaviorism, schedules of reinforcement, and emotion and mental illness. (DB)

Most state board regulations for nursing education use behaviorist prescriptions to ensure quality. Georgia's board has adopted more flexible rules that insist on quality without dictating a rigid curriculum model. (SK)

Explains three learning theories (i.e., behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism) and examines how each can be used for planning and conducting instructional design activities. Historical foundations are discussed, and comparisons are made concerning how learning occurs, the role of memory, how transfer occurs, and types of learning. (Contains…

Argues that the school restructuring movement offers considerable promise for enhancing educational equity. Reviews equity definitions, outlines restructuring principles, and describes three powerful ethics (competitive/utilitarian, social justice, and caring) underlying current attempts to highlight equity values in education. Presents a strategy…

Soviet scholar Lev Vygotsky identified the most common cause of miseducation: failure to convert the classroom into a community of discursive inquiry. The USSR's Academy of Pedagogical Science is collaborating with Montclair State College (New Jersey) to introduce "Philosophy for Children," an American critical thinking program…

Discusses the integration and usefulness of assistive technology devices for students with special needs. Highlights include learning theories and the integration of technology, including behaviorism and constructivism; and assistive devices for speech and language impairments, hearing impairments, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and…

Reviews an autobiographical account of Fred Keller's experiences, documenting how traditional methods of instruction failed him both as a student and as a teacher, and how this failure motivated his quest for alternative methods of instruction culminating in the development of a personalized system of instruction. (KS)

Contrasts the philosophical premises of behaviorism with those of humanism and cognitivism, examining behavioral contributions in three areas for educators (description and explanation of student performance and evaluation of educational interventions). Alteration of classroom environment is represented as the principal strategy for promoting…