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Shafer, Barbara S.; Reed, William S. – Business Officer, 1996
A variety of consortial arrangements in higher education are discussed noting advantages such as savings realized through the cooperative efforts, enrichment of academic programs, improved student services and community outreach, as well as obstacles (organizational, procedural, and cultural). Success factors identified include presence of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, College Administration, Consortia
Peer reviewedHamilton, Debbie; Hitz, Randy – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 1996
Describes the design, delivery, and impact of an undergraduate early childhood education course consistent with constructivist principles. Cites results from the Teachers' Belief Questionnaire and examination of student journals indicating students' knowledge and beliefs about teaching had changed. Suggests that helping students recognize…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Beliefs, Cognitive Dissonance, Constructivism (Learning)
Peer reviewedWoods, Donald R.; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1996
Small-group, self-directed, problem-based learning can be conducted with or without a faculty tutor. Groups without a tutor are trained to manage problem solving, change, group process, critical thinking, and independent learning skills. Processing issues are very different for tutorless and tutored groups; some issues are experienced by both.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Discussion Groups
Peer reviewedSnowman, Jack – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1996
Describes studies appropriate for classroom application, showing that nonverbal teacher expectations can be communicated across cultural boundaries, cooperative learning can be implemented schoolwide with no loss of achievement in some areas and gains in others, analogies of target problems stimulate student thinking more effectively when in…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Wise, Terry S.; Wise, Phillip C. – Learning, 1996
Guidelines to keep conflicts from wreaking havoc at staff meetings, parent conferences, team meetings, and PTA functions include confronting tensions early, attacking problems not people, examining oneself, choosing issues carefully, requesting feedback, building trust, working together, and being prepared. (SM)
Descriptors: Collegiality, Conflict Resolution, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedDe Corte, Erik; Verschaffel, Lieven – Learning and Instruction, 1996
Results of a study involving 107 sixth graders, 107 secondary school students, and 99 college education majors support the basic hypothesis of the intuitive model of solving multiplicative problems proposed by E. Fischbein and others (1985) but show that the theory does not account for all the empirical data. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Education Majors, Educational Theories, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedTabish, Kenneth R.; Orell, Linda Henry – School Counselor, 1996
Presents conflict resolution and mediation techniques used to resolve conflicts among rival gangs at Washington Middle School, an inner-city school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Discusses formal mediation techniques and mediation for both male and female gang members. Focuses on preserving self-respect and dignity for gang members in all conflict…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Arbitration, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewedPolzer, Jeffrey T. – Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1996
Compares the performance of individual and team negotiators using a sample of 232 graduate business students. Results indicate that the presence of teams increased competitiveness and decreased cooperativeness and trust between negotiating parties. In mixed negotiations, teams outperformed individual opponents and were perceived as having more…
Descriptors: Competition, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation
Billing, David – Compare, 2003
Summarizes various stakeholder surveys and factor analyses that attempt to delineate transferable skills, such as problem solving, communication, teamwork, and critical thinking. Points out that employer skill requirements may vary among countries and these differences may not always be cultural, but are related to different uses of terminology…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Communications, Comparative Education, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedPaul, Karin; Kuhlthau, Carol C.; Branch, Jennifer L.; Solowan, Diane Galloway; Case, Roland; Abilock, Debbie; Eisenberg, Michael B.; Koechlin, Carol; Zwaan, Sandi; Hughes, Sandra; Low, Ann; Litch, Margaret; Lowry, Cindy; Irvine, Linda; Stimson, Margaret; Schlarb, Irene; Wilson, Janet; Warriner, Emily; Parsons, Les; Luongo-Orlando, Katherine; Hamilton, Donald – School Libraries in Canada, 2003
Includes 19 articles that address issues related to library skills and Canadian school libraries. Topics include information literacy; inquiry learning; critical thinking and electronic research; collaborative inquiry; information skills and the Big 6 approach to problem solving; student use of online databases; library skills; Internet accuracy;…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDevi, Roshni; And Others – Instructional Science, 1996
Examines students' construction of experimentation models for physics theories in energy storage, transformation, and transfers involving electricity and mechanics. Student problem solving dialogs and artificial intelligence modeling of these processes is analyzed. Construction of models established relations between elements with linear causal…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Causal Models, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedMontague, Majorie – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Discusses the use of cognitive strategy instruction to improve students' performance in mathematics. The theoretical and research base for strategy instruction is reviewed, and developmental characteristics of students who have difficulties in mathematics are examined. A practical example of cognitive strategy instruction illustrates assessment…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Junior High Schools
Download full textDickie, Leslie O.; Kato, Carolyn K. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1996
A study with nine physics students in a Quebec university found they saw themselves learning primarily outside the classroom as they solved assigned problems, saw few new concepts being introduced, and felt they had moved beyond memorization to application of concepts to problem solving. Students' perceptions were sometimes at odds with teachers'…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHayes, David – ELT Journal, 1997
Examines an in-service training session developed for use in the state sector in Thailand that aims to help teachers come to terms with some of the problems inherent in large classes. The article is based on the author's previous experience in Thailand and his continuing involvement there in teacher development. (11 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Size, Consciousness Raising, Context Effect
Peer reviewedWalton, Susan A.; Lynch, Maurice P. – Science Scope, 1997
Describes a problem-based unit in which students are charged with the responsibility of discovering what killed the menhaden fish in a local river. Involves the teacher coaching students through the problem and directing them toward resources and lines of inquiry. Enables students to gain an understanding of their local environment and the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Inquiry, Investigations, Junior High Schools
