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Chorost, Sherwood B. – Child & Youth Services, 1988
Discusses theoretical bases and practical applications of therapeutic leisure and recreation programs in assisting children with mild, moderate, severe, and profound handicaps to become more accepted by their normal peers. Examples show how such activities can be designed to create an environment to facilitate the educational treatment of…
Descriptors: Children, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Exceptional Persons
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Graber, Kim C. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1995
A study of the impact of teacher education programs on 20 student teachers found that the degree to which students incorporated general pedagogical knowledge into teaching was contingent on placement, setting, support of the cooperating teacher, influence of pupils, and level the student teacher was teaching. Participants had greater difficulty…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Ross, Jerrold – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1995
Maintains that most of the questions that have concerned arts educators have remained basically the same. Contends that issues of cultural pluralism have been added to these questions. Presents and discusses issues of art and music education in New York City and the role of action research. (CFR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change, Educational History
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Chisholm, Lynne – British Educational Research Journal, 1990
Critiques action research from a feminist theoretical perspective, identifying a duality between mainstream and antisexist action research. Argues mainstream researchers' rational distancing fosters self-deception among researchers about what action research can achieve and how it operates. Posits emotional engagement characteristic to antisexist…
Descriptors: Action Research, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
Karklina, S. E. – Soviet Education, 1989
Advocates applying the theories of Anton S. Makarenko, an early influential Soviet educator, to the practice of school administration in the Soviet Union. Reviews Makarenko's theories, focusing on the establishment of a unified labor collective school, responsible for students' political socialization and character development. Stresses the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Communism, Educational Change, Educational Environment
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Wubbels, Theo; And Others – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1992
A 1957 book by Timothy Leary presented a model for interpersonal behavior. Dutch researchers have worked on using the model in educational research and teacher education. The paper discusses results of a research program which studied student and teacher perceptions of interpersonal behavior, teacher communication styles, and student outcomes. (SM)
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
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Valli, Linda – Action in Teacher Education, 1992
Four particularly troublesome problems for beginning teachers are imitation, isolation, transfer, and teaching technique. The structure of many teacher education programs contributes to such problems. The article describes the changes in the teacher education program at the Catholic University of America to overcome such problems. (SM)
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Change Strategies, College School Cooperation, Collegiality
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Harlan, Louis R. – Journal of American History, 1990
Supports recent efforts of the Bradley Commission on History in the Schools and the National Commission on Social Studies in the Schools to increase the amount of history taught in the U.S. public schools. Suggests ways the Organization of American Historians and the American Historical Association can contribute to this effort. (SLM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Change, Excellence in Education
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Cuban, Larry – Educational Researcher, 1992
Experiences of the author support the contention that professors and practitioners in education face common dilemmas, and share the practice of teaching, but are not bound by any professional community. Professional communities based on commonalities in teaching can be constructed for those in higher education and the public schools. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Education, College School Cooperation, Community Development, Educational Practices
Shaver, James P. – Louisiana Social Studies Journal, 1990
Critiques James Barth, Robert Barr, and Sam Shermis' three social studies traditions theory and National Commission on Social Studies task force report. Argues first falsely splits essential social studies components; second creates a curricular hodgepodge. Highlights need to consider values as both affective and cognitive and to create…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Pluralism, Definitions, Educational Change
Levine, Daniel U.; Ornstein, Allan C. – American School Board Journal, 1993
A number of recent approaches to instruction appear to improve the thinking skills and academic performance of low achievers. Lists six steps to successful reform and an additional six strategies focused on alienated low achievers. Provides information sources for programs described. (MLF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Effective Schools Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Zimmerman, Enid – Visual Arts Research, 1990
Suggests that a social action position is needed to effect desirable changes in theory and practice of art education. Compares five goals of multicultural education with three feminist approaches to art teaching. Discusses how art teaching should incorporate theories about feminist aesthetics, social change, and women's art history. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art History, Consciousness Raising, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Orlov, A. B. – Soviet Education, 1989
Advocates changing Soviet teacher training and teaching methods. Emphasizes the possibility for personal growth in both teachers and students through educational experiences. Rejects traditional, single-subject, authoritarian, "externalist" approach for a multisubject, dialogue approach that focuses on individual student development and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Principles, Educational Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Schetz, Katherine F.; Stremmel, Andrew J. – Early Education and Development, 1994
Advances a framework for teacher-assisted computer implementation based on Vygotsky's theory of socially mediated cognitive development. The approach suggested by this framework acknowledges critical roles of adults or more skilled partners in task performance and knowledge construction. Describes an application of the approach used to provide…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education
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Di Stefano, Christine – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1997
Argues that while gender and political research are not necessarily done by individuals with feminist goals, their application in the classroom potentially helps answer the question of how to make democracy more accessible and "safe" for women. Places the specific act of mainstreaming gender into the broader perspective of theory. (MJP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Educational Development, Feminism
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