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The Evolving Child: Theories Of Human Development In Waldorf Education, Sara Wright
The Evolving Child: Theories Of Human Development In Waldorf Education, Sara Wright
Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)
Due to its strong emphasis on spiritual development in conjunction with physical and cognitive development, Rudolf Steiner's educational philosophy and its role in Waldorf schools have been relegated to relative obscurity within the educational establishment. Steiner's theories have been perceived as too radical and unusual for incorporation into traditional educational practices. However, upon closer examination, the organizational structure of Steiner's developmental theory bears significant similarities to better-known models of human development. For example, the division of children's cognitive growth into a hierarchical series of stages is also found in Piaget's celebrated model of human development. Furthermore, parallel revelations concerning children's …
Fit To Print: A Content Analysis Of The Regent Universities' Student Papers, Ivy A. Sprague
Fit To Print: A Content Analysis Of The Regent Universities' Student Papers, Ivy A. Sprague
Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)
To the best of my knowledge, this is the first comparative study conducted regarding the student publications for the three Iowa Regents' universities. The data collected shows that the three publications are not as different in terms of content as many of their readers seem to believe. As the data reflects, the Northern Iowan is significantly more campus-centered in its coverage. However, the difference is not so significant that the staff of the Northern Iowan could not increase its national and international coverage to make it more comparable to the other two newspapers. I hope this research can be of …