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Full-Text Articles in Curriculum and Social Inquiry
The Experiencing Of Democracy And Progressive Education: A Constructivist Approach To Mathematics, A Workshop For Teachers, Preminda Langer
The Experiencing Of Democracy And Progressive Education: A Constructivist Approach To Mathematics, A Workshop For Teachers, Preminda Langer
Graduate Student Independent Studies
Chronicles the history of schooling in India, discusses the development of the constructivist classroom, and shares a series of math workshops for teachers for nursery and kindergarten classrooms in India.
Reflections On A Third Grade Social Studies Curriculum, Laura E. Gerrity
Reflections On A Third Grade Social Studies Curriculum, Laura E. Gerrity
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This curriculum study is a narrative account of a teacher and the social studies curriculum she uses with her third grade class. The curriculum is divided into two main parts. One is a study of the students' culture and family history which involves interviews with the children's parents, an examination of maps and literature from those cultures, and a description of the way the students experience the study through their writings, drawings, and conversation.
The second part of the study is an investigation of the students' neighborhood and community. Through interviews with community members, neighborhood walks, and their own observations, …
Writing For Their Lives, John Strassburger
Writing For Their Lives, John Strassburger
Publications
This is the second in a series of occasional papers about the challenges confronting students and what Ursinus is doing to help them enter adult life.
Issues In Our Society: A Middle School Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Matthew L. Bowman
Issues In Our Society: A Middle School Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Matthew L. Bowman
All Graduate Projects
The project contains a team-taught interdisciplinary curriculum based on current issues in our society. The review ofliterature, which focuses on team teaching at the middle level and the process of implementing an interdisciplinary curriculum, indicates that middle level students need opportunities to discuss and analyze current issues in our society that affect their lives in order to make learning more meaningful. Therefore, the content areas of language arts, math, social studies, and science were structured around three themes dealing with issues such as the environment, space exploration, and cultural diversity. The interdisciplinaiy curriculum was developed for a sixth grade, four-person …
A Fairy Tale About Teacher Research In Conservative Times, Collaborative Action Researchers For Democratic Communities, Suzanne Soohoo, Lani Martin, Tom Wilson, Emily Wolk
A Fairy Tale About Teacher Research In Conservative Times, Collaborative Action Researchers For Democratic Communities, Suzanne Soohoo, Lani Martin, Tom Wilson, Emily Wolk
Education Faculty Articles and Research
Collaborative action research involves creating spaces for thoughtful discussion, not only about classroom practices but about schooling in general. The fairy tale created by the authors of this piece raises questions about autonomy, control, and the need for participation in the context of the current conservative climate.
Jaepl, Vol. 3, Winter 1997-1998, Alice G. Brand (Editor)
Jaepl, Vol. 3, Winter 1997-1998, Alice G. Brand (Editor)
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Essays
Regina Foehr. A Tribute to James Moffett. Miles Myers. Remembering James Moffett. Donald R. Gallehr. Reading Jim Moffett. Richard L. Graves. Jim, We Hardly Knew You. Regina Foehr. Memories of James Moffett. Sheridan Blau. A Reflection and Memoir. Betty Jane Wagner. Outliving Jim Moffett.
C. Jan Swearingen. Doubting and Believing: The Hermeneutics of Suspicion in Contexts of Faith. A belief-centered pedagogy helps students infuse cultural values into adversarial modes of academic writing.
Terri Pullen. Active Reciprocity: The Positive, Mindful Flow of Mental Energy. The construct of mindfulness relates to Eastern …
A Tribute To James Moffett, Miles Myers, Donald R. Gallehr, Richard L. Graves, Regina Foehr, Sheridan Blau, Betty Jane Wagner
A Tribute To James Moffett, Miles Myers, Donald R. Gallehr, Richard L. Graves, Regina Foehr, Sheridan Blau, Betty Jane Wagner
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
A tribute to James Moffett, a visionary and trailblazer, who wrote about trends in education long before others even considered their possibilities.
Front Matter, Alice G. Brand (Editor)
Front Matter, Alice G. Brand (Editor)
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Editor's Message
This is the last issue of my three-year term as inaugural editor of the Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning.
There is something fine for me in starting something from nothing, so to speak. What is it about the mystery, doing the truly active research that does not require a library or the internet? I always feel the fun, the risk of doing things other people do not do. That does not necessarily make me popular. But it does make me strong. Then it makes me scared which also makes me vulnerable to criticism. At …
Julia Kristeva And The Psychological Dynamics Of Writing, Janet M. Ellerby
Julia Kristeva And The Psychological Dynamics Of Writing, Janet M. Ellerby
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
By tapping into latent emotional dynamics, Kristeva's poststructuralist psychology offers a means to modify the cognitive order emphasized in academic discourse.
Active Receptivity: The Positive, Mindful Flow Of Mental Energy, Terri G. Pullen
Active Receptivity: The Positive, Mindful Flow Of Mental Energy, Terri G. Pullen
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
The construct of mindfulness relates to Eastern meditative practices, consciousness, quantum physics, and creativity.
The Osmotic Self And Language Arts Pedagogy, Kristie S. Fleckenstein
The Osmotic Self And Language Arts Pedagogy, Kristie S. Fleckenstein
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Educators should evolve a pedagogy that privileges a participatory self, in which ego boundaries are permeable.
The Pedagogy Of Place: Re-Valuing Environment And Community In Education, Thomas K. Dean
The Pedagogy Of Place: Re-Valuing Environment And Community In Education, Thomas K. Dean
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
The impending collapse of our civil society and natural environment necessitates a revised perspective on community.
Happiness And The Blank Page: Csikszentmihalyi's Flow In The Writing Classroom, Gina Briefs-Elgin
Happiness And The Blank Page: Csikszentmihalyi's Flow In The Writing Classroom, Gina Briefs-Elgin
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Redefining happiness to include encounters with difficulty helps students embrace rather than dread arduous writing tasks.
Back Matter
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
No abstract provided.
Reviews, Carolyn E. Hill, Michael Kuhne, Felicia M. Briscoe, Hanna Berger, Candace Walworth
Reviews, Carolyn E. Hill, Michael Kuhne, Felicia M. Briscoe, Hanna Berger, Candace Walworth
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Reviews
Carolyn E. Hill. Token Professionals and Master Critics: A Critique of Orthodoxy in Literary Studies. (James Sosnoski, 1994).
Michael Kuhne. Releasing the Imagination: Essays on Education, the Arts, and Social Change. (Maxine Greene, 1995).
Felicia M. Briscoe. Artwork of the Mind: An Interdisciplinary Description of Insight and the Search for it in Student Writing. (Mary M. Murray, 1996).
Hanna Berger. If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit. (Brenda Ueland, 1997).
Candace Walworth. The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart: Poems for Men. (Robert Bly, James Hillman, Michael Meade, …
Doubting And Believing: The Hermeneutics Of Suspicion In Contexts Of Faith, C. Jan Swearingen
Doubting And Believing: The Hermeneutics Of Suspicion In Contexts Of Faith, C. Jan Swearingen
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
A belief-centered pedagogy helps students infuse cultural values into adversarial modes of academic writing.
How Many Students Does It Take To Write A Joke? Humor Writing In Composition Courses, Paul Lewis
How Many Students Does It Take To Write A Joke? Humor Writing In Composition Courses, Paul Lewis
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
While calling attention to rhetorical principles and practices, humor writing can energize composition courses.