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College Athletics As A College Education, John R. Kilbourne

John R. Kilbourne

It is quite obvious that the institutions that compete at the elite level of intercollegiate sports have failed miserably in their responsibilities to provide education about sports to the young men and women who participate in college athletics. If colleges and universities are sincere about their efforts to reform athletics, they must do better.

Student Variables That Predict Retention: Recent Research And New Developments, Robert D. Reason

Robert D Reason

This article reviews recent research related to the study of college student retention, specifically examining research related to individual student demographic characteristics. The increasing diversity of undergraduate college students requires a new, thorough examination of those student variables previously understood to predict retention. The retention literature focuses on research conducted after 1990 and emphasizes the changing demographics in higher education. Research related to a relatively new variable— the merit-index—also is reviewed, revealing potentially promising, but currently mixed results.

The College Pedro Ii And The Modernization Of The Secondary School Curriculum In Imperial Brazil, Karl M. Lorenz

Karl M Lorenz

This work examines the role of the curriculum of the College Pedro II to modernize secondary school education in Brazil from 1838 to 1889. It argues that the Imperial Government followed two lines of action in achieving this goal. First, the Court sought to make education in the College exemplary by continuously introducing curriculum models and course content similar to that found in the best schools in Europe. Second, it enacted legislation that induced schools to adopt the program of studies of the College. Because the constitution prohibited the Central Government from directly effecting change in provincial schools, the Court …

The College Pedro Ii And The Modernization Of The Secondary School Curriculum In Imperial Brazil, Karl M. Lorenz

Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Grade Point Average Of Honor Senior Students And College Of Liberal Arts Senior Students At A Florida University, Iwasan D. Kejawa Ed.D

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Attrition rates in theHonor College program division of Florida Atlantic University have risen in recent years. It has been determined that even though a higher high school grade point average is required for admission into the honor program of the university, many applicants to the program were under-prepared to asumme the workload demanded of the students by the Honor College. The requirements for admission into the honor program of the Florida Atlantic University is an overall high school grade point average of 3.5 and a score of 1000 points on the SAT examination while the requirement into the College of …

College Experience And Real World Experience: What Is The Purpose Of Education?, Nancy Kleniewski

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.

O Ensino De Ciências E O Imperial Collegio Pedro Ii: 1838-1889 [Science Education And The Imperial College Pedro Ii: 1838-1889], Karl M. Lorenz

Karl M Lorenz

Este capitulo discorre sobre o ensino de Ciências na escola secundaria brasileira, enfocando o Colégio Pedro II. O colégio imperial foi estabelecido em 1837 como modelo a ser seguido pelas escolas secundarias publicas e particulares nas províncias. O trabalho apresenta observações e dados sobre o ensino das Ciências ao nível nacional e uma descrição do ensino de Ciências no Colégio durante o século XIX. É discutido o currículo, os livros didáticos de ciências adotados no programa, e a relação entre o ensino secundário de Ciências e os exames preparatórios para as faculdades de medicina, direito e engenharia.
The chapter discusses …

Science Education And The Imperial College Pedro Ii: 1838-1889, Karl M. Lorenz

Karl M Lorenz

The chapter discusses science teaching in the secondary school in Brazil, with a focus on the College Pedro II. The imperial College was founded in 1837 as a model institution to be emulated by public and private secondary schools in the provinces. The paper presents observations and data on science education at the national level and a description of science teaching in the College during the XIX century. Attention is given to the curriculum, the textbooks adopted in the science courses, and the relationship between secondary science education and the entrance examinations to the medical, law and engineering faculties. Este …

De Asilo De Órfãos A Colégio Das Elites: A Gênese E A Trajetória Do Imperial Collegio De Pedro Ii [From Orphanage To An Elite College: The Origin And Trajectory Of The Imperial College Pedro Ii], Karl M. Lorenz, Ariclê Vechia

Karl M Lorenz

O trabalho relata a transformação do Colégio dos Órfãos de São Pedro, fundado em 1739, no Seminário de São Joaquim em 1766, e finalmente no Imperial Colégio de Pedro II. O Imperial Colégio foi estabelecido em 1837 para atender aos filhos das elites de Rio de Janeiro e servir como modelo para as instituições congêneres no Império.
The paper recounts the transformation of the College of the Orphans of São Pedro, founded in 1739, into the Seminary of São Joaquim in 1766, and finally into the College Pedro II. The imperial College was created in 1837 to attend to the …

Vigorous Debate And Rigorous Inquiry, Alisa Solomon

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

Our newsletter goes to press on the eve of President Bush's State of the Union address, in which he is expected to argue for going to war against Iraq. By the time this newsletter reaches you, the war may already have started. It's a frightening moment, to say the least. Meanwhile free speech and civil liberties are being curtailed in the name of security and scholars and researchers have special reasons to be wary: Archives are shutting off access; the Freedom of Information Act is being gutted; new laws are demanding that when asked by government officials, librarians must turn …

Volume 16, No. 3

Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children

Bernstein, Juan Carlos Lago. “Toward an Understanding of Matthew Lipman’s Concept of Caring Thinking.” 17­-24.

Brubaker, Nathan. “What Would Happen If there Were No Conflicts?” 42­-46.

Buebaseda­-Saludo, Mara. “Cultivating Social Imagination in the Community of Inquiry.” 36­-41.

Cane, Marianne. “Group Roles in Community of Inquiry.” 12-­16.

Laverty, Megan. “The Role of Confession in Community of Inquiry: Self­-revelation as Self­-Justification.” 30-­35.

Lushyn, Pavel. “Some Reflections on the Ecology of Pedagogical Space.” 4­-11.

Matthews, Gareth B. “Thinking in Stories: The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes.” 1.

Yim, Pyoung Kap. “Teaching Philosophy Through Comics.” 25-­29.

Volume 16, No. 4

Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children

Brenifer, Oscar. “How to Avoid Children’s Questions.” 29-­32.

Colbeck, John. “Children Under Power: Philosophers as Children.” 22-­28.

Gomez, Manuela and Irene de Puig. “Ecodialogo, Environmental Education and Philosophical Dialogue.” 37­-40.

Kennedy, David. “Card Games, Roughhousing, Traffic Jams & Thunderstorms.” 33­-36.

Lee, Ji­Aeh. “The Triadic Relationship in Thinking for Oneself.” 13-­21.

Lim, Tock Keng. “Introducing Asian Philosophy and Concepts Into the Community of Inquiry.” 41­-44.

Matthews, Gareth B. “Thinking in Stories: Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat by Sarah Swan Miller.” 1.

Novemsky, Lisa. “Using a Community of Inquiry for Science Learning, or the Story of ‘It’.” 45-­49.

Schleifer, …

Humane Education Past, Present, And Future, Bernard Unti, Bill Derosa

State of the Animals 2003

From the earliest years of organized animal protection in North America, humane education— the attempt to inculcate the kindness-to-animals ethic through formal or informal instruction of children— has been cast as a fruitful response to the challenge of reducing the abuse and neglect of animals. Yet, almost 140 years after the movement’s formation, humane education remains largely the province of local societies for the prevention of cruelty and their educational divisions—if they have such divisions. Efforts to institutionalize the teaching of humane treatment of animals within the larger framework of the American educational establishment have had only limited success. Moreover, …

Valores En Disputa E Identidad En Conflicto En La Educación Superior En México, Imanol Ordorika, Kenneth Kempner

Imanol Ordorika

No abstract provided.

Power And Politics In University Governance: Organization And Change At The Universidad Nacional Autónoma De Mexico, Imanol Ordorika

Imanol Ordorika

No abstract provided.

The Color Of Service, Toby S. Jenkins

Toby S Jenkins

If the black middle class isn’t concerned with black poverty, who should be?

De Asilo De Órfãos A Colégio Das Elites: A Gênese E A Trajetória Do Imperial Collegio De Pedro Ii [From Orphanage To An Elite College: The Origin And Trajectory Of The Imperial College Pedro Ii], Karl M. Lorenz, Ariclê Vechia

Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Sensory Integration Dysfunction In Urban Head Start Populations: Why Children Have This Disorder And What Teachers Can Do About It, Helen Frazier

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This paper addresses the environmental causes of and treatment for sensory integration disorder among children living in urban poverty. Established and current research is examined in order to provide a foundation for the practical aspects of this paper. This paper presents a general description of a Head Start program designed to support sensory integration and includes specific activities that support the tactile, proprioceptive and vestibular sensory systems. It concludes that, as a result of pre- and post-natal environmental factors that interfere with effective sensory integration, many Head Start children are not yet ready to learn to read.

A Philosophical Explanation Of Education Today : A Reflective Essay, Brant J. Bemus

Graduate Research Papers

"In one sense it is not so much the capacity for education as the necessity of education that differentiates man from the lower animals" (p. 8). This quote by Bagley (1905) summarizes his beliefs on what the foundation of education is built. Despite many changes in education since Bagley's time, the purpose of education remains constant - to provide the best opportunities for students to achieve their highest attainment and become well-rounded individuals in an ever changing society. It is the necessity of education that makes the duty of public and private education so crucial. It is our job, as …

Promoting Student Self-Evaluation Of Their Learning Process, Diane Steigerwald

MA TESOL Collection

This paper describes classroom research on promoting student initiative through self and peer correction, record keeping, goal setting and evaluation. Promoting Student Self-Evaluation of Their Learning Process starts with a look at the author’s experience of self-initiative and authentic interaction among her students which sparked her awareness and began the transformation of her teaching beliefs and approaches. The old belief centered on the need to be the authority in control. The new belief focuses on empowering the students to see themselves as authorities. The paper then describes the forms and activities used in an adult high-intermediate English as a Second …

Catering To Learner Needs Using Cards, Lisa M. Corbin

MA TESOL Collection

Catering to the needs of a learner is of great concern in a whole learning approach to language instruction. This paper will explore what is intended by whole learning, outline the needs of a learner, and provide a series of tasks and activities to use with cards. The first chapter introduces the topic and briefly describes the author’s classroom situation. The second chapter describes my initial experiences and discoveries while using cards in the classroom. The third chapter outlines the theoretical principles behind whole learning, details the needs of a learner and parallels how cards comply with these needs. The …

Multiple Intelligences In The Efl Classroom: A Perspective In Context, Irena Vodopija- Krstanoviæ

MA TESOL Collection

This paper examines the implication of Multiple Intelligences Theory for learning styles in the EFL classroom. The multiple intelligence profiles of students and teachers at two secondary schools were obtained in order to determine their strengths and weaknesses in the different intelligences. In addition, the teachers’ and learner’s preferences for EFL activities catering for the intelligences were defined. Furthermore, the frequency of use of the EFL activities was examined in order to determine how the various intelligences were actually addressed in the teaching and learning processes. The research was conducted in Rijeka, Croatia, thus providing insights into a specific cultural …

The Role Of Reflection In Epistemological Change: Autobiography In Teacher Education, Sue Ellen Henry, Mary Bushnell

Sue Ellen Henry

The authors promote the use of autobiography in the social foundations of education classroom as a means of connecting education to real life experiences, history, and fostering epistemological development of college students. Autobiography involves students’ awareness of the relationship between theory and lived experience. As a form of reflective knowing, autobiography may help students understand complex terms such as “learning,” “knowledge,” and “education” by exploring various contexts which influence such understandings. Reflective knowing explores some of the experiential and purposive contexts that influence knowledge creation. Intellectual maturity and self-awareness may arise from circumstances that can lead students to be more …

From Noncompliance To Columbine: Capturing Student Perspectives To Understand Noncompliance And Violence In Public Schools, Doyle Stevick, Bradley Levinson

Doyle Stevick

The paper reviews a number of ethnographic studies of students in U.S. secondary schools to help understand the causes of a range of student behaviors from minor non- compliance to lethal violence. Based on these studies, as well personal experience, the authors suggest that educators and educational researchers approach and understand student perspectives on school life. Such perspectives often reveal the logic of non- compliance, and show that aspects of school structure and practice can exacerbate or contribute to violence. Student non-compliance and alienation can escalate into violence if the student view is not regularly consulted in schools.

The Limits Of University Autonomy: Power And Politics At The Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Imanol Ordorika

Imanol Ordorika

The nature and extent of institutional autonomy at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) has been a matter of contention between academics, policy makers and university members for many years. Opinions about governmental influence over the university in Mexico range from absolute autonomy to absolute control. Few of them, however, are founded on research on university-government relations. Most studies of univer- sity autonomy in Mexico are based on classical definitions and pluralist political perspectives that limit a thorough understanding of this relation between the University and the government in the context of an authoritarian State. This article provides an …