Essays 61 - 90
addition to reviving Deweys ideas, the current revival of constructivism also encompasses the ideas of other giants of education s...
the significance and importance of relationship and affectivity as learners construct new knowledge (Tisdell and Taylor, 1999, p. ...
justified. As they expect to see signs of slothfulness and unprofessional conduct, this is precisely what they find. Their expecta...
Somewhat surprisingly, I find this very difficult to do. This suggests to me that stress and tension, constantly worrying and thin...
may be because he expressed what I believe - learning is a social event and social interaction plays in cognitive development. He ...
ability to empower and grow people" (Gokenbach, 2003, p. 8). Over the past decade, there have been numerous studies that have fou...
of success. They must also know and be committed to the organizations mission and have goals and objectives that will provide the ...
and it is the postmodernists stance that this fact should help to structure approaches to curriculum that are designed to achieve ...
In nine pages the example of past and present leaders are used in order to understand what it takes to become a good leader and is...
In ten pages this paper discusses the fool's argument, the personal contract, the prisoner's dilemma, and the assurance game as pe...
teachers beliefs, principles, convictions and interpretation of reality are all pertinent. They influence the students and so it i...
led to alter his position. The old philosophers gave much attention to the issue of knowledge and epistemology. Aristotle ...
considered moral to steal or lie. Anti-abortion activists have taken this a step further, considering their murdering of abortion ...
being more or less universally accepted, teachers tend to be reluctant to discuss character education and moral development (Richm...
expensive roadster, and momentarily loses control of the car, striking and killing a woman, Myrtle Wilson, whom readers later lear...
1999, p. 104+) - believed children are not merely a collection of empty vessels waiting for information to fill the void, but rath...
are the most successful in terms of influencing educational development and learner outcomes. As a component of my educational p...
It exists as one of the most effective representations of the progression from ignorance to knowledge and knowledge to wisdom. Th...
institution of marriage, and the influence that family structures, including relationship triangles, have on individuals. Because...
Even in the absence of hard and fast codes of ethics such as those that exist for some professions, there are certain basic guidel...
ability has improved considerably, inasmuch as the decisions I now make are more analytical and based upon a broader and more dive...
This 10 page paper examines Leo Tolstoy's literary works and personal philosophy, and argues that he sought simplicity and spiritu...
that for example, therapists can act as facilitators, but what they ordinarily do should not be accomplished in the context of fac...
In five pages this report presents the philosophies of these men regarding their personal beliefs about God in a first person narr...
But, it also refers to the fact that nurses "shape and transform the environment" as well as offer care within the context of an e...
that this is wrong. They believe that there is an intrinsic morality and that women should not be executed for committing adultery...
lesson is severely hampered. The role that critical thinking plays within the early childhood teaching community is one tha...
AIDS education is something tied to a disease that has only surfaced at the end of the twentieth century and may have no relevance...
10 pages. This paper provides an overview of early 20th century philosophies in China, including those of Ch'en Tu-Huiu and Hu Sh...
of what it means to lead a Christian life. Kierkegaard identified three stages, or modes, of life?the aesthetic, the ethical, and...