Education theory

Regardless of whatever experiences people have gained in life, a way of leadership theory and a leader are viewed in educational setting totally depends on the individual. Moreover, Bolden, R., Gosling, J., Marturano, A., and Dennison, P. (June, 2003) have pointed out that majority of evolutions of leadership theory have shifted for decades from a theory of "Great Man" to "Transformational" theory. A study of leadership theory was and is always an interesting topic and it has attracted many…

Darwinian Theory and theories like it have done much to marginalize and hold back the Deaf community. The early 20th century, also known as the Deaf Dark Ages, gave way to the idea of eugenics which goal was to reduce the number of defective or abnormal people such as the mentally and physically disabled as well as criminals. At this point, it was especially important for the Deaf community to present themselves as able bodied and capable. Two Deaf men went a long way to show this. William Hoy…

According Bolman and Gallos (2011) the multiframe or four frame theories are necessary in order for higher education institutions to thrive. When viewed as paradigms, the four frames are entitled: structure, human resource, political, and symbolic. However, when viewed as metaphor’s they are known as: machine, family, jungle, and theater. The machine theory suggest universities and colleges have roles that they play that requires their staff and facility; as well as students to be align with…

The Discovery Learning Theory Summary of Article: This article briefly discusses the history of Discovery Learning , what it looks like in practice , and a few positives and negatives about the theory. According to Coffey, this theory was founded by Jerome Bruner, a psychologist and cognitive learning theorist, in 1967 (2009). The author details a few of the goals of the Discovery Learning theory and one that stood out was to promote “a ‘deep’ understanding.” As an educator, I strive to instill…

Stratification Education and Social Class, a Conflict Perspective Conflict Theory and education are closely linked. Education uses the conflict theory to explain the inequalities in school systems. In terms of education, conflict theory has to do with the inequalities caused by tracking and standardized testing because all schools do not have the same amount of funding and learning conditions. A sociologist would say that the social stratification within education comes from the conflict theory…

Conceptual Framework: As earlier mentioned that this research will explore scholarships on race issues from the U.S. higher education contexts; therefore, I will borrow a Critical Race Theory in education framework and apply to examine caste-based discrimination in Indian higher education contexts. Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an interdisciplinary research framework to study the role of race and pervasiveness of racism in American society. CRT is extensively explored in educational research…

This program will be focused on empowerment since the target population will only receive the intervention at one point in time. Although physical education is a standard part of school curriculum, children are unfortunately not getting the activity outside of school. To help increase physical activity rates in school aged children in the city of Davenport, Iowa an intervention will be put into place that will be designed for both the parents and their children to attend together. The purpose…

Learners Theories, Principles and Health Education Models The purpose of this post is to discuss Learners Theories and how to apply it when addressing the high incidence of infant mortality rate in my community (Franklin County, Ohio) with mothers and expectant mothers. According to Nies &McEwen, 2015 page 124: Learners Theories help us understands how individual, families and groups learn. Nies & McEven postulate different theories that can be useful to the nurse in educating its patients.…

I believe education is the most beneficial when Early Childhood Educators partner with parents to help nurture a child’s development and to help the child learn. When an educational model is followed both at home and at school, children can intellectually and emotionally develop through the consistency and repetition. Through the teachings of Eric Erikson, Maria Montessori and Rudolph Dreikurs, it can be proven that early childhood is the time to nurture the young minds’ ability to learn from…

Application in Education Similarities and Differences Just as there are differences and similarities between Skinner and Pavlov’s theories, the same could be observed when applying their theories to education. As for the first similarity, both theories involve the process of pairing (Lee, 2005). Pavlov’s classical conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to create an unconditioned response. When this pairing is demonstrated multiple times the desired…