On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Paul Brandon wrote:
>
> If you reread my message you'll see no statement that change is
> either new or bad; simply that it is happening.
Well, that's a fundamental law of nature that too often seems alien in
academia when it comes to methods and techniques and even philosop
Good morning TIPSters,
(and welcome to winter for those of us bordering the Great Lakes!)
Another interesting point regarding the perception mapping, is that it seems to
be another case where using "brain" references somehow legitimizies the process
somehow (or at least makes it more appealing). W
Louis_Schmier wrote:
I'm not sure what "college-as-we-know-it" means. Professors were
heeralding the doom of academia when the G.I.Bill was passed; many were
doing likewise during the civil rights movement; now some are doing it
with special students. Do we go back to the segregated days, to the
Rick Adams wrote:
> The trouble is, Louis, change IS being interpreted as "dumbing down"
> by many administrators who view the risk of "offending" someone who
> might sue as a result as being FAR more important than the risk of
> graduating students who don't know anything about the subjects t
I think that it's about time that someone took a real stand on this
daycare/homecare issue. I've never seen any serious evidence that shows
that there is any long term negative effect from daycare. I usually
refer students who are interested in the topic to Scarr's very readable
article "Why child
Maybe it is a limitation of the methodology or maybe it is just not true, but the
impression I have of the conclusions to draw from daycare research is: 1) that good
daycare can provide positive benefits and 2) most daycare does not meet the standards
of good daycare. As to conclusion 1, this wo
On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Rick Adams wrote:
> Louis_Schmier wrote:
>
> >I'm not sure what "college-as-we-know-it" means. Professors were
> >heeralding the doom of academia when the G.I.Bill was passed; many were
> >doing likewise during the civil rights movement; now some are doing it
> >with special
Paul, I think your questions are rigged with the word "decline" and
wouldn't pass the rigorous review of a professional pollster.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmierwww.therandomthoughts.com
Department o
TIPSters--
It's Freud time in my general psych class (oh, joy). I'm focusing on defense mechanisms, and once again battling with something I've never fully understood. Defense mechanisms are defined as unconscious; what is called when the same mechanism is used in a fully, or even partly, conscio
I thought TIPSters might be interested in a remarkable animated video
by Brandon Pletsch, previously a medical illustration student at the
Medical College of Georgia. His work is called "Auditory
transduction" and won a well-deserved first prize in this year's
National Science Foundation/Scienc
Robin Abrahams wrote:
It's Freud time in my general psych class (oh, joy). I'm focusing on
defense mechanisms, and once again battling with something I've never
fully understood. Defense mechanisms are defined as unconscious; what
is called when the same mechanism is used in a fully, or even
p
Albion College - The Psychology Department seeks a Ph.D. health
psychologist for a tenure-track position to begin August 2004. The
candidate will be expected to teach courses in health psychology,
introductory psychology, and research design & analysis, and to
contribute to campus-wide interdiscipl
Stephen, thank you for that posting--the video clips are awesome, and I intend to
contact Mr. Pletsch as soon as possible.
Thanks again,
Carol
-Original Message-
From: Stephen Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri 11/14/2003 3:38 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Hi
Found it. Following book was released in September 2003, I
think.
Day Care Deception: What the Child Care Establishment Isnt
Telling Us, by Brian C. Robertson (Encounter, 280 pp., $25.95)
Lots of write-ups on the www, especially in conservative sites.
Best wishes
Jim
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