Brother Eagan Hunter's research while affiliated with Saint Edward's University and other places
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Publications (11)
Educators must believe that they cannourish the seeds of creativity, that allyoung minds are creative, and that itis their responsibility to help thatcreativity develop.
A major revision of our social studies curriculum to reflect accurately the contributions of all racial and ethnic groups is in order, this writer says, and the current debates surrounding the recognition of Columbus have cre ated the climate to facilitate the change.
Little progress has been made in educating young people to think holistically, to use both hemispheres of the brain. But to prepare stu dents for the world of the future, educators must awak en their students' critical thinking skills and teach them to question.
At no other time in history have edu cators been faced with such a chal lenge and an opportunity—to set aside prejudices and work together to prepare students for a "brave new world." The key is to be sensitive to the different cultural, social, and developmental needs of the people and nations of the world.
This writer, with 29 years as a secondary school administrator behind him, shares his reflections on how our schools must be restructured to meet tomorrow's needs.
School administrators and teachers realize that the nation is calling upon its schools to improve the quality of graduates. Learning styles, brain behavior, and thinking skills research can help educators meet that challenge,
Educators, challenged to prepare today's young people for the twenty-first century, should take pride in the fact they have touched the selves of our hopes for the future.
American private and public schools need not be enemies or competitors. They share a common beginning and a common goal—to educate all the nation's young people. By working together, that goal will be met.
Ten years ago, William Van Til proposed three scenarios for the future of secondary education. This writer takes a look at those projections from a contemporary perspective.
Citations
... One descriptive factor used in this study was school type. In the literature on private schools, three categories typically emerge: Catholic, Protestant, and nonreligious private schools (Coleman, Kilgore, & Hoffer, 1982;Hunter, 1987;Lines, 1986). For this study, principals were asked to identify their school as Catholic, other religious, or independent. ...
... Teachers are instrumental in respect of CT development (Paul (1985). It is the responsibility of directors of education to support those teachers (Hunter, 1991). ...
... Ebben a helyzetben kognitív és emocionális síkon a segítségkeresés alapvető motívum, és ez manifesztálódik a falakon. Szuicidológiai szempontból a serdülők öngyilkossági kísérletei mögött szinte mindig a szolidaritás észlelésének hiánya áll (Hunter, 1988). Természetesen még egyéb tényezők is fontos szerephez jutnak: a családi kötelékek erodálódása, a stabil családi élet lebomlása, a bullying, az iskolai teljesítménykényszer, a traumák, a szerelmi csalódások, a biztonságérzet csökkenése és így tovább. ...
