Understanding Skills : Thinking, Feeling, and Caring

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table Of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Chapter One The Ideal And The Reality -- I) The Ideal -- Ii) Two Approaches To An Aspect Of The Ideal -- Iii) The Reality -- Chapter Two Six Erroneous Assumptions -- I) Faculty Psychology -- Ii) Skills -- Iii) Historical/cultural Context -- Iv) Materialism And Technocracy -- V) Relativity Of Values -- Vi) Scientific Mode Of Inquiry -- Chapter Three Giftedness: A Cautionary Tale -- I) The Problem Of Definition -- Ii) The Concept Of Giftedness -- Iii) Nature Or Nurture? -- Iv) The Erroneous Assumptions -- V) Programming For The Gifted -- Chapter Four Intellectual Qualities -- I) Brainstorming -- Ii) Critical Thinking And Problem Solving -- Iii) The Concept Of Skill -- Chapter Five Imagination And Creativity -- I) Reason And Emotion -- Ii) Education Of The Emotions -- Iii) Imagination -- Iv) Creativity -- V) Insight And Intuition -- Chapter Six Interpersonal Skills And Values -- I) Caring And Other Social Skills -- Ii) Values Clarification -- Iii) Relativism -- Chapter Seven Curriculum Content -- I) Intelligence -- Ii) Vocational And Topic Courses -- Iii) The Core Curriculum -- Chapter Eight Pedagogical Points -- I) Teacher Education -- Ii) The Rivers Of India-process And Content -- Iii) Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.