Anthropology-Psychology interface
Anthropology for Beginners
AUGUST 17, 2023
It approaches the comparative study of human experience, behavior, facts, and artifacts from a dual sociocultural and psychological most often psychodynamic perspective.
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OPINION: You can’t teach psychology without covering gender and sexuality, and you can’t teach history without covering racism
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 21, 2023
We have to place facts, history and science at the heart of our education systems. AP Psychology is a popular course, and rigorous AP classes help prepare students for college and demonstrate their skills for college admissions. The study of psychology is particularly important in this regard because it is a field led by women.
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Psychological technologies
This Is Not a Sociology Blog
OCTOBER 27, 2017
In the previous post in this series I discussed how we can see public health strategies as “technologies” which reveal human health, life and behaviour in particular ways and act as tools for changing these. Psychoanalysis Some of the most important “technologies” of psychology were developed by Sigmund Freud.
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We Must Teach Black History Like Our Lives Depend on It
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Much of that had to do with the fact that I was learning about Black histories for the first time. These stories of resilience and triumph allowed me to see my own humanity as a Black person, something I later realized I desperately needed. For me, the ability to teach Black history is a matter of life and death.
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The Best Science Podcasts
TeachThought
OCTOBER 10, 2024
The Science of Happiness: This book explores scientific insights into happiness and well-being, backed by research in positive psychology. Orbital Path : Hosted by Dr. Michelle Thaller, it explores the cosmos, space exploration, and humanity’s place in the universe.
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PROOF POINTS: The number of college graduates in the humanities drops for the eighth consecutive year
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
The drop in college graduates who majored in humanities ranges between 16 percent and 29 percent since 2012. The last time colleges produced this few humanities graduates was in 2002. As the economy recovered, so did the humanities. The last time colleges produced this few humanities graduates was in 2002.
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Psychology - background reading list
Jonathan Firth
NOVEMBER 10, 2018
What should you read to prime yourself for further study in Psychology? I’m often asked by new or prospective Psychology students (or their parents) if I can recommend some interest-based reading to extend their understanding or prepare for a degree. Image via Pixabay. A great primer ahead of studying psychopathology.
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A Classroom Research Project with Lasting Meaning
Teaching Anthropology
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
ELIZABETH KEATING, Professor of Anthropology & Graduate Faculty, Human Dimensions of Organizations, The University of Texas at Austin Teaching through research is recognized as one of the strengths of anthropology. One of the most powerful questions they asked is a question about space: “What was the home you grew up in like?”
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Psychology as a school subject - what are the benefits?
Jonathan Firth
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
This week the annual Scottish Learning Festival took place in Glasgow, and together with five fellow educators I gave a presentation on the value of psychology to younger learners. 1) The study of Psychology is a basic part of understanding reality. 2) Psychology is interesting and motivating. We can do better for our learners.
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What If Myths, Metaphors and Riddles Are the Key to Reshaping K-12 Education?
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Schools need to tap into the same sense of wonder that led early humans to seek unifying stories to explain their place in the world — and teachers need to do more to incorporate myths, jokes and riddles into curriculum and teaching practices, from the earliest grades up through high school. You can't have a culture without having metaphors.
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Society - A preliminary idea
Anthropology for Beginners
JANUARY 3, 2021
McIver defines society as “a system of usage and proedurs, of authority and mutual aid of many groupings and divisions, of control over human behaviour and of liberties. While one cannot image to have a society without collection of individuals similarly, one cannot have human beings without forming a mutual social relations.
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APSA’s Summer Rise High School Intern Program: Meet the Cohort
Political Science Now
OCTOBER 1, 2024
At Poolesville High School, I am a part of the humanities magnet program where I am supported as I study my interests in political science, writing, editing, and history. Some of my favorite classes that I’ve taken are AP American History and AP Government. Mahlet Ayele is a rising senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.
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Leonard B. Glick
Anthropology News
AUGUST 11, 2024
Some might think that the height of his medical career was when he gave draftee Elvis Presley his physical and psychological examination, but for Len it was his service as an intern at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. Leonard Glick published two books based on his research on Jewish history and Judaism.
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Saint Leo University plans the nation’s first veteran studies bachelor’s degree program
The Hechinger Report
JULY 2, 2021
Until now, the work has been done by students of sociology and psychology and anthropology. And it will differ from programs in military studies at colleges around the country, which focus on strategy, military systems and the history of warfare. For almost as long as there have been wars, there have been people who study veterans.
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To err is human – and a powerful prelude to learning
The Hechinger Report
JULY 25, 2017
Most of us can remember a moment like this from our school years: the teacher poses a question – maybe it’s math, maybe history. There’s a lot of knowledge in the psychology of learning that hasn’t been incorporated into education.” You raise your hand, you give your answer with full assurance. You’re shot down. You got it wrong.
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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers
ED Surge
APRIL 12, 2023
Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year.
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Worldview
Anthropology for Beginners
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Worldview Worldview is the set of cultural and psychological beliefs held by members of a particular culture; the term was borrowed from the German Weltanschauung. Social (psychology, sociology, communications, history, cosmology) 4. Social (psychology, sociology, communications, history, cosmology) 4.
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Top 10 EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2023
ED Surge
JANUARY 9, 2024
Why All of Us Could Use a Lesson in ‘Thinking 101’ Human brains are wired to think in ways that often lead to biased decisions or incorrect assumptions. A new book by a high school history and civics teacher collects innovative strategies, and argues that getting the issue right is crucial for building a strong democracy.
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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma
ED Surge
MARCH 23, 2023
This semester, the Community College of Aurora rolled out the first microcredentials in its history. These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work.
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Do Chatbot Tutors Work Better When They're Upbeat — and Female?
ED Surge
APRIL 27, 2023
We’ve been dreaming in the field of education that people could have their own individual tutors to help them learn,” says Mayer, who is a professor of psychology at the University of California at Santa Barbara, noting that ChatGPT has renewed this push. “So
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A study on teaching critical thinking in science
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 13, 2020
His conclusion was that generic critical thinking skills don’t translate from one subject to another but that subject-specific critical thinking skills can be explicitly taught as you go deep into a lesson, be it history or math, as students need to learn a lot of information to process it. Choose from our newsletters. Weekly Update.
How a disgraced method of diagnosing learning disabilities persists in our nation’s schools
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
A cross-section of a brain scan sits on the desk of Tim Odegard, a professor of psychology at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. Because human brains are organized in diverse ways, some people’s reading circuits end up being inefficient. Dyslexia is the most common reading disability.
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This Radically Simple Solution Helps Students Feel Like They Belong in School
ED Surge
JUNE 28, 2023
She says it all comes down to the basic human need to feel cared for and to be part of a community. And I think that the humanity is missing in these orientations that we have,” Mentor says. Mentor is now part of the faculty at the university’s Teachers College, where one of her research areas is education equity.
TEACHER VOICE: Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate — let’s separate the myths from the reality
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 9, 2020
The coronavirus crisis has created a moment in history in which educators and administrators can shift the narrative and reality for an entire community. There’s so much information and so many personal stories about how the coronavirus has negatively affected the global community from health, economic, psychological and social perspectives.
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OPINION: The time has come to stop assigning letter and number grades
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 17, 2021
Grades are too often used as weapons that can create psychological and emotional harm to young people whose experiences, cultural practices and behaviors are incompatible with their schools and educators. Students may start to see themselves as a “B” student in math or a “D” student in history.
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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists
Studies Weekly
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Many dedicated, brilliant, and diverse trailblazers have illuminated our path and brought their findings to the forefront of humanity. She found the skull of a giant sloth next to early human tools. Addressing the psychological and spiritual aspects of healing was important as well. Lori Arviso Alvord,” retrieved Nov.
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Dear Educators, a Balm for Deep Cuts: Navigating Racial Microaggressions at School
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Our humanity matters, but our unique experiences also matter. Solórzano and Lindsay Pérez Huber contextualize these harmful lived experiences through vivid storytelling and rigorous research,⁴ illuminating their lasting physical, psychological and social consequences. And we’re not just one homogenized, stereotypical group.
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Scientific research on how to teach critical thinking contradicts education trends
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Leave this field empty if you're human: “Wanting students to be able to ‘analyse, synthesise and evaluate’ information sounds like a reasonable goal,” writes Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. In the paper, Willingham traces the history of teaching critical thinking.
The new homeschoolers: More diverse, very committed
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
All four Hidalgos love American history, and a dual-enrollment course allowed their 17-year-old daughter to earn college credit while sharing the class content with her brother and parents. She became fascinated with the idea while studying for her degrees in childhood education, psychology and math education. The Siddiquis.
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Theater, economics and psychology: Climate class is now in session
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Or students in a human behavior class applying what they’ve learned to encourage cafeteria visitors to waste less food. The post Theater, economics and psychology: Climate class is now in session appeared first on The Hechinger Report. This is an edition of our climate change and education newsletter. Sign up here.
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3 studies argue against fidget spinners in the classroom
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Leave this field empty if you're human: “They might not be called a fidget spinner but it’s the same thing,” said Paulo Graziano, director of the S.E.L.F.-Regulation Sign up for Jill Barshay's Proof Points newsletter. Choose from our newsletters. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning.
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OPINION: Business schools’ new artsy edge
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 29, 2018
Businesspeople need to understand human nature more than ever before. Still, to understand human nature, leaders need to do more than crunch numbers. That is precisely why business students need to learn psychology, history, sociology, culture and art. But they will be rendered meaningless without the human touch.
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Why climate change caused me to rethink my career plans
The Hechinger Report
MAY 23, 2020
I am also interested in psychology and neuroscience. I raised my hand and answered that I thought Greta Thunberg’s speeches would be studied because if humans are still around in 200 years, it will be because of the awareness and passion she brought to the global climate crisis. I am an artist. I love to sing and paint.
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If I was teaching Social Studies today…
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 31, 2017
It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We’d subscribe to feeds and listen to podcasts from the U.S.
To increase and maintain teacher diversity, listen to teachers of color
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Over the past two years, the district has hired six teachers from among its non-teaching staff, including a Black bus driver who recently earned his teaching credentials and now teaches history. The district’s human resources department plans to hire a staff member specifically to build this diverse pipeline of educators in the district.
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Momentum builds behind a way to lower the cost of college: A degree in three years
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 15, 2022
“There is an increasing number of students who want to get their credential and enter the world of work really quickly,” said Brian Reed, associate vice provost at the University of Montana, which lets students earn bachelor’s degrees in three years in majors including psychology, marketing, accounting, finance and management and entrepreneurship.
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Schools struggle to help students return to class after a mental health crisis
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
But eventually she agreed to transition back to school while spending one period a day in the program’s dedicated classroom, where she received emotional and psychological support and assistance catching up on the schoolwork she’d missed. Ava, now a junior, was skeptical at first. Some days I couldn’t even get out of bed.
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First-gen students at elite colleges go from lonely and overwhelmed to empowered and provoking change
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 12, 2018
Alfred “Red” Joseph, a senior history and philosophy major, and Lyndsi Burcham, a junior psychology major, stand outside Irvine Auditorium before the opening ceremony of the fourth annual 1vyG Conference at Penn, holding the SWAG given to attendees bearing theme “Focusing on the Future.” Weekly Update.
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LA’s school counselors strike back
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 23, 2019
Morales started out as an elementary-school teacher, then switched to academic counseling, which she’s done at LA High for the past eleven years; Martinez worked there, too, teaching history and social studies, until six years ago, when he was transferred to another high school in the district.
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A regional public university’s identity crisis
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 19, 2020
Given current circumstances, Richard Vedder, an economics professor emeritus at Ohio University, has decided to teach his fall course, “Economic History of Europe,” for a salary of $1. psychology professor, saw how it hurt the shops and eateries along Court Street. Plus, a parking sticker. Now, he wonders, what’s next?
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113 OPINION: Students can’t repay loans without jobs — here’s how to navigate the ‘last mile’ from diploma to employment
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 12, 2017
Psychology majors, who make a market average of $42,000 per year, can bump that up another $24,000 per year if they have skills in statistics. Of course, it would help to have this information before graduation. That’s a quarter-million-dollar difference over a decade.
OPINION: Time to stop weeding out first- and second-year STEM students and ending careers before they begin
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 25, 2022
For example, my research is on Parkinson’s disease, using magnetic resonance imaging to understand how comorbidities and health-life histories may change the rate of cell death in a critical region of interest in the brain. STEM education, like scientific research, should be rigorous and demanding; an area where some failure is expected.
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Ethnography and Ethnology
Anthropology for Beginners
AUGUST 17, 2023
On the other hand, ethnography also designated the aspiration to collect systematically, and according to rigorous procedures, facts about human languages, customs, arts, and achievements. Approaches: Ethnographic fieldwork tradition has a long history and it is rooted from the 19 th century enlightenment philosophy.
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‘A child is not a revolving door’
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 24, 2018
I have never in my history of taking care of kids had to write out a 10-day notice.” The previous month, Jennifer had found a job working with people diagnosed with severe autism and other disabilities; the position used the certification she’d earned the previous year in human services, which pleased her.
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