The Anticipated Utility of Zoos for Developing Moral Concern in Children

Abstract This study asked why parents value zoo experiences for themselves and their children. It proposes a new theory regarding the psychological value of such experiences for the development of identity. The study used a constructivist grounded theory approach to explore parenting perspectives on the value of zoo visits undertaken by eight families from three adjacent inner‐city neighborhoods in a major American city. The results suggest that parents use zoo visits as tools for promoting family values. These parents felt that experiences with live animals were necessary to encourage holistic empathy, to extend children's sense of justice to include natural systems, and to model the importance of family relationships. The author concludes that parents find zoos useful as a tool for helping their children to develop skills with altruism, to transfer environmental values, to elevate children's self‐esteem, and to inculcate social norms that they believe will aid in their children's social success in the future.     

教育哲学的新开端

在新技术社会和全球化时代,我们需要重新思考教育哲学的作用和承担的任务.作者回顾了柏拉图、卢梭和杜威三位伟大的哲学家,阐发了他们教育哲学作品的意义以及对我们的启发.同时本文介绍了美国教育哲学早期的发展、取得的成就和付出的代价,提出在新时代教育哲学需要有广阔的视野,与其他学科领域以及其他教育家和学者的工作有更多的联系和合作.     

Quality in Training Organizations

This article examines the implications of applying quality principles to the systematic design of training, considering 1) the definition and characteristics of a quality training system, 2) the requirements for establishing such a system, 3) how TQM might impact present procedures and, 4) some anticipated reactions of experienced designers to the idea of a quality training system.