Revised Outline for My Research Paper

1. Introduction:
I believe theories and techniques innovated by Carl Rogers would result in greater academic achievement then that of traditional teaching methods of repetition and test taking. Mr. Rogers. Rogers a psychologist, who developed what, is known as “Client Centered therapy” has been asked to speak at dozens of colleges and has held hundreds of encounter groups about his theories in the field of psychology. From this, Rogers has observed the different ways in which people learn and developed a distinct way of educating which he found to work well. Allowing people to learn, explore, create and experiment fosters a greater learning experience and gives way to well rounded individuals. I will exam traditional methods of teaching as well as Mr. Rogers stand point on education and how it differs from that of traditional methods and why I believe we should strive to model his techniques.

2. Biography
a. Childhood
b. Adulthood
c. Professional Career
3. Overview of Educational System in the late 50’s early 60’s
a. Description of model used in the educational system
b. Did this model promote creativity within students
c. Evaluation of succession of the model used

4. Discussion of his theories and treatment in Psychology
a. Explanation of his theory and treatment methods
b. How and why his opinions about the educational system and its methods were derived.

5. Explanation of his Techniques in Education
a. His view on the methods used to educate in the 50’s & 60’s
b. His style of educating and promoting creativity within students
c. How he formulated his style of education
d. How he would structure a learning facility
e. Discuss his visions of education for the future
6. Current Techniques used in Education
a. How the educational system is structured today
b. Exam the current model used in education today
c. Does the current model promote creativity within students
d. Teachers views on the curriculum and what should change (if any)
7. Conclusion
a. Comparing of the two methods of education
b. What we should expect of education in the future
c. Why Rogers’s model promotes creativity within learning and should be implemented within the educational system in the future

First Outline of My Research Paper

Introduction:
I found theories and techniques innovated by Carl Rogers resulted in greater academic achievement then that of traditional teaching methods of repetition and test taking. Rogers a psychologist,developed what is known as “Client Centered therapy” has been asked to speak at dozens of colleges and has held hundreds of encounter groups about his theories in the field of psychology. From this, Rogers has observed the different ways in which people learn and developed a distinct way of educating which he found to work well. Allowing people to learn, explore, create and experiment fosters a greater learning experience and gives way to well rounded individuals. I will exam traditional methods of teaching as well as Mr. Rogers stand point on education and how it differs from that of traditional methods and why I believe we should strive to model his techniques.

2. Biography
a. Childhood
b. Adulthood
c. Professional Career

3. Explanation of his Techniques in Education
a. His view on the methods used to educate in schools
b. His style of educating
c. How he would structure a learning facility
4. Current Techniques used in Education
a. Exam the educational system twenty years ago and the models used
b. How the educational system is structured today
c. Teachers views on the curriculum and what should change
5. Conclusion
a. Comparing of the two methods
b. Why Rogers’s model promotes creativity within learning

Sample Introductory Paragraphy

I found theories and techniques innovated by Carl Rogers resulted in greater academic achievement then that of traditional teaching methods of repetition and test taking. Mr. Rogers. Rogers a psychologist, who developed what, is known as “Client Centered therapy” has been asked to speak at dozens of colleges and has held hundreds of encounter groups about his theories in the field of psychology. From this, Rogers has observed the different ways in which people learn and developed a distinct way of educating which he found to work well. Allowing people to learn, explore, create and experiment fosters a greater learning experience and gives way to well rounded individuals. I will exam traditional methods of teaching as well as Mr. Rogers stand point on education and how it differs from that of traditional methods and why I believe we should strive to model his techniques.

Anotated Biblography

Works Cited

Bring on The Learning Revolution. Dir. Ted Talks. Perf. Sir Ken Robinson. Ted Talks, 2010. Www.sirkenrobinson.com. You Tube, Feb. 2010. Web. 4 Oct. 2010. <http://SirKeRrobinson.com/skr/watch>.

Sir Ken Robinson views on the shift from standardized schools to personal learning, would be insiteful towards my paper.

Do Schools Kill Creativity? Dir. Ted Talks. Perf. Sir Ken Robinson. Sirkenrobinson.com. You Tube, 6 Jan. 2007. Web. 4 Oct. 2010. <http://sirkenrobinson.com/skr/watch>.

Here I would use this views on if schools are killing creativity or not and what could be done about it.

Evertson, Carolyn M., Joseph Murphy, and Mary L. Radnofsky. "Restructing Schools: Fourteen Elementary and Secondary Teachers' Perspective on Reform." The Elementary School Journal 92.2 (1991): 135-48. JSTOR. Web. 3 Oct. 2010. <http://JSTOR.ORG>.

Iwant to include the opinions on reform/ reconstruction of schools from teachers with diverse roles within the system.

Klein, Joel I. "Progress Report." New York City Board Of Education. New York City Government, 2010. Web. 4 Oct. 2010. <http://schools.nyc.gov/accountability/tools/report/default.htm>.

I intend on comparing the progress report of a grade A school to a F school. Then contacting each to see the differnces in programs,supplies,staffing ratio between teachers and students etc...

Koestler, Arthur. "Creativity Is The Defeat Of Habit By Originality." TeachingExpertise.com. Primary Headship, Dec. 2006. Web. 4 Oct. 2010. <www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/creativityinthecurriculm>.

I will use there defintion of creativity and how it can be achieved through different approaches.

Lubart, Todd I. "Investing in Creativity." Psychological Inquiry 4.3 (1993): 229-32. JSTOR. Web. 3 Oct. 2010. <http://JSTOR.ORG>.

Is creativity undervalued? Should we invest in it? This article will help me explore these questions.

Rocque, Geraldine E. "Educating for Creativity." English Education 5.1 (1973): 5-20. JSTOR. Web. 3 Oct. 2010. <http://JSTOR.ORG>.

I want to incorporate the idea that education should foster the creative imagination as a way of thinking.

Rogers, Carl. Freedom to Learn. Columbus: Merrill, 1969. Print.

Mr. Rogers views on education, creativity, schools and teachers is the basis for my theory of the lack of creativity within the school system.

Weston, Dave. "Creativity And The Primary Curriculm." TeachingExpertise.com. Primary Headship, June 2010. Web. 4 Oct. 2010. <www.TeachingExpertise.com/article/creativity>.

I'm using the dissussion of case studies within two different schools on how creativity and improved standards can co-exist.

Williams, Frank E. "Teacher Compentency in Creativity." The Elementary School Journal 68.4 (1994): 287-309. JSTOR. Web. 3 Oct. 2010. <http://WWW.JSTOR.ORG>.

Teachers utilize resent reseach on the development of creative thinking. I think this is important because you have to think creatively in order to motivate students.

BlogNumber#1 Reseach Paper Proposal

    For my research paper I  would like to expand on previous works done last semester for my HSC 102 (Human Services) class on Carl Rogers. The course was designed to bring to prospective, what skills are required to become an effective  counselor/social worker and the means to acquire them . We also were introduced to how to engage in  healthy client contact, ways in which to gain client trust as well as connecting with ourselves in terms of our likes & dislikes ,prejudges (of any sort),as well as, any  preconceived ideas etc.
    We where  assigned to write what was called a "Meet The Therapist Paper". You were to chose one psychotherapist from a list of eight. I already studied  two therapist in previous courses,so I decided to gather information on the remaining six an get an idea of their theories to determine if they were interesting to me and of course if I could form a cohesive paper capturing their theme. I choose Carl Rogers  hands down because of his realistic and fluid way of writing. I could envision what he saw, how he felt and why, in reference to different situations he experienced  as a child,  in schools he attended throughout his life, as well as his working career.  Rogers was a psychologist who revolutionized psychotherapy by developing what was originally called "Non Directive Therapy". Non Directive Therapy is when the therapist doesn't lead nor dictate what they believe to be the problem/issue with the client or what should be done in order to repair the issue. The client directs the progression of the therapy.  Unfortunately, clients still came in wanting to be lead, so he changed the name to "Client Centered Therapy" the client should state what the issue is and find ways of improving and determining the conclusion of the therapy. The therapist role is to facilitate this process.
    After viewing"Is Education Killing Creativity" by Sir Ken Robinson a couple of weeks ago, I thought that revisiting Mr. Rogers theory and his views about education and creativity within the school system would be the perfect expansion of my paper. Rogers has held hundreds of encounter groups coupled with his own practice as a psychologist so I trust that he has varied opinions on different methods of learning and its effectiveness.I would like address the following questions:   

1. What were his views on education 20 years ago?,
2.  If & how he would change education then?
3. Does he feel creativity is explored within the educational system with students?
4. How he would enhance creativity within students/educational system?
5. Is there a particular method of teaching that he feels was well received?
6.  Did he have a vision for how education would turn out in the future?
7.  Did it come to pass?
8.  If he were to have opened a school, How would his curriculum be if any?
9.  How would the structure of the school be in terms of principal, vice principal etc? 
10. What was his thoughts on teachers?
11. How he viewed the entire school system?

     In addition, I would  like to use books, articles, websites, and videos from any interviews that he may have done as resources for this paper.I  will leave the other components (his biography, his theory,and his style of therapy) in my  paper as I believe it will tie into his overall theme of people and how we facilitate learning though creativity in which we are able to best view situations that may arise in our lives.
I look forward to educating myself on this topic and to see if we share the same views concerning education.