Education & Pedagogy

The regenerative model for the mathematics education of elementary school teachers that is presented is an interactive model that recognizes the need to consider local and national professional concerns as well as local preservice and in-service teacher concerns. A process for identifying and utilizing these concerns is described. Other models useful to the regenerative model that are discussed are: a research and development model that is biplanar and interactive; a data model concerned with data collection to aid in decision making; and a model to aid in the assessment and mapping of the needs and concerns of preservice teachers. Procedures for studying the needs of preservice teachers of elementary school mathematics are outlined. (MK)

This volume is largely based upon the preparation for and proceedings of the Third International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) held in Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany, in August 1976. The volume deals with 13 broad themes of general educational interest for mathematics teachers and educators. Six of these themes divided the field of mathematics education according to levels, ranging from pre-school to adult education, whereas the remaining made a "vertical" division of the field in question, so that each theme would be of interest for the work at all levels (e.g., curriculum development, evaluation, research). The final selection of the themes appears as the chapter headings. (Author/MK)

Part of an effort to develop a state plan to prevent child abuse and neglect, this report provides a summary of recommendations and supporting rationale for parenthood education in Kansas. Brief reports of committees on (1) curriculum development in elementary and secondary school, (2) teacher preparation in colleges and universities, (3) community based resources for parents, and (4) a parenthood education resource center are provided. Production of video tape materials on child abuse and neglect is reported in Appendix A. Kansas State House of Representatives Resolution No. 5060 in support of parenthood education in the public schools is reproduced in Appendix B. Appendix C presents findings from the Governor's Task Force on Problems of Youth, concerning child abuse and recommendations for prevention. (RH)

Proceedings are presented of hearings before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education and the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities on the assessment of coordination of youth employment programs under the Vocational Education Act and The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Focusing on the level of cooperation between educational agencies and CETA programs serving youth, testimony was received from nine educational administrators. In addition, prepared statements by each of the witnesses and other educators are presented. (LRA)

Described is a project to devise four environmental education models targeted to: (1) secondary school teachers teaching separate courses on energy; (2) elementary and secondary teachers seeking to infuse environmental education into social science courses; (3) elementary and intermediate teachers seeking to infuse environmental education into natural science courses; and (4) community leaders seeking to enhance awareness of energy and environmental issues in adult organizations. The report presents a history of the project; a description of the project conceptual basis; a description of the models; a set of operational specifications for the models; a set of specifications for teacher training materials; and appendices of support information. (Author/RE)

Presented is a paper developed by the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh and which is intended for science education researchers. Two major recommendations for the orientation of research in science education are proposed. The first is that currently espoused goals of science education should be reexamined and, if necessary, redefined. The second calls for science educators to become aware of and translate pertinent research methods, findings, and theories of behavioral scientists into appropriate instructional and research procedures for science education. The paper also applies the two recommendations as operating principles in both the development of instructional materials and in research design, providing an illustration for problem solving in both domains. (Author/HM)

The bulk of this report is a digest of "Coming to Our Senses: The Significance of the Arts in American Education," the 1976 product of the blue ribbon Arts, Education, and Americans Panel chaired by David Rockefeller, Jr. The chapters reproduced here concentrate on what is being done in art education in public elementary and secondary schools. The status of individual fine arts disciplines (drama, the visual arts, music, dance, creative writing, and media) are examined. Teacher preparation for art education, artists as teachers, and administrators' roles in art education are reviewed. The report describes various kinds of school-community cooperative ventures to foster the arts, including apprenticeship and appreciation programs, cultural identity programs, and leisure time activities. The recommendations of the panel are also included. (Author/DS)

This volume cumulates the indexes that appear in the six bimonthly issues of "Resources in Vocational Education," volume 10, numbers 1 through 6 during 1977. This cumulation is intended to be a companion volume to the individual issues of "Resources in Vocational Education," which contain the complete resumes of research, instructional, and other materials in vocational and technical education, and abstracts of funded research and development proposals. Three indexes are provided: subject, author, and institution. Each entry lists the title of the document and the ED (ERIC document) number of the complete resume as it appears in the individual issues of "Resources in Vocational Education." Instructions for ordering individual documents are included at the back of this volume. (Editor/BL)

This pamphlet gives a brief description of the Council for Environmental Education history, purpose, activities, and structure. The five sections of this publication are: (1) Aims and Objectives of the Council; (2) Origins of the Council; (3) The Council's Structure and Membership; (4) Brief History of the Council; and (5) Present Activities of the Council for Environmental Education. The council's role is to serve as a liaison between member organizations to reduce duplication of effort and to function as an information service for environmental education. The council feels that environmental education should take an interdisciplinary approach so that teachers and pupils, regardless of ability, are able to benefit from the use of the environment as a medium for education, thus encouraging the development of respect and concern for the quality of the environment. (MR)

This collection of presentations is meant to dramatize ongoing efforts at the state and local level where articulation between occupational and vocational education is being achieved. The presentations included are the following: (1) "Articulating Vocational Education at the Postsecondary Level"; (2) "Local Articulation Effort: The Tri-County Technical College"; (3) "Interinstitutional Cooperation in Lehigh County"; (4) "The Need for Articulation: The Wisconsin System"; and (5) "The Need for Articulation: The California System." The second and third presentations discuss the implementation of new institutional cooperative arrangements in the community; the last two presentations view the need for articulation from a state level perspective. A question and answer section is included. (TA)

The document contains the texts of 13 presentations made at the 25th annual meeting of the Far Western Philosophy of Education Society in December, 1976. Topics include Rationality and Public Education; Education for Womanhood; Alternative Learning and Alternative Assessment; Man, Nature, and Social Management; The Public School and Its Moral Authority; and The Integration of Cognitive and Affective Dimensions of Learning: An Analysis from the Perspective of Merleau-Ponty's Philosophy. Additional papers explore cultural pluralism in relation to the American dream, dangeFs of overemphasis on equality in education, and a suggested framework within which to examine controversial educational issues. Three appendices list current officers of the Society, the history of previous annual meetings and officers, and a program of the 25th annual meeting. (AV)

The Grouped Interest Guides are produced by the Acquisition and Reference Services of the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information, an information service of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The aim is to provide the reader with a regularly published series of bibliographic references for recent, topical literature in designated areas. This Guide lists publications in the general subject area of Education and Training About Alcohol. This Grouped Interest Guide (GIG) is a Cumulative Issue which brings together all materials from the four previous GIG series, as well as new entries. Bibliographic entries are annotated. Topics included are Elementary Education Programs, Secondary Education Programs, Paraprofessional Training Programs, Professional Training Programs, Prevention, and General Readings. (Author/BP)

This booklet is intended to instruct local high school educators on how to write a career education support unit curriculum which provides students with activities that will enable them to acquire the basic understanding and skills essential to function effectively within their economic system. Written in a question/answer format, this guide covers the following topics: What is a career education support unit curriculum; how to select career support topics; how to develop the support unit curriculum; (includes a list of consumer education materials); how to implement the support unit curriculum; how to infuse the units into the existing curriculum; and what are the challenges involved in the development of such a curriculum. (This guide is one of several focusing on the development of different components of a career education program.) (BM)

This booklet contains a collection of brief articles with accompanying statistical tables and graphs that were originally published in 1974 issues of "American Education." A variety of statistical data are presented in a series of two-page sections; taken together, these sections illuminate many of the current trends in American education. Included are data reflecting expenditures of state and local governments, school expenditures compared to personal income on a state-by-state basis, number of children in poverty families, number of students and teachers in public schools, enrollment and expenditures of public schools in large cities, number of higher education institutions, enrollment trends in higher education institutions, financial support of higher education, percentage of college students in different fields of study, and average lifetime income for men compared to years of school completed. (JG)

The materials in the self-instructional version of the teacher's guide installation inservice program were developed for local educational staff who will be using the career education teacher's guides developed at the Center for Vocational Education. The document provides an individualized alternative for teachers in the absence of a group-centered instructional process. The purpose of the inservice program is to provide users with an orientation to a school-based career education program, to orient staff to a curriculum mode of delivery, and to help staff understand and prepare to use career education teacher's guides. The program consists of a pretest and posttest and three study units with supporting appendixes. (Author/MF)