Education & Pedagogy

This paper, presented at the conference on the role of the laboratory in physics education which was held in Oxford, England in July 1978, discusses whether physics laboratories are essential or merely desirable for secondary schools and universities. (HM)

This paper, presented at the conference on the role of the laboratory in physics education which was held in Oxford, England in July 1978, describes the role of the laboratory in school and university physics in Eastern Europe. (HM)

Discussed are the public education and information programs on noise pollution control currently in operation within the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area that have been either developed or implemented under the auspices of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. (BT)

The Division of Physical Education at North Texas State University includes a section relating art and movement as part of a required seminar. Students study the creative works of others, familiarize themselves with the use of tools, and then develop their own individual projects. (JMF)

Since 1970, liaisons between the Open University and local providers of adult education have assisted in preparing adults for studying in the Open University. Two examples from joint work with the Workers' Educational Association are cited. (Author/AF)

The Xerox Center for Training and Management Development considers itself an adjunct rather than an alternative to traditional higher education; the center's responsibility is to supply its students with the specific knowledge and skills they need to do their jobs efficiently and to advance professionally. (JMF)

The history of architecture, architectural education, and the formative influences on the role of the architect are traced from Athens to the twentieth century touching on Rome, France of the Middle Ages, the Italian Renaissance, sixteenth- and seventeenth-century France and England, and eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England. (JMF)

Presents issues and concerns in education for the older adult. Issues considered are an overview of the aged population, adult education and the older adult, and the older adult's ability to learn. A review of the literature with thoughts for future research is presented. (Author/BEF)

Calling adult education the youngest of the social sciences, the author examines adult education as a particular field of science, as practice, and as a subject of study, and discusses research problems and needs in the field. (MF)

Primary schools in Oxfordshire are aesthetically rich, full of artwork and music. This is possible because many of the school heads and local board members are artistically sensitive and committed to fostering the arts in education. Unfortunately, this is seldom true in the United States. (SJL)

Mill's and Berlin's views on liberty are examined within a philosophic review of choice in education and the disestablishment of the monopolistic public school system. The discussion relates to a 1977 British Columbia law on tax support to nonpublic schools. (SJL)

Discusses social issues outside science education that directly affect policies, curricula and instruction in science. The role of personal values and cultural paradigms in social change, limits to growth and the role of science education in the emerging ecological society are among the ideas discussed. (HM)

Presents an evaluation design and strategy for preservice preparation of elementary school teachers in science. Five evaluation dimensions are discussed: population definition, academic concerns, implementation, program team functioning, and attitudes. (HM)

Discusses a study to determine problems relating to the moral education of 1,040 first grade students in the Soviet Union. Findings indicated that family influence had the greatest educational impact on children's moral development. (Author/DB)

The study determined that parents from bilingual and culturally diverse environments could be trained by bilingual educators to enhance attitudes toward reading and reading-related behaviors of their primary level children. (Author/NQ)