Education & Pedagogy

Questionnaires were sent to local education authorities in England to determine what the advisory/inspectorial staff and the working groups of teachers and schools know about the national assessments of science education conducted by the APU and how they were being used. (RM)

Extensive efforts must be made to prepare teachers for teaching effectively in a pluralistic society. The characteristics of the ideal teacher in a system committed to multiculturalism are discussed. The most important components of a teacher education program aimed at improving multicultural education are examined. (RM)

Geography enrollments are down, and geography is in trouble because it has been slow to respond to the new environment of higher education. Important trends in higher education are identified, and ways geographers can respond positively to the trends are discussed. (RM)

Discusses current trends related to out-of-school environmental education programs and the current state of environmental awareness, considering the general areas of environmental work (community involvement, political education, youth participation). Indicates a dramatic increase in the number of programs and a greater appreciation and discussion of environmental problems. (JN)

Focuses upon the nature of expectations that instructor and student bring to the criminal justice course. Examines the effect of the setting on expectations and obstacles to effective teaching in prisons. (JOW)

In this 1964 paper, Bruner argued for a redefinition of the nature, direction, and aims of education because of increased understanding of man as a species and of individual mental growth, clearer understanding of the educational process, and the changing nature of society. (CMG)

Teacher education programs should include methods of promoting self-awareness in prospective physical educators. Suggested guidelines to help develop potential are listed, including increased autonomy; more adequate assumptions about reality, possibility, and value; improved competencies; and increased awareness and openness to experience. (Author/DF)

History educators in England share many of the problems of their American colleagues and voice many of the same anxieties. But much of the current British literature reflects a sense of revitalization in secondary school history education that is conspicuously absent in the American context. (RM)

Two higher education finance systems with a common cultural heritage are compared. The characteristics of each from the last 20 years are described and suggestions for the future are offered. (Author/MLW)

The opportunities and issues in the delivery of higher education telecommunications services are discussed. Educational objectives are identified: time and place flexibility for nontraditional students, interinstitutional cooperation, cost sharing, recruiting and public information, networking, sharing human resources, and student laboratory opportunities. (MLW)

Health education can become an integral part of deaf students' lives through an interdisciplinary approach beginning at an early age and continuing through college, with focus shifting from basic information, theoretical perspectives, and practical ideas for health maintenance. (CL)

The public is just beginning to realize that equal education does not mean equal entitlement to the rewards of accomplishment. Everyone should have access to education but also be able to stop at any level, without stigma or loss of dignity. Standards should not be lowered. (MSE)

Discusses the role of the computer in the educational process and describes how the advanced computer system assists physicians in patient care. Distinguishes between informational and decisional support systems to help those anticipating the future role of computers in education. (JOW)

Highlighting the growing interest in collaborative efforts, the author discusses the problems and challenges that have made cooperation necessary. He details the benefits of collaboration to higher education and to business/industry, and gives examples of local, regional, and national successes. (SK)

This critique of competency-based education discusses competencies in relation to excessive reductionism, behavioral psychology, determinism, bureaucratization, serial thinking, and the industrial-commercial nexus. The author shows that competency-based systems assume the existence of a social reality that is, however, an artificial extrapolation from behaviorism. (SK)