Education & Pedagogy

Describes a study that found that marketing and distributive education teachers must provide special assistance for disadvantaged students to improve their math and English skills. If tutoring is not possible, basic review should be incorporated into the daily classroom routine. (JOW)

The American Association of Dental Schools position is presented on dental school curriculum and administration, peer review, freedoms and responsibilities of individuals and institutions, national health programs, interdisciplinary education, ionizing radiation in dental education facilities, and due process. (MSE)

The law involved in graduate medical education is discussed in several contexts: when applicants are denied admission to residency programs; when residents are dismissed from programs; and when residents, hospitals sponsoring residency programs, or attending physicians are sued for malpractice. (Author/MLW)

A strong federal regulatory policy does not translate directly to effective special education. Resources should be directed toward building local capacity and not in enforcing technical compliance. Assertions that deregulation would result in less money and less effective education are not supported by the research. (Author/CL)

Analyzes decisions of the California appellate courts and of the United States Supreme Court, made from 1858 to 1980, concerning education (with respect to educational policymaking). Suggests the New Federalism may cause major changes in the role of the courts in education. (MD)

This project reviewed and critiqued educational and employment programs to assist exoffenders' reentry to the community. Chief criticisms include lack of followup studies; lack of relevance to life "outside"; and inaccurate, inconsistent, and unreliable research. (SK)

Outdoor education should educate people in, about, and for the out-of-doors, regardless of age or activity setting, and must document the effects technology has had on leisure as well as on outdoor education. (Author/MH)

Notes the relevance of the haiku form (unrhymed poetry "recording the essence of a moment keenly perceived in which nature is linked to human nature") to outdoor education. Lists anthologies, collections, books introducing haiku, and haiku magazines. Provides 17 haiku examples. (MH)

Calls for the revitalization and reform of developmental studies programs in postsecondary education. Compares practices of the 1960s and 1970s with those needed in the 1980s. Cites recommendations of the Dallas County Community College District's Developmental Studies Task Force for reaffirmation and commitment to developmental education. (DMM)

The only way to improve citizen participation in the political system is to renew the commitment to civic education. A successful civic education is one that educates its citizens in the basic principles and precepts of the American system and then keeps them informed. (MLW)

New special education legislation in Canada views the need for provisions as a relative and interactive concept between the child's problem and the resources available to progress. Local Education Authorities are required to produce a multiprofessional statement to ensure educational and financial accountability. The child's progress is to be reviewed annually. (Author/CL)

One of the oldest problems of western education, the appropriateness of instruction in the ethics of knowledge, is related to the principle of social virtue. Liberal arts colleges are beginning to reaffirm strongly their commitment to social responsibility in both mission statements and curriculum revision. (MSE)

States vary in the proportion of their populations who pursue higher education. A study that assesses the relationship between a state's economic and social characteristics and its citizens' participation in higher education is discussed. (Author/MLW)

The review addresses historical and contemporary aspects of behavior analysis and offers support for the contention that while the impact of behavioral technology on special education research and practice has been considerable, its potential has yet to be fully realized. (Author/CL)

The paper describes a systems framework for special education program evaluation that promotes adaptation of program evaluation methods, procedures, and techniques to problems and nature of special services delivery. Use of the framework as an organizing device helps provide definition and direction to special education program evaluation. (Author/CL)