Education & Pedagogy

Preservice teachers need to be prepared for mainstreaming of handicapped students into the regular classroom. The attitudes of preservice teachers toward education of the handicapped in regular classes were assessed to discover if college courses dealing with special education influence attitudes. (DF)

Given the gap between the low average income of Hispanic families and the high cost of postsecondary education, financial aid must be offered to potential Hispanic college students. Moreover, schools must actively provide Hispanic parents with financial aid program information. (KH)

The subjective warrant refers to an individual's perceptions of skills and abilities necessary for a specific occupation. Little attention has been given to recruitment or the subjective warrant in physical education. Implications for the subjective warrant are given. (Author/DF)

The process of curriculum development in art education at the provincial level in Alberta, Canada, is described. The interests, needs, and assumptions of five groups of stakeholders--government, the curriculum development committee, art teachers, students, and interested onlookers--are examined. (RM)

Presents a syllabus indicating the essential physics content suggested for all students aged 11-16. Major topic areas include matter, energy, interactions, electronics, and physical quantities. Includes commentary on treatment for low ability students and on additional content related to General Certificate of Education (GCE) and Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE). (JN)

Explores the need for a philosophical foundation for environmental education. Considers two overriding ingredients: the need to avoid indoctrination and to concentrate on development of attitudes and acquisition of knowledge; and the need to offer positive, optimistic, and realistic views on environmental topics. (Author/BC)

Argues that although both functionalist and "reproductive" radical paradigms of formal education assume that students passively internalize dominant norms and values taught by the school, the assumption is not invariably tenable. Demonstrates that systems of education serve as agents of legitimation and mediate the dialective relationship between legitimation and crisis. (SB)

Attempts to predict mid-range futures for Canadian university faculties of education using techniques of organization theory. Presents both worst case and best case scenarios within organizations and focuses on choices among strategic alternatives involving substantially different educational missions. (SB)

Thirty-six Indiana directors of special education indicate that heavy caseloads and limited special education service delivery options are the most critical problems of rural school psychologists. The article discusses procedures which may be utilized to circumvent or overcome these problems. (NEC)

Evidence from Sweden's creation of Norrland University, which uses higher education for regional development, shows that allocation of higher education resources can be used to alter traditional patterns of centralization and that the activities of the outlying institution play as crucial a role as centrally formed policy. (Author/MSE)

Various universities were polled to ascertain expectations, levels and courses of support, management strategies, and perceived trends in requirements for physical education programs in higher education institutions. Scarce resources and declines in student enrollment present difficulties for educators. Suggestions for adapting programs are offered. (DF)

Microcomputers can be an asset for the physical educator in dealing with special education students. Factors to keep in mind when exploring the use of computers in the classroom are offered. (DF)

Creative writing should be an integral part of any total language or English course of study at all levels of education, from primary school through higher education. Provided are specific examples of methods which teachers can use to help students develop their language skills and write creatively. (RM)

Discusses the role and importance of physics in the engineering curriculum, considering the need for physics knowledge in technology transfer and in preventing architectural disasters. Also discusses preuniversity physics preparation in Saudi Arabia and an optimum engineering physics curriculum, outlining a proposed four-semester physics course. (JN)

Discusses aims, objectives, and content of a safety course for chemical engineering students. Course emphasizes awareness of hazards, basic concepts and principles of safety engineering, and the ability to recognize, assess, and remedy specific risks occurring in chemical plants. Course implementation is also discussed. (JN)