Education & Pedagogy

Explores education as a creative force affecting all aspects of life. The main emphasis is on developmental possibilities and personal achievements as continuing through the entire lifespan and into the later stages of old age. (CT)

George S. Counts promoted the progressive education ideas developed by John Dewey. A faculty member at Teachers College, Columbia University, from 1927 to 1956, Counts stressed the importance of pragmatism in education. The author, an admirer of Counts, created dialog that he and Counts might have had if Counts were alive today. (RM)

Reviews the direction that labor and industry are taking to meet the transition that is occurring within the US automotive industry. Specific implications for cooperative education in supporting further training and development for both the displaced and the current automotive work force are presented. (CT)

This essay explains how teacher training, the study of education, and the liberal disciplines should and do fit together. Liberal minds ought to have generous consideration for the profound tension between ideas and practice that confronts those who study education and train teachers. (MT)

Just as the communication and information processing abilities of the computer transform the processes of which it becomes a part, so does the computer transform the nature of education and the functions of teachers and schools. (MT)

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has designed and developed programs to enhance the status of minority students, maximize the performance of Black students and teachers on standardized tests, increase the number of Black teachers in Arkansas, and revitalize the image of teacher education at UAPB. (MT)

Offers schools, state, and regional authorities a list of suggested priorities for environmental education programs. Recommends that adoption and/or adaptation of the itemized priorities can assist schools in the design, development, and implementation of each school's own particular program and policy. (ML)

This approach to teaching creative dance to children attempts to narrow the gap between theory and practice. It is based on teaching processes definitions and creative functioning levels which encourage creative movement. The teacher's role is to facilitate student participation and ability at five levels of processing. (MT)

The rise of Hegelian philosophy concerning the role of education and the sciences as the keys to human enlightenment and cultural improvement, and the work of Matthew Arnold, T.H. Green, and Richard Burdon Haldane relating to English reform of higher education are discussed. (MSE)

Results of a survey of state optometry licensing requirements for coursework in pharmacology, intended as a tool for optometry curriculum development, suggest a need for training in pharmacology in both the college curriculum and continuing education. (MSE)

Results of the study comparing individualized and traditional lecture-discussion instruction in an undergraduate special education course did not demonstrate conclusively the superiority of either approach for affecting cognitive development. The importance of identifying methods best for certain kinds of students is emphasized, however. (CL)

Describes bibliographies and review sources useful in locating and evaluating children's literature about the environment including the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), dissertations, periodicals, organizations, and individuals. Provides addresses and subscription or publication information for several sources. (LFL)

Discusses the roles of adult and vocational education teachers, the adult basic education program, working conditions, employment potential (full- and part-time), qualifications and advancement potential, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources of additional information. (CT)

Discusses aspects of the National Standards for Excellence in Business Education: format, organization of the standards into topic areas, how to use the standards, how to interpret and use results, the impact of the standards on business education, and how to obtain the standards. (CT)

This article surveys the teaching of evaluation in education by discussing the roles that evaluation has played in education; important evaluator competencies, and topics and materials currently used in educational evaluation courses. A sample outline for a typical one-semester core course in educational evaluation is given. (LMO)