Education & Pedagogy

Issues to be considered in selecting organizations as sites for postdoctoral general dentistry programs are examined, including the advantages and disadvantages of dental schools and hospitals and the necessary faculty qualifications. (MSE)

Proposes that teacher education programs are considerably weakened by faculty unwillingness to supervise student teachers in the field. Enumerates reasons why education faculty lack enthusiasm in supervision, and suggests the importance and potential advantages to be gained by increased involvement in the supervision process. (KEH)

The nature of adult education may suit it for a partnership role in the Green movement--people concerned about the environment. Because Greens are ideologically diverse and generally well educated, adult educators' best opportunity may be in fostering awareness of ways in which environmentalists learn, as adults. (SK)

The typical retrospective approach to planning continuing professional education fails to close the knowledge gap of health professionals. The futurist literature is reviewed to determine new knowledge, role conceptions, related basic disciplines, and personal growth that nurses will need to master to avoid professional obsolescence. (Author)

The normative concept of positioned reflective practice is introduced by first providing a brief interpretive analysis of the relationship between language and meaning. Three discursive achievements associated with positioned reflective practice are identified and exemplified, and the application of this inquiry approach to preservice teacher education is discussed. (Author)

The emergence of reflectivity in teacher education is discussed. Four forms of action (describing, informing, confronting, and reconstructing) are suggested to uncover the forces that inhibit and constrain teachers and teacher educators in their efforts to implement critical reflection in their curricula. (IAH)

Discusses the way in which European engineering schools might advance the development of developing countries by cooperating with engineering and technical schools in those countries, including cooperation between schools and industry, continuing education, curriculum design, research and development, and educational technology. (YP)

Discussed are the uses of the service, securities market simulation, win-win scenario, and technology transfer. The advantages of using this online service over traditional teaching methods in economics are discussed. (CW)

Traces the development of the Indian Education Program serving bands of Shuswap and Okanagan Indians in interior British Columbia (Canada). Describes the formation of an Indian advisory committee, formulation of educational objectives, and positive outcomes for Indian students. (SV)

The ways an institution, committed to assessment as a means to focus attention on the curriculum and the learning environment, can accomplish its purpose are described. The assessment process at Western Michigan University is described. (MLW)

Data from a national survey of 191 assistant and associate deans of education provides the basis for a description of the people who occupy these positions, as well as a description of how they view their careers and job responsibilities. (IAH)

Offers various interpretations of global education. Discusses the views of a number of persons in the field on why global education is taught. Suggests that use of simulation and early intervention at the elementary and secondary school level are answers to the question of how to teach global education. (KO)

Information technology will be an important influence in education in the future. This article discusses the use of instructional technology for science teaching and considers the impact of technology on what is taught and how science is taught. (Author/CW)

The advantages and disadvantages of poster sessions vs. oral talks are reviewed. Front-end and secondary planning, materials, and follow-up needed for poster sessions are outlined. An example session and a check list are included. (Author/CW)

Reviews contents of the Fall/Winter 1989 edition of JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. Topics include: differences in the psychosocial work environment of schools; possession and exchange of materials in Chinese and American preschools; primary education in Nigeria; exemplary grade 1 mathematics teaching; and priorities for kindergarten curricula. (RJC)