Education & Pedagogy

Examines possible general chemistry topics that would be most relevant and practical for engineering majors. Consults the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), engineering textbooks, texts from other required subjects, and practicing engineers for recommendations. (Contains 24 references.) (WRM)

Parish nursing is a health promotion ministry that links faith and health. A continuing education course to prepare nurses for it addresses spiritual, emotional, physical, mental, cultural, and social dimensions. It includes reflective and self-assessment activities. (SK)

Nursing education does not adequately address discrimination experienced by people with disabilities in health services. The nursing profession should promote social justice by influencing perceptions of disability, including it in equal opportunity policies, and ensuring its place in the nursing curriculum. (SK)

Both teachers and learners can benefit from looking at the history of scientific discovery and science teaching. Discusses the history of curriculum change in biology education and the thought processes of historically prominent biologists. (Author/WRM)

Notes changing concerns in the field of comparative education that led to the birth of the journal Comparative Education in 1964. Discusses Nigel Grant's contributions on the journal's editorial board for over 30 years, his role in enlarging awareness of comparative studies as pivotal to developing educational policies, and his sensitivity to the educational importance of cultural diversity. (SV)

Provides a discussion of some characteristics of the Asian educational system and then offers a more complete description of science education in Mainland China and Taiwan. Concludes with a discussion of the issues and trends of science education in Mainland China and Taiwan. (Author/VWL)

Discusses similarities and differences in science education in different cultures. Highlights reasons for study abroad, including access to people, access to facilities, and development of science in a different social and intellectual environment. (Author/VWL)

Democratic societies require citizens committed to realizing democratic ideals. Multicultural education helps unify a nation deeply divided along racial, ethnic, and class lines. Research documents schoolchildren's biases, showing that multicultural materials and cooperative teaching strategies can help them develop more positive attitudes and interracial friendships. (MLH)

Elementary school technology education does seem to enhance career education, but there is no conclusive evidence that it increases performance in other subjects. Successful implementation must be based on the need for technological literacy for all (content) rather than technology education's effect on other subject learning (process). (SK)

Review of Quigley's "Rethinking Literacy Education" (1997) identifies areas of ambivalence over whether a vision for adult literacy education can be achieved. Themes include the social view of illiteracy, "happy consciousness," attrition and resistance, and action research. (SK)

Explores the extent to which teachers report understanding, feeling equipped to apply, and actually implementing standards-based education reforms. Also covers teachers' need for information about education-reform activities and teachers' attempts to involve parents in student learning. (Author)

Current models of management education in China include national training, on-the-job technical training, and the national master's of business administration supervisory committee. Effective strategies being used include teamwork, process skills, action learning, cross-cultural management learning, and competency-based management development. (SK)

Refutes commonly held assumptions forced on the art-education public that characterize Viktor Lowenfeld, a historically well-known art educator, as having a laissez-faire approach to art education and a visual-haptic fixation. Asserts Lowenfeld's beliefs were distorted in later publications of his book, "Creative and Mental Growth." (CMK)

Describes and analyzes an action-research seminar for prospective elementary and secondary teachers in terms of how it facilitated prospective teachers' learning to teach for conceptual change. Contains 37 references. (Author/WRM)

Describes a program in which biology students study animals in pet shops to learn about animal behavior. Lists general guidelines for starting a partnership and presents two sample student activities. (WRM)