Education & Pedagogy

Because higher education is increasingly important to economic and social development throughout the world, diversity must be celebrated within the system. Governments and societies need to reappraise and broaden the values defining scholarship, and university staff need more time for reflection and engagement in scholarship. (Author/MSE)

This directory of university and college programs for personnel in deafness lists, alphabetically by state, programs for training teachers, programs for training professional specialists, and programs for training interpreters. Complete contact information (names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail, Web site) is provided. (DB)

A manufacturing company's employees were given basic-skills classes. Company records and Tests of Adult Basic Education results before and after instruction demonstrated that the classes increased productivity and improved job performance of participants compared to a control group. (SK)

The Harvard Institute for the Management of Lifelong Education is a professional-development program for leaders in postsecondary lifelong education. It exemplifies creative design and delivery as ideas come from multiple sources and the program is continuously reinvented. (SK)

A training program provided food-safety updates for certified food-protection-management instructors via the Trans-Texas Videoconferencing Network. A survey of 89 participants found videoconferencing was as effective as face-to-face instruction. Food-safety knowledge substantially increased. (SK)

Lists programs for children and youth with deaf-blindness, Helen Keller Centers for youth and adults with deafness that provide extensive evaluative and rehabilitative services, and programs for training teachers of students with deaf-blindness. Programs are listed by state. (CR)

Fifteen developments in technology that have laid the foundation for the current information-technology environment on college and university campuses are listed. They include both specific technological innovations and broader trends that make use of several technologies. (MSE)

The Dallas (Texas)-based Alliance for Higher Education is a consortium of colleges, universities, corporations, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations that strategically links business and higher education through distance education initiatives. The consortium has created an infrastructure that supports economic development in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. (MSE)

Presents an interview with Jack Reed, senator from Rhode Island, involved in legislation concerning education. The interview addresses his own education, the role of mentors in his life, and his views on gifted education. (DB)

Comments on the consequences of the death of the rationalist dream, including a loss of nerve in science education that leads some people to doubt the point and the value of teaching science. Argues that the death of this dream is irrelevant. Contains 57 references. (DDR)

Discusses assessment in special education and the use of technology in special education assessment. It provides a list of 31 references pertaining to the use of technology in special education assessment. Only those references that pertain specifically to children or youth at risk or with disabilities were chosen. (CR)

Premier FastTrac, from the Entrepreneurial Education Foundation, is a two-part curriculum for training budding entrepreneurs as well as those who already have established businesses. It is an integral component of the marketing education curriculum in many postsecondary institutions. (Author)

Outlines a critical postmodern adult education practice that is inclusive of peoples and knowledges and inhabits a dynamic space. Key concepts include identity difference; intersection of power relations; community as a social contract; and conflict, voice, and dialog for transformative learning. (SK)

NEW3 (New Knowledge, New Technology, and New Work) is a three-pronged program of the Educational Service Center in Summit County, Ohio, that encourages real-world experiences instead of text-based instruction. It was funded by a federal Technology Learning Challenge Grant. (JOW)

Reviews the reasons for providing library services to off-campus and distance education students. Discusses changing accreditation guidelines as they relate to off-campus and multi-campus programs, and provides an overview of several models of service and issues for consideration. (Author/LRW)