Education & Pedagogy

Discusses the necessity of three kinds of educational programs in engineering to develop the full potential of three groups of biomedical practitioners such as the generalist, the specialist, and the technician. Includes outlined procedures for implementing each program. (CC)

Discusses recent developments in the health care industry and their impact on the future of biomedical engineering education. Indicates that a more thorough understanding of the complex functions of the living organism can be acquired through the application of engineering techniques to problems of life sciences. (CC)

Discusses the discriminatory forces outside of formal education and within the schools that discourage girls from becoming involved in the field of science. Provides a short questionnaire that teachers can use to assess the amount of sexism in science education in their schools. (JR)

Credit facilities for students in Latin America universities have grown rapidly in recent years. The implications of this development are critically examined with particular attention to the inhibiting influence of loan-based education on the freedom of the student as an individual. (Editor)

How can we help each student achieve personal fulfillment as he prepares for life after he leaves school? Career education is one answer. The school for tomorrow will focus on individual needs. The change should begin with the teachers, and distributive education departments could lead the way. (AG)

This article discusses reform in teacher education from the perspective of the social context of education, the process of education, and three basic issues (the degree of pluralism in training, the relevance of theory in teaching, and the prevalence of simplistic formulas for policy in teacher training.) (JA)

A bibliography on education and mental health covers the following topics: social change; factors affecting children; parent roles; preschool children; factors affecting learning readiness; pedagogic methods; curriculum; special problems; adolescence; integration and needs of special groups; developing countries; and general references and bibliographies. (Author/KM)

Discusses the offering of a course in chemical and industrial hazards for junior and senior chemistry majors at City College of New York in 1972. Suggests inclusion of laboratory and industrial safety education as a formal part of chemistry or science curricula. (CC)

This article makes a contribution to understanding human rights peer education in the South African context and the extent to which such provision could enable participants to develop a critical understanding of human rights and xenophobia.

This article is an excerpt from a journal kept by the author during a six-week, self-directed learning experience at the Mountain View Center. In her writings, the author describes the work she has accomplished, her feelings toward formal education, and the evolution of those feelings. (MA)

Two programs of social work education are discussed for their usefulness in this country. One is designed for students lacking the prerequisite credentials for admission. The second is designed for women lacking conventional time availability due to child-rearing responsibilities. (Editor/KE)

Presents the opinion that higher education may be considered unnecessary because it is tainted with the concept of elitism. Contends that the factors which contributed to this elitest attitude are no longer true, and that higher education should be considered an opportunity for creative individuals to pursue intellectual goals and ideals. (MLH)

Describes a post-graduate chemical engineering education program which developed an organization chart of the skills and information needed to solve chemical engineering problems as well as small, self-contained teaching units which provide knowledge to the practicing engineer undertaking a new project. (MLH)

The California and Minnesota State Departments of Education collaborated in the development and evaluation of a model for training inservice elementary teachers on the metric system. Evaluation indicated that the workshop sequence developed was adequate for transmitting both information and desirable attitudes to teachers. (SD)

Reports results of a survey conducted on secondary school aviation courses and includes information on the aeronautical background of teacher and administrators, types of courses, field trips, student orientation flights and the major problems confronting schools operating an aviation education program. (BR)