Education & Pedagogy

Discusses theater education in the areas of curriculum, production, and criticism, as proposals in E. D. Hirsch's, "Cultural Literacy" might affect it. Explains context, cultural literacy, and contextual criticism in theater education. Traces interwoven history of education and theater. Explores how embracing Hirsch's proposal would affect theater education. (KM)

Describes Australian financial aid for education to Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, and Nauru, and its impact on access to education, higher education options, "nationalization" of education, and educational quality. Concludes that Australian aid serves Australian interests and does not address crucial educational problems in Pacific Island countries. (SV)

Study examines implications for rural special education cooperatives of federal law mandating education for handicapped children. Compliance was assessed in 135 cooperatives in Regions 4 and 5. Mandated parental rights, student assessments, and individual plans posed least difficulty. Lack of special education knowledge posed most difficulty. Calls for additional training. (Author/TES)

Includes "An Introduction to Three Studies" (Stone); "The Value of Illinois Secondary Marketing Education Programs: Perceptions of Graduates and Employers" (Haynes, Wray); "The Contributions of Marketing Education to Business and Society in Texas" (Moorman); and "Employers' and Graduates' Perceptions of the Differential Benefits of Secondary and Postsecondary Marketing Education" (Stone). (JOW)

Discusses in-service teacher training in England, proposing alternative models of professional knowledge which could change and improve teachers and teaching. The article considers alternative models derived from work with teachers and students in England and explains how such models can help in establishing intercultural education courses for teachers. (SM)

Analyzes intercultural education, looking at the dynamics of agenda building as a political process. Theoretical and ideological assumptions underlying the concept of intercultural education are discussed. The article says use of this concept serves the purpose of issue containment within the arena of conflict where educational policy alternatives are determined. (Author/SM)

Examines organizing efforts and educational objectives of W. H. Hadow and Walford Davies, who were responsible for creating the University Council of Music in Wales. Identifies the council's objectives: to promote universal music education and to encourage composing and performing. Assesses the council's impact on Welsh music education and national identity. (CH)

Examines educational backgrounds of 253 industrialists, managers, engineers, and scientists either born or employed in South Wales between 1770 and 1914. Finds limited levels of education, especially in science and technical fields. Traces these industrialists' and scientists' efforts to promote education, highlighting work schools that were attached to industrial enterprises. (CH)

Investigates aspects of instructional language from three historical perspectives to define elements of teacher language behavior and to develop an instructional language assessment instrument that might be useful in evaluating the language behavior of preservice elementary and music education majors. Compares behaviors of elementary education majors and music education majors. (DB)

In response to Kauffman (EC 221 675), the article challenges the following: that the Regular Education Initiative (REI) is a Reagan-Bush plot to cut the costs of special education; that REI is value-driven with placement as the only consideration; and that REI is intended to do away with special education and strengthen regular education. (DB)

In 1987, the Illinois State Board of Education committed itself to adopt and expand policies, procedures, and programs addressing the problems of at-risk children and youth. To address issues involving early intervention, early childhood education, minority achievement, urban education, truancy prevention, and alternative education, the board created the Urban Education Partnership Grants program. Includes three references. (MLH)

Outlines a distance education Certificate in Education program for teachers in the Commonwealth Caribbean, administered by the University of the West Indies in association with the University of London. Highlights the learning modules of the Teaching of Social Studies option. Examines student evaluation and explores problems that arise in teleconference teaching. (CH)

Analyzes the political and socioeconomic context of three innovations introduced in Tanzania in the 1960s and 1970s: functional adult literacy, workers' education, and the Folk Development Colleges. Identifies factors hindering their implementation (e.g., lack of trained educators, inadequate financing, and mismatch between needs and programs) and remedies. (DMM)

A national survey found that approximately 75 percent of the states in the United States required general education teachers to have a course or two in special education or to meet some specific competency criteria--an increase over a 1984 survey. Research on how well teachers make use of such training is encouraged. (JDD)

Association for the Advancement of Health Education presents its 1991 Directory of Institutions Offering Specialization in Undergraduate and Graduate Professional Preparation Programs in School, Community, and Public Health Education. Listings include institution name with city and zip code, head of program and title, address, telephone number, and degree awarded. (SM)