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Describes the use of telecommunications in a secondary science education program that has students use the Internet by way of e-mail, teleneting, gophering, and file transfers to find information. (22 references) (Author/MKR)
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Cooperative education can play an important part in the transition to employment for persons with disabilities. Issues that must be addressed include recruitment of students with disabilities, development of job-related skills, appropriate work site accommodations, and employer awareness. (SK)
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A University of New Mexico project provides education at a distance to registered nurses in rural areas who are seeking bachelor's degrees. The program negates the need for relocation and creates a mechanism for retention, increased leadership, and community involvement. (Author)
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Suggests that the outdoor environment is often quite separate from "out of doors" in early childhood classrooms and is seldom used to teach about the environment. Provides guidelines and suggestions for learning centers that can help teach about nature. (HTH)
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Current notions of the learning society are dominated by the notion of the learning market--lifelong learning for economic competitiveness. Learning for active citizenship and liberal democracy, once a major purpose of adult education, is being lost in the process. (SK)
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Examines comprehensive ethnographic studies of enculturation among indigenous peoples to illustrate the processes of indigenous education as compared to modern formal systems of education. Suggests that indigenous education provides a simple and elegant alternate solution to the problem of student alienation. (JOW)
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Proposes a technical education curriculum design that has a nontechnical foundation core grounded in liberal arts to promote understanding of human needs, problems, history, communication, and values; a technical foundation core; and a technical specialty. (SK)
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Influences on premarital education programs include sponsors (predominantly churches) and adult learners' varied ways of participating. A competency-based approach conflicts with student-centered, democratic educational culture. When participation is required, learning outcomes are affected. (SK)
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Claims that the history of science and technology has a special role within a curriculum that seeks to celebrate diversity and combat racism. (42 references) (Author/MKR)
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Describes one school's experience with the International Education and Resource Network (I*EARN) which provides schools with a telecommunications infrastructure and the opportunity for joint projects. Summarizes difficulties encountered in developing projects and how they were overcome. (LZ)
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Reduced funding and increased accreditation requirements place counseling education programs in a dilemma that demands systematic program evaluation. This article reviews the literature on evaluation of professional programs and proposes a plan for evaluation of counselor education programs. (JPS)
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Describes a teacher education program designed to increase preservice teachers' confidence in their ability to instruct elementary children in hands-on science. (Author/MKR)
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Adopting standards, methods, and research contexts from the well-established disciplines of mathematics, psychology, and pedagogy may undermine the applied nature of mathematics education. Suggests thinking of mathematics education as a relatively autonomous design science. Contains 36 references. (Author/MKR)
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A poststructuralist approach to teaching social and behavioral sciences in nursing education shifts focus to an examination of subject positions, discourse, conflict, and action. It provides a useful foundation for examining the politics of health care. (SK)
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A life history approach can give better understanding of adult motivation to participate in education than quantitative surveys can. Interviews with 30 adults entering higher education illustrate the technique but also raise methodological questions about this form of research. (SK)