Education & Pedagogy
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An examination of the origins, objectives, and response to the Soviet Union's widespread reform of higher education suggests that, if fully enacted, the reform could provide a quite different and powerful system. (MSE)
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Claims that the preferred method for literacy education today is a technique of self-instruction by small groups of people voluntarily assembled, assisted by representatives of intermediary organizations as necessary, to further the ends of self-reliance and improved living conditions. (JK)
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Suggests creating a biological park to stress the interrelationships between plants and animals. States that the techniques of a zoo should be applied to paleontology, anatomy, anthropology. Gives advantages of this creative concept. (RT)
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The author presents a biography of Antonio Gramsci and discusses the influence of Karl Marx on Gramsci's key ideas concerning mode of production, superstructure, hegemony, consciousness, praxis, and intellectuals. Gramsci's emphasis on adult education for socialism is discussed. (CH)
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Describes an example of the main steps in restructuring a curriculum and thinking developed by a systems approach. Provides several diagrams illustrating the curriculum structure. (Author/YP)
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Reports the history, instruction, teacher training, and evaluation of a computer-programing course in China. Suggests some questions and problems relating to the course. (YP)
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In an effort to improve the ability of vocational education to reinforce academic skills, we must not take the heart out of vocational programs by removing work-related components. The agenda for educational reform must be broadened to include vocational education. (JOW)
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Gives an overview of high school physics education in Japan. Discusses the history, curricular objectives, textbooks, and the entrance examination. Discusses several research groups and individuals and their activities. (YP)
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Shulman's reform proposal for teaching and teacher education, which is built on a knowledge-base assumption, is critiqued with reference to selected curriculum guidelines and their application to a preservice seminar on reflective professional development.(IAH)
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There are tools available to organize the educational process so that specifically identified goals, including a commitment to scholarship, can be attained systematically. Such a systematic approach is necessary to ensure that graduates will undertake scholarly activity. (MSE)
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Introduces an effort by the Alliance for Environmental Education to establish a network of environmental education centers. Describes the components of a model of the network. Explains the evolution of the network strategy. (CW)
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Outlines the developments of a conception of the interaction between science, technology, and society in science education. Classifies the varieties of curriculum materials using an epistemological typology. (Author/YP)
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Helen Branigan, Hattie J. Blue, Frank Andera, and Virginia Warner discuss the future of business education and the need for administrators to be aware of the changes that are taking place and to be able to deal with them effectively. (JOW)
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An imaginary interview with a female law student reveals frustrations about her experience with the content and context of legal education for and about women. (MSE)
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Education's purpose is to cultivate minds and characters, affirm ethical normality, and help young people develop moral and intellectual discernment. Such an education demands rigorous examination of and conversations about great literary works from the classical age to the present era. (MLH)