Education & Pedagogy

Responds to article by Randolph on proposed changes in the nonpsychology doctorate in counselor education. Suggests that counselor education develops an educator/practitioner model for the doctoral programs to include systematic preparation in graduate teaching supervision, inquiry, and counseling practice. (Author/NB)

Fundamental changes in Eastern Europe are changing adult education. The East German folk high schools are striving to revive their democratic tradition. Educators in the USSR are applying "perestroika" to adult education principles. (SK)

Emporia State University and the Kansas National Guard offer a professional development program for military personnel that uses several delivery methods: onsite instruction, teleconferencing, regional courses, evening schedules, and videotaped courses. (SK)

Discusses the advantages of getting graduate degrees in pharmaceutical sciences, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, and respiratory therapy. Looks at the cost of education, degrees offered, research and clinical options, availability of programs, and career options. (JOW)

Synthesis of research on cooperative education and career development reveals the need for additional study that examines the specific constructs of the career development process as reported by career determined and undetermined students. (JOW)

Prison educators are caught between public opinion swings from retribution to rehabilitation, from security to human rights. Even prisoners do not see education as a tool for future employment. The link between education and recidivism rates is difficult to establish. (SK)

Argues that adult educators use "learning" when they mean "education" and that this confounds and demeans incidental and informal learning processes. Suggests that intended, purposeful planned learning should properly be termed education and that there is no such thing as a nonlearner. (SK)

Life course analysis organizes life history data to depict stages of individuals' multiple, interacting careers and the way education affects their lives. Life course analysis situates the individual in the wider socioeconomic context and give a more holistic perspective. (SK)

Describes the National Association of Industrial Technical Teacher Educators' role in the development of quality standards for trade and industrial education and introduces the special issue on the standards. (SK)

Work-based learning motivates students and improves graduation rates. New methods of school-to-work coordinate school-based and work-based learning, judge progress against industry skill standards, begin career exploration in seventh grade, and link high school and postsecondary education. (SK)

Clarifies arguments for and against industrial arts as presented by technology education proponents. Argues that industrial arts retains strength, relevance, and value and suggests the need to find common ground rather than continuing the present fragmentation. (SK)

Although the technology as applied science perspective is being challenged, newer models obscure the real relationship between science and technology. The role of technology education should be to broaden understanding of technology and the role of science in its development. (SK)

Describes benefits and limits of eight Internet uses in business classes: case instruction, Web courses, cooperative learning, electronic mail discussions, curriculum development, electronic guest lecturers, research resources, and executive education network. (SK)

The dominant paradigm of adult and community education is fixated on quantification and technique. Approaches for adult educators include engagement in dialog to examine assumptions of the paradigm, guerilla action (direct confrontation), or networking with others facing similar problems. (SK)

Experiences of developing nations are used to formulate three types of nonformal education: as complement, satisfying needs unfulfilled by the school system; as alternative, using traditional or indigenous learning; and as supplement to the formal system. Nonformal education is analyzed across nations as system, setting, or process. (SK)