Education & Pedagogy

Describes gender differences in the use of online chat room tutorials by nontraditional chemistry students enrolled in distance-learning sections of a general chemistry course. (Author/CCM)

Presents findings regarding human and vicarious influences in the lives of members of the North American Association for Environmental Education. Provides excerpts from 34 statements to illustrate the variety and richness of their narratives. (Author/CCM)

Compares the theoretical foundations of three models of behavioral change: commitment to change, innovation-decision, and change and learning. Outlines outcomes and assessment methods of each model. (SK)

Career and technical education is becoming a haven for college-bound students with impressive academic resumes and leadership credentials. As career and technical education becomes more rigorous, all students will be better prepared for the challenges of the 21st century. (JOW)

Online case studies on disease prevention were used in a nurse practitioner education program. Benefits included accessibility, flexibility, group interaction, and opportunity for self-direction. Primary challenges involved hardware and access problems. (SK)

Examines the interpretation and implementation of the policies affecting the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs in Texas. Provides recommendations for consideration by the legislature, local school districts, and county juvenile agencies. (Author/JOW)

Culturally relevant adult education can validate learners' cultural identity and use their cultural knowledge for personal and social transformation. Educators' cultural self-awareness and cultural knowledge about adult learners is best achieved through experiential learning. (SK)

The discourses of citizenship in the lifelong learning agenda are narrow and economistic, emphasizing adult learners as workers and producers, reducing adult education to training for work. The discourse of democracy and social change, an adult education tradition, is being neglected. (SK)

Discusses online music courses and examines technology that enables listening to music in distance education settings. Highlights include CDs; streaming techniques; Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDIfiles); problems with technology breakdowns; live performances presented over compressed video; asynchronous transfer mode; and a list of online resources for music educators. (LRW)

Highlights the roles and responsibilities that leaders must assume in administrating and guiding a character education program in a school or school district. Discusses some leadership strategies and concludes that without a strong leader, a character education program will fade away. (Author/JDM)

Employability is becoming the predominant aim of education. Using Aristotelian and existentialist perspectives, employability may be seen as only one goal in the overall development of the individual for the well-being of society. (Contains 26 references.) (SK)

Explains the movements of the changing science curriculum starting from 1893. Provides recommendations from the National Education Associations (NEA) on restructuring the curriculum. Discusses required reform movements in teacher education programs for a major curriculum reform. First published in 1994. (YDS)

Reviews literature on problem-based learning in health sciences. Describes characteristics, outcomes, and implementation strategies and discusses the potential for problem-based learning in nursing education. (Contains 56 references.) (SK)

Explains how to apply Kolb's experiential learning cycle in finance education. Matches learning styles to learning activities in a matrix. Describes a test of the system with finance students at Massey University in New Zealand. (SK)

Statewide nursing articulation models are subject to political pressures. Model designers should build collaboration; establish trust; identify competencies to develop; choose advanced placement mechanisms; develop support services and transfer policies; and address admission, registration, and licensure issues. (SK)