Education & Pedagogy

Describes a college curriculum in which formal examinations are abolished (students are assessed by the work presented in assignments) and certificates at the Bachelor Degree level do not differentiate between pass and honours students. (LS)

In a two-year study, frequencies and descriptions of systematic errors in four algorithms in arithmetic were studied in regular and special education classrooms. (Author/SD)

This and the previous issue of the Journal of Education have been devoted to an exploration of some of the dimensions and disciplines of the emerging field of humanistic education. These articles afford the reader a representative glimpse of current work that scholars in the field are pursuing. (Author/BJG)

Part I of this annotated bibliography deals with books and articles on such topics as achievement motivation, process education, transactional analysis, discipline without punishment, role-playing, interpersonal skills, self-acceptance, moral education, self-awareness, values clarification, and non-verbal communication. Part II focuses on materials and resources for work with students. (BJG)

This brief essay argues for an interdisciplinary approach and discusses the benefits, issues, and constraints of business education as part of the endeavor to teach the next generation of advertisers.

When teacher shortages pose a significant challenge to delivering quality education, what disruptive educational approaches can we explore to ensure students are learning?

This digest lists and defines the disabilities which entitle a child to special education, estimates the number of U.S. children requiring special education, briefly discusses the educational implications of disabilities, and lists 6 printed resources and 14 organizational resources which can provide further information. (JDD)

An historical treatment of the Office of Education's establishment in 1867, the reform expectations which accompanied its creation, and a discussion of the reasons for its failure to become an effective force in providing equal education for blacks. (EH)

The Clinical Learning Center resembles the physician's office, but it depends upon volunteer patients who come there primarily to contribute to the educational program while deriving no medical care. (Editor/PG)

Describes a course planned for bio-medical engineering students. Intended outcomes of the course include an understanding of medical problems, their courses, diagnosis and treatment, and an awareness of the physician's philosophy and approach. (GS)

This article proposes the Precision Education Initiative, which is the tailoring of education to the specific characteristics of the individual student. Mirroring precision medicine, the author lays out both near-term and longer term goals that educational research, and importantly educational practice, should follow.

This article is the next chapter in the conversation about doctoral physical education teacher education (D-PETE) programs. The author challenges PETE faculty members to continue the dialogue started in this special issue about D-PETE programs.

Teacher training is the key to implementing psychological education for children. The author presents a description of a teacher workshop in psychological education. (HMV)

A simulated office experience in which the students, as employees, received pay checks, learned how to handle a checking account, and paid bills from their checks is advocated as a means of adding realism to a business class. (BP)

The purpose of this survey was to gather the opinions of a group of randomly selected members of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) regarding the quality of graduate programs in art education. (Author)