Education & Pedagogy

The purpose of this report is to present a brief, understandable overview of the New York City Board of Education budget for 1978-79. Toward this end, the expense budget has been organized into eight major functional areas: direct instructional programs, indirect instructional programs, ancillary pupil support programs, school buildings, city and districtwide administration, miscellaneous expenses, debt service, and non-public and adult education. The cost components of each of these areas is explained and data are presented in tabular and textual form. Also indicated is the distribution of costs for different educational levels (elementary, junior high, high school, and special education). (Author/GC)

This annotated bibliography offers sources and references related to community education. Particular emphasis is placed on the education of adults. Some topics also covered are: (1) assessing educational needs and resources in the community; (2) obtaining financial assistance for community educational projects; (3) training the community educator; (4) the relationship between the community and the local public schools; (5) community colleges; (6) solving the problems of the community through educational programs; (7) administering community programs; (8) finding and using space for community education programs; (9) developing a curriculum for adults; and (10) community resources for senior citizens. (JD)

THE FORTY-ONE ITEMS INDEXED AND ABSTRACTED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY DEAL LARGELY WITH FINE ARTS EDUCATION, URBAN EXTENSION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP TRAINING (INCLUDING CIVIL RIGHTS), MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, PUBLIC TELEVISION, AND PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS, TOGETHER WITH SUCH CONCERNS AS EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND ATTITUDES, TESTING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, AND THE USE OF EVENING CLASSES, CORRESPONDENCE STUDY, AND THE RESIDENTIAL METHOD. ALSO NOTED ARE HISTORICAL REVIEWS OF EXTENSION WORK AT RUTGERS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, AND A PEACE CORPS PROGRAM OF FIELD TRAINING. (LY)

This publication, designed for a worldwide readership, contains articles, notes, and book reviews pertaining to educational theories and practices. While the body of the articles are in English, overviews are given in German and French. French and German books are reviewed in their native language; English and other language books are reviewed in English. Topics include: (1) equal education in South Africa; (2) preschool teacher training programs in problem solving; (3) student motivation and academic achievement; (4) a successful secondary school system in the Philippines; (5) educational revolution in Tanzania; (6) television viewing and violence; and (7) power and ideology in education. (CJ)

This collection of environmental education newsletters encompasses the issues published in 1978. The main topic covered in the first issue of the collection is the First Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental Education held in Tbilisi, USSR in October, 1977. The Tbilisi declaration resulting from that conference is discussed. The second issue presents brief descriptions of pilot projects in environmental education from various regions of the world. The third issue includes developments in national environmental education policy within selected nations following the Tbilisi conference. The fourth issue presents the International Environmental Education Activities proposed for 1979-80. (RE)

Discussed in this volume is the development of a design for a Regional Environmental Learning System. This design begins with the generation of options from which later design changes will be made. Topics covered include: (1) mission for environmental education; (2) political perspectives for design; (3) the task of conceptual design; and (4) considerations of the Environmental Education Act. An appendix of methods is included. (RE)

Reported are the proceedings of a conference of practitioners of energy education including classroom teachers, curriculum experts, administrators, and representatives from industry and government. Participants worked in six groups to produce papers and recommendations. Topics addressed by each group included: (1) State-of-the-Art and Needs Assessment in Energy Education; (2) Dissemination, Implementation, and Evaluation; (3) Strategies and Need for Policy Impact; (4) Preservice and Inservice Teacher Training; (5) Energy Education for Special Groups; and (6) Grade Level Articulation. A conference overview, a text of the keynote speech, and a transcript of a panel discussion are included. (RE)

This is one of six studies that describe the different aspects of education in Sri Lanka and how they were affected by the major educational reforms of 1972. This particular booklet discusses educational management and how it has changed in response to the 1972 reforms. Individual chapters focus in turn on the historical background of education in Sri Lanka and of the 1972 reforms, the objectives of educational management, the institutional infrastructure of education before and after the 1972 reforms, how the educational organization functions, the financial resources available for education, and the constraints inhibiting educational progress. (JG)

One of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies, this module focuses on developing competency in the following areas: writing educational specifications, describing the differences between learning and auxiliary areas, and listing the planning considerations involved in the planning of occupational preparation facilities. Module content is organized as follows: introductory section, terminal objective, summary of content, procedures, suggested resources, pretest, posttest, learning activities, and an answer manual. Activities are primarily based on having the learner read a list of suggested materials related to the subject. (SH)

The document presents guidelines for assessment and evaluation procedures related to development of individual programs in physical education, with emphasis on the provisions of The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112). Sections address the following topics: assessment, evaluation, and the laws; initial assessment; assessment and evaluation in physical education; general assessment and evaluation provisions under the laws; implications of assessment and evaluation provisions for physical education; assessment batteries, test items, and resources; adapting and using the Youth Fitness Test; Youth Fitness Test and adaptations; motivation and incentives; award systems; testing large groups; and record keeping. (SBH)

This directory lists studies completed by graduate students and by staff in university faculties of education, provincial departments of education, boards of education, education associations, and other education institutions. The details in each entry were supplied by the contributors. Of the 761 studies included, 727 are in English while 34 are in French. There are 188 published and 573 unpublished studies. In the latter category are a great many theses submitted to Canadian universities. Entries are listed under subject headings. A French index gives the corresponding English terms used in the subject headings. An author index is at the back of the publication. (Author/MLF)

The Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC) was used as the nucleus in a five-part project to develop competency-based instructional systems for (1) adult distributive education, (2) postsecondary education, (3) special needs (of handicapped and disadvantaged groups), (4) additional occupations (such as marketing and distribution), and (5) entrepreneurship. Through the utilization of consultants and other professionals for each specialized area of the project, competencies were identified and learning activities were developed, tested, and refined. (CSS)

The higher education system of Iran presently includes eight universities, six independent state colleges, 74 institutions affiliated with various ministries,and 25 private institutions. The higher education system is described in terms of its evolution, types of institutions, internal structure of universities and other higher education institutions, legislation and administration, teaching personnel, admission and graduation requirements, educational structure of universities, student welfare, increase in the student population during the last decade, and admission of foreign students. Appendices include statistical tables and diagrams concerning the growth and distribution of students, a list of higher education institutions and fields of study, and a diagram of the stucture of higher education. (SW)

The growing interrelatedness of life on Earth has increased the need for citizens to possess the knowledge and sensitivity required to comprehend the global dimensions of political, economic and cultural phenomena. Global education, a component of environmental education, can be incorporated into social studies in order to link concerns for humans with concerns for the natural environment. Accordingly, this paper presents a rationale for global education, a discussion of infusing global education into the K-12 social studies curriculum, and examples of relevant learning activities. Appended are lists of teaching resources. (Author/WB)

This article suggests that church-linked universities and colleges can and should show that there is an alternative to the expediency and pseudo-utilitarian thinking which currently dominates higher education. Such institutions can and should serve as beacons of a virtuous approach to education which can show others a more positive way forward. Theology and ethics--both disciplines mutually informing one another--hold the key to fostering and promoting a true culture of ministry both in the day-to-day existence of universities and colleges and in nurturing young minds to take that culture of ministry out into the wider community.