Education & Pedagogy

This review chronicles the origins of the use of the term "dispositions" in teacher education and highlights problems in its current definitions and applications, suggesting questions that need to be addressed in dealing with those problems and outlining necessary changes in teacher education programs to address development and assessment of the whole teacher.

Discusses the need to address spiritual beliefs in teacher education, arguing that: because spiritual impulses are so primary for many people, they must be addressed in teacher education; educators must recognize and cultivate students' spiritual motivations to teach and foster reflectivity; and student teachers must learn what they can legally discuss in class about personal spirituality and formal religious doctrines. (SM)

Presents information from the 2000 Joint Terminology Committee of the American Association for Health Education/American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. This group meets each decade to evaluate current terminology in the field. In 2000, it reviewed 1990 terms, developed a list of criteria as the basis of the review, and created the current list. (SM)

Interview with Trevor Quinn, head of Ardnabannon Outdoor Education Centre, Northern Ireland, discusses the center's history and association with the local education authority; courses provided to schools, college students, teachers, community groups, and businesses; the role of outdoor education in promoting peace and cultural understanding; and cross-agency initiatives relating access to the outdoors to tourism and economic development. (SV)

Examines major trends for changes related to e-learning in several sectors (i.e., corporate training, postsecondary education, K-12 education, and non-traditional K-12 settings) and describes how these trends are affecting the development and dissemination of instructional design theory and methodology. (MES)

This article discusses research in deaf education. It addresses the social and cultural context of deaf education, the technological and policy context of deaf education, underrepresented and neglected groups of children with deafness, and funding for research on deafness. Topics of concern for the new millennium are identified. (Contains references.) (CR)

Examines the conceptions of educating beginning art teachers with specific reference to Canadian art education. Addresses the use of the visual journal, which demonstrates visual and verbal thinking, by preservice teachers at the University of British Columbia as a means to develop an artistic understanding of their growth as art teachers. (CMK)

Examines changes in teacher education programs resulting from the World Wide Web, considers the role of education and paradigm shifts that have occurred, and describes an elementary education program at Florida State University. Highlights include changes in the teaching and learning process, assessment, learning environments, and skills and curriculum. (LRW)

Outlines the elements of Britain's new Labour government policy framework for adult, continuing, and further education in the context of the lifelong learning debate. States that the partnership between the government and the further education sector will enable the lifelong learning vision to succeed. (CMK)

Reports on a study of the relationship between written content and its illustration. Also explores the problem of image comprehension. The study involved students (n=78) in a teacher training course. Concludes that very strong inducements to attract attention to illustration must be included in the text. (Contains 35 references.) (DDR)

Argues that teacher educators must find ways to move beyond student teacher resistance to multiculturalism so that future teachers are prepared to understand and teach diverse students, proposing a model that examines the multidimensionalities of place and memory as they shape multicultural identities, discussing social bias in education in the American south, and examining memory as ambiguity, complexity and history. (SM)

Demonstrates that observations must not be limited to mathematics lessons in Japanese public schools when exploring the achievement of Japanese students. Focuses on mathematics education in Japanese elementary, junior high, and supplementary schools. Reveals that Japanese students spend more time on mathematics and receive more supervision and professional support than U.S. or German students. (CMK)

Argues that awareness of epistemological and value-related questions is a prerequisite for critical thinking and interdisciplinarity in environmental higher education. Offers general discussions of epistemology and value awareness. Seeks to justify advocacy of both in environmental higher education. (CMK)

Discusses social construction of the body through schooling, in particular physical education and sports. Suggests examination of the effects of these programs on young people. Argues that common practices often serve to alienate young people from their bodies, rather than educating them. (Contains 23 references.) (NB)

Argues that existing secondary education system in Bangladesh, designed during British colonial times, is ill suited to serve current labor-market demands. Discusses three economic distortions resulting from the misalignment of secondary education with the labor market: inappropriate curriculum, excess demand for secondary education, and increased economic inequalities. Proposes several changes. (Contains 15 references.) (PKP)