Education & Pedagogy

Three papers concerned with internationalizing higher education in the U.S. are presented with a commentary giving a Swedish perspective. The first paper, The International Role of the University in the Decades Ahead, emphasizes the need for area studies that will contribute to the general and liberal education of students. The second paper, Reflections on the Internationalizing of Higher Education, suggests the need for universal values and stresses it is the university's responsibility to strengthen its capacity to direct its own internationalization and to educate governments and citizenries concerning the role and value of higher education. The third paper, Graduate Education, International Studies, and the National Interest, indicates that graduate education and international studies have become too far removed from the society that supports them. A viable relation with government and society is now the task of the modern university. (MJM)

Career education program goals in the St. Paul public schools aim at integrating career education concepts into existing curricula and developing new programs where necessary in home school programs, specialized learning centers, and grades K-12. Some high schools will offer learning and occupational center facilities to students from all attendance areas. Elementary schools are being grouped in clusters, career counseling services are being expanded, and placement services are offered as they are needed. The position paper includes a brief background statement on the need for career education in St. Paul; definitions of career education; program goals; student objectives for each level, K-12; and implementation and support activities. Appended materials include: glossary, a statement by the St. Paul Teachers' Career Education Committee, and the State Board of Education position paper on career education adopted in 1972. Ordering information for resource materials is also included. (MDW)

Embracing 750 items on adult education research and investigation (mostly dated 1969 or 1970), this annotated bibliography covers adult learning characteristics, program planning and administration, learning environments, instructional methods, curriculum materials and instructional devices, personnel and staffing; education of specific clientele groups, special program areas, professional and technical continuing education, management and supervisory development, occupational training, labor education, institutional sponsors, and international perspectives in adult education. Sections within the above categories are identified by four digit numbers, with a sequential item number for each entry. Cross references are made to other closely related sections (four digit classification numbers) and to other entries throughout this research register. Also included are an author index, a note on availability of documents, an ERIC Document Reproduction Service order blank, and a listing of other publications by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education. (LY)

The preparation of a Master Plan for Environmental Education in New Jersey was one of six objectives with which the Council was established in 1967. Following a short narrative on the environmental crisis and the need for an environmentally literate citizenry, the Council's proposals are set forth: 1) establishment of a Department of Education Technical Advisory Committee on Environmental Education; 2) encouragement of local school district Concerned Citizens Committees on Environmental Education; 3) strengthening the network of Environmental Education Centers; and 4) support for the proposed legislation included. Emphasis is placed throughout on fostering greater use of the numerous learning environments existing outside books and classrooms. The above proposals are discussed, and several recommendations are made for strengthening and expanding environmental education at all levels, including the general public. Existing facilities and programs which provide various services on environmental education to school youth, teachers, and others are described. (JLB)

The 364 entries of research projects and reports in vocational education conducted in or concerning New Jersey are listed alphabetically by author, cumulative entry number, and title under these subject headings: (1) General Vocational and Technical Education, (2) Adult Education, (3) Agricultural Education, (4) Apprentice Programs, (5) Business Education, (6) Cooperative Programs, (7) Evaluation, (8) Health Occupations, (9) Home Economics, (10) Industrial Arts, (11) Introduction to Vocations, (12) Manpower Training, (13) Planning Programming Budgeting Systems, (14) Special Needs, (15) Statistics, (16) Technical Education, (17) Technology for Children, (18) Trade and Industrial Education, (19) Two Year Colleges, (20) Urban and Ghetto Education, and (21) Vocational Guidance. Excluded are curriculum publications, annual reports, training conferences, and program guides unless new research was presented. When a research report is available, the publication information, pagination, availability, and sometimes an annotation are given. Author and subject indexes are provided. (SB)

TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE BOOKS AND ARTICLES PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1947 AND 1963 ARE LISTED IN THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON RURAL EDUCATION. TWO GENERAL SECTIONS LIST COMPREHENSIVE VOLUMES AND OTHER BIBLIOGRAPHIES, AND THE REMAINDER ARE LISTED UNDER SPECIFIC SUBDIVISIONS, I.E., SCHOOL ORGANIZATION AND REORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION, THE CHANGING NATURE OF RURAL SOCIETY, THE SCHOOL AND ITS COMMUNITY, CURRICULUM, VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, TESTING AND GUIDANCE, EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF AGRICULTURAL MIGRANTS, EDUCATION FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING, STORIES FOR CHILDREN ABOUT OTHER LANDS, SOURCE MATERIALS FOR CLASSROOM USE, PUPIL TRANSPORTATION, SCHOOL LAW, AND RESEARCH AND SURVEYS. A CROSS REFERENCE SYSTEM IS USED TO AID USERS IN FINDING RELATED MATERIALS LISTED IN OTHER SECTIONS. COPIES OF THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE AVAILABLE FOR $1.00 FROM THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, 1201 SIXTEENTH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036. (DK)

The purpose of this study was to begin an assessment of the status of vocational education programming for handicapped school-age students in Texas. Specific objectives were to determine the number of special education students enrolled in and completing regular and special vocational education classes during the school year 1974-1975, to determine why special education students have not been enrolled in regular vocational education programs, and to estimate the types of services needed to enable more special students to enter vocational classes. To accomplish these objectives, questionnaires were sent to the school districts to collect the basic data, and onsite interviews were conducted to validate and clarify the questionnaire data. Survey results are detailed in narrative and tabular form, with recommendations for improvement including inservice programs for vocational and special educators and other appropriate school personnel. The questionnaires and letters used in the project are appended. (MF)

Recommendations for the future of postsecondary education at Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota, and for postsecondary education in the entire southwestern region of the state are presented. The year-long study examined the problem of declining enrollment at Southwest State as well as its implications for the entire region. The crucial problem in planning for postsecondary education in southwestern Minnesota is how to deal effectively with a 50 percent decline in high school graduates, effectively use existing resources, and adequately meet regional needs. Included in the report are information on the background of postsecondary education in the region, population projections for the region, characteristics of students from the region enrolling in postsecondary education, descriptions of programs and costs at institutions in the area, views from several advisory groups, and alternative futures for postsecondary education. (Author/LBH)

This document represents an effort to infuse career education into the pre-service certification programs on eight college campuses in New York State. The career education objectives presented can be used to train prospective teachers in the skills and techniques required to infuse career education in elementary, middle, and secondary schools. The objectives (112), obtained by a comprehensive review of the literature, are sequenced and classified into three major areas (which are subdivided into ten categories): (1) World of Work--career information, career identification, placement, theoretical material, interpersonal skills, (2) Planning/Implementation--instructional planning, community assessment, utilization of local resources, and (3) Evaluation--program evaluation, and student assessment. Each objective includes at least three activities, conditions for performing the activities, and a means of evaluating each activity. (TA)

This paper examines the present problems of urban school finance in order to determine why urban adjustments are necessary today in the new school finance formulas. It concludes that quality education, including quality integrated education, cannot be obtained by letting funds for urban education diminish. Cutbacks in staff, program offerings, books and materials, and other items will make the job of providing quality integrated education even harder. Metropolitan and State policy makers must become convinced and must act to insure that the totality of problems and that needs of urban education are addressed fairly and justly in future reforms of State school finance systems. This is essential if local urban education leaders are to be in positions to plan and implement quality education for all groups, minorities and whites alike. (Author/AM)

The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER) has designed this manual to aid teachers, coaches, and administrators in implementing Title IX in physical education and sports. The manual provides an outline for self-evaluation to assess compliance with the regulations; and an action checklist for evaluation of compliance. Implementation on the elementary, intermediate, high school, and college levels is discussed briefly with some suggestions and guidelines offered. Specific guidelines are offered for the area of competitive sports, both intramural and interscholastic. Some problem areas that are likely to arise regarding the use and management of facilities, teacher behavior, employment, community relations, and student attitudes are discussed. (JMF)

This collection of essays focuses on the first ten years of The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and Canadian education and society. The essays are "Dimensions of a Decade: Canadian Higher Education in the Sixties," by Edward B. Harvey; "Graduate Studies in Ontario Education at the Three-Quarter-Century Mark," by George E. Flower; "Policy Research and the Concept of Goal," by William E. Alexander; "Education, Public Policy, and Personal Choice," by John W. Halland; "Funny Things Happen on the Way to Parnassus," by Alan M. Thomas; "Shifting Ideologies Among Youth in Canada," by Jack Quarter; "Education and Basic Human Values," by Clive Beck; and "Trends in Society, Trends in Curriculum," by Garnet McDiarmid. (IRT)

This volume provides an overview of projects conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Particular emphasis is placed on NCES activities that directly affect educational users; studies intended to improve the quality or utility of NCES data and products are not included, nor are projects aimed at a single client such as the Commissioner of Education or a congressional committee. The volume consists mainly of individual project summaries, organized by major program areas into eight topical sections, including preprimary education, elementary and secondary education, adult and occupational education, higher education, libraries and educational technology, dissemination services publications, standard terminology projects and products, and development projects. Each project summary is divided into three sections--description, purpose and uses, and publications. Almost all of the listed reports can be purchased from Government Printing Office bookstores. (Author/JG)

The publication describes the development and implementation of a State plan for career education in Louisiana (1973-74) based on a nine-component model. The components described are: curriculum development and revision, career education inservice training at the elementary and secondary level, inservice training at the college and university level, the teacher competency model, communication skills program, vocational-technical school programs, elementary-secondary program development, human relations, and needs assessment. For each component, goals, objectives, methods used to achieve objectives (results), and funds allocated are discussed. Thirty-three pages are devoted to brief descriptions of 1973-74 career education activities in 66 local school districts. (MS)

This book contains a record of papers and edited transcripts presented at a program sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Studies. The program was part of an International Exposition on the Environment, EXPO 74 held in Spokane, Washington. The program incorporated three areas of interest: designing and finding methods for improving environmental education at all levels of learning including professional educators, civil servants, elected officials, industrial representatives, students, and citizens; special sessions on water quality education for members of the Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Committee; and special sessions on the management of large-scale interdisciplinary research projects for educators involved in a National Science Foundation grant. The general sessions included speeches on university and secondary programs, international programs, political views, and financing. The special sessions covered topics in water quality education, curriculum, research, and public service. (Editor/MR)