Education & Pedagogy

Presented are an overview of a total, integrated curriculum for pharmacy continuing education and a curriculum model consisting of three elements: curriculum objectives; including update, in-depth, special, degree, and new information needs; curriculum processes, such as planning, development and evaluation; and the individual learner. (JMD)

The attitudes of first- and second-year students at the University of Nevada School of Medical Sciences were surveyed and results from 95 students (77 percent) show that definite patterns of attitudes toward continuing medical education do exist early. Implications for improving participation motivation are noted. (LBH)

Everything in health policy affects medical education, and everything done in medical education has implications for health policy, suggests this economics professor. Medical educators must face the inevitability of change and shape medical education to relate to the social and economic structure. (LBH)

Analyzes the current state of university education in Russia and identifies trends which will influence future development. Currently, most graduates become secondary school teachers. It is hoped that more future graduates will work in specialized institutions of higher education, research institutions, or the national economy. (Author/AV)

Math anxiety is discussed as it affects men, and especially women, and two suggestions are made to help students combat it: creation of special sections for hesitant students at all levels of introductory math; and math clinics for students with immediate or remedial math problems. (JMD)

The major outcome of a study conducted to help Vermont implement P.L. 94-142 was the identification and prioritization of special education competencies required of general education administrators and the specification of training needs related to the competencies. (Author/IRT)

The schools of education at 88 institutions that offer graduate-level training in adult education were surveyed for information pertinent to their course offerings in and about aging. Of these 88 schools, only 19 percent offer courses in education and aging. (Author)

Outlines the author's concept of a comprehensive and realistic agricultural education program for developing countries covering a minimum of five years. For at least the first year an American educator works with local educators setting up programs and curriculums and each succeeding year the program is further developed and implemented. (MF)

The manager of corporate educational relations at the General Electric Company describes their current career education programs, including minority engineering programs, motivational publicity for secondary students, and summer institutes for guidance counselors at various universities. (MF)

The geography curriculum in higher education reflects values held by the geographical and educational communities and by society in general. Teachers should transmit an environmental ethic by adopting relevant approaches from moral and political education. For journal availability, see SO 506 224. (Author/AV)

Asserting that the state of Indian (higher) education in the United States is in sad disarray, this article notes governmental policy intended to demolish Indian culture while usurping land and resources has resulted in native distrust of educators. Data on Indian higher education are provided. (RTS)

Education through art or any other subject will not automatically humanize anyone. The effect that art and art education can have on individuals and on society depends to a large extent upon the social responsibility or the moral stance of the teacher, the parent, and the artist. (Author)

Suggests a typology of ethnic-education programs and examines the Swedish-speaking community in Finland as an example of an effort to control a separate educational program and maintain the separate ethnic identity of a declining cultural, economic, and social elite. (DB)

Characterizes aesthetic education in the Soviet Union as an increasingly important force in shaping ideological attitudes of children and young adults, providing a balance to intellectual development for all students, and increasing creative development. (Author/DB)

Concentrates on quantitative aspects of developments in primary education in Latin America from 1960 to 1975. Factors analyzed include the increase in the number of students, changes in the structure of the educational systems in various countries, curriculum changes, and reform movements. (Author/DB)