Education & Pedagogy

A survey of undergraduate and graduate health education students assessed their knowledge of and participation in the California legislative system. Results justified the creation of a curriculum that would equip health education students with the knowledge and skills necessary to intervene effectively with the governmental policymaking process. (CB)

The need for emphasis on development of interpersonal communication skills in continuing education for pharmacists is discussed, a training course in Northern Ireland is described, and the potential for similar curricula in other professions is assessed. (MSE)

The need to change higher education to respond to the demands for continuing education is discussed, and the contributions of three groups to the facilitation of learning through learning-centered and problem-based curriculum design are examined. (MSE)

Describes the Southern Regional Education Board Commission for Educational Quality's report, "Ten Recommendations for Improving Secondary Vocational Education." The report's recommendations range from requiring all high school graduates to attain competency in basic skills to creating state task forces to design courses that fuse academics with vocational applications. (CH)

Gifford and King debate the value of the bachelors degree in education. Abolition of the undergraduate degree in education is seen as essential to Gifford. King believes that a greater shortage of teachers could occur if colleges don't prepare teachers through their present modes. (MLW)

Highlights the principle elements of the Soviet educational system as seen by key adult education figure, Alexandre Pavlovich Vladislavlev: non-stop education, work-linked adult education, partnerships between basic and supplementary educational systems, program flexibility, teacher evaluation, and professional training. (DMM)

Examines four areas in which two-year colleges can serve as a major resource: education for effective citizenship and civic responsibility; education and training for employment; international/intercultural education; and educational access for "at-risk" populations. (DMM)

Temple University's model drug education and abuse prevention program for students and staff includes education and counseling throughout the year as well as random drug testing. The program is costly but successful, and has the support of athletes, administration, and the coaching staff. (MSE)

A model for technology teacher education curriculum has three facets: (1) purpose (experiential learning, personal development, technological enlightenment, economic well-being); (2) content (professional knowledge, curriculum development competence, pedagogical knowledge and skill, technological foundations); and (3) process (planned reflection, classroom instruction, individualized and group learning, technological method). (SK)

In a comparison of cooperative education and regular students in arts, math, and science (n=267), co-op students reported better social adjustment and attachment to the university and greater commitment to educational goals. Arts students were better adapted to university than others. (SK)

Examines the importance of reinventing teachers' roles in a society where classrooms are filled with students from a wide variety of ethnic groups and cultures. The paper discusses teachers' historical roles and how they are changing and notes the need for more integrated and continuous teacher education. (SM)

"Innovations for Student Organizations" (Gandy, Snider) describes the Arizona chapter of Future Business Leaders of America/Phi Beta Lambda; "Scholarship + Leadership + Cooperation = Delta Pi Epsilon" (Brown) discusses the national honor society in graduate business education; and "Loyalty + Service + Progress = Pi Omega Pi" (Pagel) looks at the national business teacher education honor society. (JOW)

Documents the process of developing and using a general model for teacher education programs and a specific model for a reading program. Elements shared by the models include graphic representations, components, the manner in which they were developed, and the myriad functions that they support. (SM)

Explores the relationship between conceptual orientations and pedagogical activities in the education of teachers. Two pedagogies, cases and hypermedia, and their interaction with familiar but often unarticulated conceptual orientations in teacher education are examined. (GLR)

Reviews professional literature on developments in art education for older adults since 1980. Describes programs at the national, state, and local levels that emphasize either the crafts or fine arts approach to art education. Recommends programs that promote creative thinking and self-expression. (CFR)