Education & Pedagogy

Discusses initiatives in Appalachia and the Northwest region related to barriers to adult education in rural areas. Results of research confirmed that the public is not aware of rural problems and issues and that governmental support is lacking. (JOW)

Six preservice physical education teachers were studied to discover what observatiotn and perceptual processes were used during an early field experience. Results revealed that subjects made observations about students' movement responses, students' movement characteristics, and organizational tasks and patterns. (Author/CB)

This feature, consisting of 14 articles, looks at physical education from an international perspective. Programs in Nigeria, the USSR, Papua New Guinea, China, Denmark, West Germany, and Bahrain are explored. Exchange programs, culture shock, and barriers to understanding are discussed. The impact of the Olympic Games on Korea is analyzed. (MT)

Three sources of data, two national and one school specific, are used to analyze the characteristics of entrants to primary teacher education in Ireland. Reported are findings on demographic information, academic achievement, perceptions of salary, and prestige of seven occupations, personality traits, and attitudes. (Author/MT)

Evaluates the Joint Council on Economic Education (JCEE) commitment to strengthening the Developmental Economic Education Program (DEEP). Suggests which future studies would be most valuable and which kinds of research tools and programs might be required to fulfill the objectives of DEEP. (BSR)

Describes a joint special education, regular physical education, and peer-teaching program, Project PAIRS (Peer-Assisted Instruction in Recreational Skills), in south Texas. High school students worked with handicapped children to improve their water and communication skills. (BB)

Explains how, to facilitate transfer for engineering students, the New Jersey Institute of Technology has worked with community colleges in developing four variants on articulation: 2 + 2 programs, cooperative education programs, consortial arrangements, and dual admissions. (DMM)

Physical educators send the message that learning is for the classroom, while activity is for the gymnasium. Knowledge about sport, exercise, and movement can be uniquely and appropriately disseminated in the gym. Physical education can blend learning with doing, theory with practice, education with experience, and reflection with action. (MT)

A major problem of physical education programs is the assessment of outcomes. Research makes it clear that physical education programs can affect motor performance positively. Outcomes regarding motor performance, metabolic performance, psychosocial factors, body structure, and cognitive/academic development are reviewed. (MT)

Explores problems in the relationship between professional arts and art education. Identifies three negative practices used in schools: (1) the oversimplification of art to children, (2) an over-reliance on language to explain art, (3) the fear of allowing mistakes to occur in children's art. (BSR)

Reactions to the regular/special education interface initiative of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services include the need to protect educational entitlements of the handicapped, improve vocational and career planning, modify stringent graduation requirements for handicapped students, and implement the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (1986). (DB)

The special education model (which requires due process, services appropriate to a child's differences, review and reevaluation, and monitoring of educational services) is equally appropriate to gifted children. State and local funding patterns indicate better funding when gifted programs are administered by special education. (DB)

Discusses music education as a curriculum enrichment vehicle for both elementary and secondary school children. Summarizes assertions concerning the benefits of music education programs found in a literature review. Analyzes Orange County (Florida) principals' generally positive attitudes toward music education and advocates music programs as basic curriculum components. Includes six references. (MLH)

Explains the approach taken at Colorado State University in a collegewide undergraduate computer-aided design (CAD) course. Reviews the topic areas covered, project requirements, and assesses the use of high-performance graphics devices. (ML)

Discusses a study to determine (1) criteria used in industrial and vocational education programs for evaluating faculty for tenure and promotion, (2) ways those criteria are weighted in the process, and (3) perceptions of department heads regarding the congruence of written policies with actual practices. (JOW)