Education & Pedagogy

A partnership among Dundalk Institute of Technology (Ireland), Coca Cola, and government encourages young entrepreneurs through formal education in business management, workshops, mentoring, and financial rewards provided by the corporation's National Enterprise Award. (SK)

A survey of 154 women who are professionals in technology education asked what can be done to improve the enrollment and retention of females in technology education in secondary schools. Suggestions include redefining the curriculum, educating guidance counselors, changing scheduling and requirements, trying single-sex classes, and establishing mentoring. (JOW)

Multiple observations of 27 high school classrooms (academic, vocational, special education academic, or integrated academic/vocational) were used to validate an instrument measuring features of integrated curricula. Integrated curricula or vocational classes could be differentiated from academic or special education using the instrument. (SK)

Describes ways in which the Women's Institute, the largest and most influential women's organization in the United Kingdom, attempts to fulfill its goal of creating an atmosphere in which its members can become more aware of the scientific and technological context of their lives. (Author)

Examines special education services in Zimbabwe including issues of policy, facilities, and human resources and analyzes the opportunities and difficulties in providing special education in a developing country. Also addressed is the trend for integrated services for children with disabilities and learning difficulties. (DB)

Discusses the value of developing and promoting a natural history library by school library media specialists. Topics include benefits to students; promoting outdoor education; recommended reading for high school students; using technology; and other aids to promote outdoor education. (LRW)

Considers the role and aim of education in the thinking of J. Rousseau. To Rousseau, education serves as a medium between nature and society, with the task of education being that of turning man into a social being. Discusses Rousseau's philosophy in light of his novel "Emile." (SLD)

Describes the philosophy of music education ascribed to by Alfred North Whitehead in the book, "The Aims of Education." Discusses the approach presented by Carl Orff and addresses the similarities between these two views of music education. Explores the implications for music education. (CMK)

Reports on pre-service primary teacher education students' involvement in a number sense program that was a component of a mathematics education unit. Suggests that students develop and utilize multiple relationships among number, attempt to make sense of the mathematics investigated, and provide considered explanations for results achieved. (Author/KHR)

This position paper on information technology use in legal education undertakes a brief review of some of the more prominent opportunities, impediments to change flowing from limited notions of institutional role and from structural features that limit the capacity to change, and likely consequences of inertia. (EV)

Reviews what international education is and what it should aspire to be. Includes the defining features of international education and ways in which they can be realized in practice. Defines international versus internationalist education. Discusses global citizenship as the most important outcome for international school students. (AUTH/NB)

The director of "The Futures Project: Policy for Higher Education in a Changing World" discusses the competitive environment of higher education, the emergence of new providers, and the effect of market forces on accountability and responsiveness. Addresses policies and institutional strategies for this new environment. (SK)

Scrutinizes meanings of collaboration in a British government report on postcompulsory education (Kennedy Report). Finds that collaboration can have the effect of restricting the breadth of curriculum and limiting the form and mode of course delivery; it has not necessarily helped widen participation in Postsecondary education. (Contains 14 references.) (SK)

Argues for a procedure for moral education that begins by categorizing the meaning of moral, establishing what counts as good performance, framing assessment methods, and devising experiments in methods for moral education that result in practical recommendations. Explains that it must be decided what counts as moral reasoning. (CMK)

Describes how the continuing education system of the American Institute of Architects offers a way for architects to fulfill their U.S.-based requirements while abroad; its resources and assistance for architects interested in international practice; and its recognition of the trends of globalization through partnerships for trade, education, and practice. (EV)