Education & Pedagogy

Discusses how to involve students and teachers in music education research through the use of two resources: (1) "Music Education Research"; and (2) "A Research Agenda for Music Education." Stresses the importance for teachers to apply music education research in their teaching. Focuses on brain-behavior and neurobiology as one emerging area of music education research. (CMK)

Given that there can be no education without values, how do we define values education in a pluralistic, secular, and democratic society, and on what basis? To answer those questions, we must first distinguish between ethics, morality, and values education, and then examine the present-day context in which these concepts are expressed. (TD)

California schools are ranked near the bottom in student achievement. The University of California can improve public schools through outreach programs; by improving its own curricula, particularly in mathematics and science, to become more interdisciplinary and inquiry-based; and by focusing on teacher education. Discusses obstacles to, and recommendations for, curriculum reform. (TD)

Argues that the historical development of U.S. bilingual education policy largely results from a morality based on economic and social interdependency. Explores strengths and limitations of that morality. Develops the construct of a spiritual morality that combines the powers of intellect, emotions, politics, and spirituality in support of equitable education for language minority students. (Contains 55 references.) (Author/SV)

Reflects on the public debates over bilingual education since passage of the Bilingual Education Act 30 years ago. Focuses on ambivalence toward bilingual education and bilingualism, demonstrated by the failure of colleges and universities to train adequate numbers of qualified bilingual teachers and by those who value learning a "foreign" language but not maintaining a non-English mother tongue. (SV)

Current practices in faculty education pertaining to college students with learning disabilities are reviewed. Discrepancies between the evolving faculty role and current education practices are examined, and guiding questions are proposed for expanding education efforts to keep pace with the faculty role in providing access for students with learning disabilities. (Contains extensive references.) (Author/CR)

Discusses the importance of global education for teaching children regional and global responsibility in today's complex world, examining: global education in Australia; learning and teaching processes to facilitate global education; influencing students' cultural perspectives; and tackling racial injustice in Australian schools. Global education makes sense for teachers, since its inherent values are core values for life in a democratic society. (SM)

Investigates how groups of teachers in the United States and Russia conceptualize global education and the role of an integrated curriculum within it. Addresses the various teaching practices that evolve from the teachers' understanding of global education and integrating the curriculum and the effect their ideas have on school reform. (CMK)

Examines the accessibility of higher education in nine western European countries in terms of selectivity and affordability. Finds much variation in relative selectivity, ranging from strong entrance selection procedures (Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) to those with open systems (Austria, Belgium-Flanders, and the Netherlands). Finds affordability is best when grants and loans are given directly to students. (Author/DB)

Presents statistical data on the progress of African Americans in U.S. institutions of higher education, examining the black-white higher education equality index; statistics measuring the state of racial inequality; students and faculty from black African Nations at U.S. colleges and Universities; progress of African Americans in degree attainments; and reasons for hope regarding blacks in higher education. (SM)

Highlights the various educational trends and policies in relation to arts education in the Latin American countries from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Summarizes the arts education policies in Latin American throughout the 20th century focusing on teaching in the arts and the role of educational research. (CMK)

Examines the existence of an anti-industry culture within the British government by looking at the debate over youth employment and post-school education from 1921-45 and discussing the interactions between the Board of Education and the Ministry of Labor. Reveals that civil servants themselves took control of defining education in relation to employment. (CMK)

Reviews the role of Christopher Addison, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education, in the reform of British educational policy during the early twentieth century. Explains that in 1914 Addison developed a scheme to resolve the problems facing the post-compulsory education sector in order to help the economy. (CMK)

Those outside the dominant groups in Canadian society have a need for ongoing learning at least equal to those among the dominant groups. Both must be satisfied through social agencies, volunteers, schools, and colleges. Building a comprehensive educational system requires sensitivity to generations, genders, new arrivals, and people whose circumstances have denied them opportunities to learn. (TD)

The president of the University of Vermont discusses the relationship between higher education research and practice from an administrative viewpoint. She suggests that good campus decision making begins with a base of scholarly knowledge that is generated by higher education researchers and is ideally modeled by higher education leaders who practice public learning. (DB)