Education & Pedagogy

Discusses the shift in special education teacher preparation programs from a medical orientation and a focus exclusively on the child, to a focus on the whole system in which the child functions. Highlights the need for special education teachers to work with communities toward more inclusive environments. (CR)

Discusses the evolution of the education system in Africa from the 1970s to the present. Looks at the link between schools and local institutions, the value that communities place on education, and the role of the community school regarding adults and out-of-school youth. (JOW)

Engaging with social movements, adult educators can make the educational political and the political educative. Four ways of linking with social movements are developing critical intelligence, creating democratic educational experiences, supporting progressive social movements, and rethinking social movements as adult education and community work. (SK)

Describes an alternative approach to environmental education with secondary students outside the timetabled curriculum, which uses school buildings and outside grounds as a model for responsible environmental management and behavior. Emphasis was on adopting criteria which were thought to lead to long-term attitude and behavior change. (AIM)

Reviews the history of the "Australian Journal of Adult Education," predecessor of "Australian Journal of Adult and Community Education," since its founding in 1961, including editors, format, components, contributors, and topics. Highlights its contribution to the legitimization of adult education as a discipline in Australia. (SK)

Postmodern pressures on hospitals and universities have an impact on nursing education. Different goals and environments of higher education institutions and health care organizations, values, and attitudes of nursing and nurses indicate a need to understand discursive practices and develop new ones. (SK)

Schools for young children, a recent phenomenon, have become increasingly common in the 20th century, but are still not an integral part of most school systems. It remains to be seen if the 21st century will see the development of seamless systems of education from preschool through third grade. (SLD)

Nine articles in this theme issue address problem-solving teaching and supervised agricultural experience. Topics covered include systems approaches to SAE, SAE for Y2K, SAE for science, applied SAE, types of SAE, and examples of activities. (JOW)

Trade unions in Botswana have been weakened by legislation. Many union members are not aware of adult education opportunities. Adult educators from basic to continuing and higher education levels can help empower organizations of civil society, including unions. (SK)

Focuses on indicators of the condition and progress of education in the United States. Covers student performance and other outcomes of learning, the quality of educational environments at the elementary/secondary and post-secondary levels, public and family support for learning, and students' participation in and progress through the educational system. (Author)

Presents an interview with Angela Collins, director of the National Science Education Standards Projects from 1991 to 1995, on educational reforms in science education standards. (ASK)

Analyzes President Clinton's actions on higher education during his eight years in office. Notes progress on issues such as funding for middle-class students, biomedical research, and technology. Points out possible missed opportunities, including issues surrounding affirmative action. Concludes that Clinton helped make higher education a prominent and bipartisan issue. (EV)

Nursing education is shifting from focus on behaviorist to humanistic outcomes, a shift rooted in critical social theory. New curricular approaches emphasize autonomy, social responsibility, subjectivity, emancipation, and empowerment. These tenets have application to the current milieu of health care. (SK)

Offers a complete listing of agencies responsible for providing a free public elementary/secondary education in the 50 states, District of Columbia, 5 outlying areas, and Department of Defense Dependents Schools (overseas). Uses data from the Local Education Agency Universe Survey. (SLD)

Discusses the development of the system of postgraduate and supplementary professional education in Russia. Focuses on such topics as the strategic guidelines in the implementation of the system and the strategic goals for education (theoretical fundamentalism, cognitive integrality, humanization, methodologism, and pluralism). (CMK)