Education & Pedagogy

Research shows that there is a big gap between intent and performance when students are taught about environmental issues. Discusses ideas for narrowing this gap and alleges that environmental bias is common in the teaching of environmental issues. Contains 33 references. (DDR)

Introduces this special theme issue discussing tensions in education stemming from public school reform. Discusses the issue's focus on (1) standardized testing; (2) developmentally appropriate practice; and (3) full inclusion. Concludes that despite seemingly irreconcilable tensions, public schools have strong public support. (KB)

Reviews the focus of the Millennium Commission and describes the science attractions that have been funded through this effort. Considers planning and curricular issues that these attractions present for science educators. (DDR)

Describes an art project that is appropriate for students in fifth through twelfth grade in which they create Gothic-style stained-glass windows. Discusses how college students majoring in elementary education created stained-glass windows. Addresses how to adapt this lesson for younger students. (CMK)

Explores how educators can help distance learners develop multicultural competence without physically exposing them to campus diversity. Proposes international educational experiences as a vital supplement for the full development of multicultural competence among distance learners. (EV)

Analyzes the literature on problem-based learning (PBL) and explains its rationale, process, and current outcomes research. Cites examples of PBL in medical education and its application to allied health education. (Contains 49 references.) (JOW)

Discusses the shift in values needed to provide community health nursing education in partnership with a community. Offers principles for developing programs: refocused purpose, broad practice scope, problem solving as discovery, and family, community, and student empowerment. (Contains 37 references.) (Author/JOW)

An accelerated undergraduate degree program enabled nurses who already have degrees to complete the second in 13 months. Data spanning 12 years and over 1,000 graduates indicated that licensing examination results were slightly higher than for traditional students, attrition low, and employment outcomes positive. (JOW)

Provides conceptual approaches for cross-cultural medical education, and describes a framework for student evaluation that focuses on strategies to assess attitudes, knowledge, and skills, and the impact of curricular interventions on health outcomes. (EV)

"Unpacks" the realities of globalization and internationalization in higher education and highlights some of the ways in which globalization affects the university. Focuses on how globalization is affecting higher education in developing countries, the nations that will experience the bulk of higher education in the future. (SLD)

This concluding chapter offers thoughts about educational philosophy and how higher education might view technology as it moves between the seemingly paradoxical ideas of making the academic experience more user-friendly and making distance education available to the masses. (EV)

Describes specific K-12 policy initiatives of the State Board of Education, fiscal support from the government, and partnerships with the business community and higher education that are aligning and improving student learning outcomes in Maryland at all levels of education. (EV)

A humanistic-educative evaluation method for nursing education emphasizes collaboration, caring, creativity, critical thinking, and self-assessment. A teacher-student shared home visit in family nursing illustrates the use of the approach for developing self-directed and competent nurses. (Contains 34 references.) (SK)

Traces the history of tension between vocational and liberal traditions in adult education. Proposes that Dewey's concept of vocation may be found in liberal education if it is made accessible and meaningful and if it integrates theory and practice. (Contains 29 references.) (SK)

Explores different movements in educational psychology that have affected music education since the 1950s: (1) behaviorism; (2) cognitivism; (3) humanism; and (4) a socio-biological model. Describes each of the four schools of thought in detail as they related to music education. (CMK)