Education & Pedagogy

After briefly describing the state of adult basic education in the southeast prior to 1969, the author focuses on a three-year plan for building teacher-training resources throughout the region formulated by state directors of adult education in the Southeast in late 1969. (Author/JM)

Reviews early childhood education in Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, England, and Wales. Discussion centers on administration, financing, teacher education, preschool setting, aims and objectives, and research activities. (CS)

This article synthesizes the opinions of parents, primary and secondary school pupils and teachers, secondary school administrators, college and university students and professors, and employers, polled at the request of the Ministry of National Education, on the state of education in France. (JH)

The role of distributive education in the suburbs differs greatly from that in the inner-city; to expect identical results in terms of the finished product is unrealistic. Distributive education must serve each student in the program regardless of his socio-economic status and geographical location. (Author/AG)

Exploring the pedagogical approaches of four women's financial literacy education programs, this chapter provides an overview of trends and needs in financial education for women and offers pedagogical strategies for teaching women about finance.

This chapter examines the changing nature of adult education in the age of transnational migration and proposes recognitive adult education as an inclusive model that acknowledges and affirms cultural difference and diversity as positive and desirable assets.

This article has been a survey of the development of in-service education in Hawaii, from the standpoints of four major institutions that have been involved: the Department of Education, the Normal School, the University of Hawaii Summer Session and the University of Hawaii Extension Department. (Author)

Educational factors which must change if jobs opportunities for women are to equal those for men are the traditional exclusion of girls from a wider scope of vocational courses, cultural pressures and assumptions, and counseling and administrative policies and circumstances. (JH)

Cooperative education or industrial education, initiated to create an efficient work force, was exploitive of both students and the general public. It practically endentured students, educated them to docility, and procured public tax funds to subsidize the industries involved. (JH)

As a point of departure for further evaluation, the Council for International Health of the Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities has defined a series of objectives for students undertaking clinical experiences overseas. (Editor/PG)

The pattern of uniformity now beginning to pervade the large state systems of higher education is examined. Pluralism and diversity in higher education are suggested as ways to improve quality and yet not reduce efforts at mass education. (DE)

In providing liberal education for undergraduates, American colleges and universities are increasingly threatened by the forces of incoherence, trendiness, and specialization. A liberal education should provide academic youth with the knowledge, perspectives, and ideals to rise above the values of the marketplace in doing the work of the world. (Author/JH)

Summarizes from a national perspective the recent progress that has been made in providing appropriate special education services to increasing numbers of handicapped children. A chart shows the percentage of children receiving special education service on a State-by-State basis. (Author/DN)

This article describes the role of the counselor in the Houston Competency Based Teacher Education Program. This program includes: a retreat, Personal Assessment Feedback, videotape feedback, school feedback, affective modules, consultation with students and staff and individual counseling. (JC)

An authority on career education proposes a relation between this area and the social studies' thrusts of inquiry training and values education. He defines a new role for social studies in building a multidisciplinary approach to understanding an individual's economic role and social problems in general. (KM)