Education & Pedagogy

First of a six-volume package, the guide introduces a resource and planning program for school practitioners responsible for involving the community in career education. The program, designed for use in preservice or inservice training of educational personnel, includes models, references, and suggestions for developing programs to secure community support and participation in career education. The document provides an overview of the program, and a rationale for community involvement in school-based career education is presented. (NJ)

THE 111 ABSTRACTS OF MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL RESEARCH IN HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION, COMPLETED IN 1966 AND SUBMITTED BY 33 INSTITUTIONS, ARE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO (1) ADMINISTRATION, (2) PROGRAM PLANNING--SECONDARY, COLLEGE, AND ADULT, (3) EVALUATION--SECONDARY, COLLEGE, AND ADULT, (4) METHODS AND MATERIALS, (5) TEACHER EDUCATION, AND (6) MISCELLANEOUS. AN AUTHOR INDEX IS INCLUDED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR $1.50 FROM AMERICAN HOME ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION, 1600 TWENTIETH STREET , N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009. (FP)

More than 16,000 films, videotapes, recordings and multimedia presentations for teaching health and safety education, driver training, medicine and dentistry, home economics, nursing and physical education are listed in this 620-page catalog. Catalog entries are classified alphabetically by title. Each entry provides a summary of the materials, describes the format used, running time, audience level, and the name of the producer and distributor. Titles are also listed by subject and by producer and distributor. (MG)

Presented are several articles and reviews which are related to science education in the following areas: (1) achievement, mastery, proficiency, competence; (2) personality and the pursuit of science; (3) skill integration, Piaget, and education; (4) recent research grants in the United Kingdom; (5) a listing of theses and dissertations for higher degrees in British universities completed during the 1976-77 and 1977-78 school year; and (6) a book review in science education research areas. (HM)

Index Medicus articles listed between April 1978 and March 1979 that focus on education in the health professions are cited in this eleventh annual recurring bibliography. The articles are indexed under subject and author headings. They cover such topics as health occupations, dietetics, continuing education, health manpower, hospital administration, programmed instruction, public health administration, health occupations schools, and medical technology. (SF)

The bilingual education program for special education student teachers at Fordham University is described, and various cognitive and affective skills which a bilingual special education program must offer to prospective teachers are discussed. Included are explanations of four aspects of the program (cultural sensitivity, reading, oral English, and grouping techniques), identification of areas of competency (measurement and diagnostic, curriculum skills, instructional methodology skills, classroom management skills, and professional skills), and lists of specific skills in reading and language arts and second language acquisition. (IM)

This is the third in a series of publications utilizing papers presented at the annual conference of the National Association for Environmental Education. The 29 selected papers are divided into the following categories: Energy, International Environment, Population/Population Education, Natural Environment, Values, Learning, and Curriculum and Program. These papers provide information and available knowledge on a wide spectrum of topics in environmental education. A listing of references is included with each paper. (MA)

The module is the seventh of a series of seven discrete modules designed to assist elementary school teachers in the development of a career education program or to enrich an already established program. Module 7 may be used separately or in conjunction with the other modules. Module 7 deals with career education and minorities, specifically racism awareness and sex-role stereotyping. Also included is a coordinator's unit addressing concerns, reservations, and resistence relating to career education for minorities. (Author/LJ)

More than 18,000 films, videotapes, recordings, and multimedia presentations for teaching health and safety education, driver training, medicine and dentistry, home economics, nursing, and physical education are listed in this catalog. Catalog entries are classified alphabetically by title. Each entry provides a summary of the materials, describes the format used, running time, audience level, and the name of the producer and distributor. Titles are also listed by subject and by producer and distributor. (MG)

This program involves an integrated interdisciplinary approach to teacher education which is centered around the natural laboratory of the out-of-doors. The program invovles students, both in undergraduate and graduate courses, and practicing teachers in outdoor education workshops. The entire school curriculum is taken out-of-doors in a seven-day wilderness trip for sixth grade students. All elements of the curriculum are related to natural phenomena, and teachers learn new techniques of utilizing nature to enhance the learning processes of their students. (JD)

Fourteen research reports related to mathematics education are abstracted and analyzed. Two of the reports concern studies funded by the National Science Foundation to provide an assessment of the status of science education; three deal with teaching methods, three with conditional reasoning, two with problem solving, two with intellectual development, and one each with attitudes and sex-related differences. Research related to mathematics education which was reported in RIE and CIJE between April and June 1978 is listed. (MP)

This textbook for elementary physical education teachers is divided into seven parts. The topics covered are: (1) instructional objectives and competencies definitions for elementary physical education; (2) physical and mental characteristics of elementary school children; (3) the science of movement and perceptual motor development of children; (4) teaching techniques and curriculum; (5) activities for elementary school school children; (6) physical education for the handicapped child; and (7) evaluating pupils, programs, and instruction. (JD)

This guide has been prepared to assist teachers of grades nine through twelve students in the implementation of health education into the curriculum. The book contains student objectives, suggested activities, and pertinent questions which will provide the basic tools to meet program goals. The ten major areas of instruction are: 1) consumer health, 2) environmental health, 3) family dynamics, 4) human growth, 5) mental health, 6) physical fitness, 7) preventive health, 8) safety, 9) human sexuality, and 10) drug education. (CJ)

This guide has been prepared to assist the teacher of grades five through eight students in the implementation of health education into the curriculum. The booklet contains student objectives, suggested activities, and pertinent questions which will provide the basic tools to meet program goals. The ten major areas of instruction are: 1) consumer health, 2) environmental health, 3) family dynamics, 4) human growth, 5) mental health, 6) physical fitness, 7) preventive health, 8) safety, 9) human sexuality, and 10) drug education. (CJ)

The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, an experimental college, has developed an innovative general education program. Teaching approaches and organizational structures of the program have been changed to accommodate the new curriculum. The general education core, called the Interdisciplinary Studies Sequence (IDS), includes courses in social foundations, language arts, mathematics, natural sciences, humanities, social studies, and physical education. Although this evolving program often changes to meet the current needs of students and society, its major purpose will always be to provide a humanistic education. (CJ)