Education & Pedagogy

Discusses: (1) the factors contributing to increased involvement by South African business and industry in Black education and training; (2) the Urban Foundation's commitment to non-formal education in Black communities; (3) intervention by American corporations; and (4) the dramatic failure of capitalist initiatives. Contains 55 references. (SV)

A discussion of research needs concerning higher education-industry collaboration in Europe looks at the impact of such collaboration in five areas: institutional autonomy, the status of continuing education, relations between university and non-university education, relationships between basic and applied research, and disciplines not normally covered by university-industry collaboration. (MSE)

A review of European research on the relationship between higher education and employment addresses a variety of issues, including changing employment opportunities and patterns for graduates, "appropriate" employment and educational relevance, and employer expectations and recruitment criteria. (MSE)

A meeting of Project 30, an effort to redesign teacher education so that it is multicultural, concentrated on five issues including cultural awareness, general knowledge, knowledge about specific subjects to be taught, teaching ability, and recruitment of minority-group members. (MLW)

Examines present and projected national trends to outline challenges in public education. Focuses on the growth of minority populations and likely consequences of poverty and inadequate education. Describes the crisis of the declining number of minority teachers. Identifies ways that universities can act as partners in confronting educational challenges. (MW)

Results are reported from a survey of 722 Nebraska school administrators which revealed strong support for a physical education curriculum that emphasizes healthful living knowledge, attitudes, and participation. These administrators also encouraged health-oriented changes in the teacher preparation curriculum. Curriculum revisions made at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are discussed. (IAH)

Provides an overview of China's music education system. Notes that there is in Chinese education a different emphasis upon conformity and the individual. Finds a separation between ideals and action in both the Chinese and United States programs. States that efforts to move the Chinese program away from training are still rudimentary. (KO)

The Regular Education Initiative is presented as a flawed policy initiative that focuses on highly emotional issues (integration, nonlabeling, efficiency, and excellence), thereby distracting attention from deeper analysis; lacks the support of critical constituencies; rests on illogical premises; and reflects a cavalier attitude toward experimentation and research. (Author/JDD)

Union response to unemployment in Britain has been the development of Trade Union Congress Centres for the Unemployed. In partnership with university adult education programs, day schools and residential courses are being offered. Universities' education and research role provides a forum for unemployed activists to contribute to the policy debate. (SK)

State boards of education are changing as state policy agendas are dominated by concerns about quality of education. Presents overview of recent trends in state involvement during the period the federal role in education has been shrinking. The impetus for education reform in the 1980s has come largely from outside educational community, resulting in new demands on state boards. (MD)

Discusses educational technology, particularly computers, and the implications that new technology has for teachers and teaching in general. Recommends preservice and inservice teacher education, indicates risks associated with technology in education, and argues the necessity of research in educational technology. Concludes that technology must be viewed as a tool for teachers, not vice versa. (AEM)

Several consultants address the issue of competencies required of professional librarians for the effective management of the automation process. Highlights include formal and professional ongoing education and the need for technical training and problem solving skills to enable librarians to evaluate and develop library systems effectively. (Author/CLB)

The education of foreign language teachers encompasses language, content area, and pedagogy courses as well as a teaching experience component. Foreign language and education faculty must work together with other faculty involved in the teaching experience to unite these components to provide future foreign language teachers with the best possible preparation. (CB)

The article identifies challenges in special education during the 1990's including determining who is to be served, demographic changes, the dropout problem, making the most of resources, advocacy for teachers, collaboration with other professionals, expanding the knowledge base regarding effective instruction, the special education-regular education interface, and setting priorities. (DB)

From a sample of 353 North Carolina vocational teachers, 198 responses revealed that most are using state teacher handbooks and curriculum guides for competency-based vocational education, although competency test-item banks and student competency records are infrequently used. Factors influencing implementation are support of the state department of public instruction and local administrators. (SK)