Education & Pedagogy

There is a profound cultural chasm between K-12 and higher education. School Board members can play an important role in calling attention to interlevel connections. Major issues include equity factors and lack of congruence between the expanding state standards movement and college admissions and placement practices. (MLF)

Examines the low expectations of Native American students held by both Indian and non-Indian teachers and asserts that these attitudes of "internalized racism" must change. Reports on teacher education at tribal colleges and advocates preparing teachers to believe in students' dreams of achievement. (VWC)

Presents five brief articles on the state of African Americans in higher education. Topics include the black-white higher education equality index; statistics that measure the state of racial inequality; the 1998 all-time high of African-American doctoral degrees; state-by-state review of African-American enrollments in higher education; and the decline of African-American law school applicants. (SM)

Examines the relationship between Greece's Ministry of Education and its institutions of higher education, noting that coordination of this relationship is important for both the academic institutions and the state. Argues that the Ministry of Education exercises control of higher education through laws and regulations, intervening in institutions' routine administrative work. This constitutes bureaucratic overcentralization rather than state guidance. (SM)

Cultural studies practice within education can potentially positively transform education. Those within the field must target broader audiences and translate their messages to those in most need. This paper describes cultural studies in education; develops five key themes of cultural studies, critically reviewing four cultural studies of education texts; and discusses curricular implications, problems, challenges, and potential of cultural studies. (SM)

Discusses the changes that occurred in the English education system beginning with the Educational Reform Act of 1988 due to the policies of the Conservative government, such as market competition and the National Curriculum. Addresses the policies of the New Labour Party since the reign of the Conservatives has now ended. (CMK)

Analyzes 14-19 education and the legacy of Conservative policies concentrating on the changes in participation, organization and funding, and the National Qualifications Framework. Provides a framework for understanding the Conservative legacy by exploring the different periods of change. Considers the future of 14-19 education as an inclusive system. (CMK)

Addresses the development and problems associated with British teacher education programs particularly focusing on the practices that failed to prepare student teachers during the 1965-76 period. Argues that locating teacher education in the schools will not solve the problems in education but instead the program should remain in the university system. (CMK)

Contends that science education researchers should devote more time to creating and studying models of intergenerational and community-based science education. Argues that such inquiries have the potential to provoke new thinking that could expand basic conceptions of what it means to learn and practice science. (WRM)

Two recent books complement each other to provide a more complete and realistic understanding of the challenge of Education for All in rural India. The World Bank report offers a macrolevel, statistical perspective on Indian primary education, while the "Public Report" portrays the reality of village primary education as lived and narrated by rural pupils, teachers, and parents. (SV)

Examines the evolution of American higher education institutions, looking back 50 years [in 1933] to the late 19th century and looking forward 50 years to examine the status of liberal and professional education in the 1980s. Traces the development of professional schools, the nature of undergraduate education, changes in graduate education, and the role of the liberal arts college. (MSE)

Describes how Metropolitan State College of Denver, a large undergraduate institution, developed and implemented a case-based special-education curriculum approach to special-education teacher preparation. Of 20 students prepared using the case-based method, 19 have successfully passed the State of Colorado mandated teacher competency test. (Author/CR)

Examines the education/methodological aspects of DeskTop Conferencing (DTC) used in classroom learning, adult distance education, and inservice training. Describes a project involving Italian primary and secondary schools aimed at collaboratively producing a hypermedia package using DTC. Lists guidelines for organizing multimedia conferencing in education and other environments. (AEF)

Explores factors affecting the relationship between research and higher education, particularly in the rapidly changing European context where the rise in mass education and institutional differentiation has created a crisis for the traditional university. Argues that these changes will lead to a fundamental restructuring of research and its relationship with higher education. (Author/MSE)

First reviews the literature on bilingual/bicultural education for deaf students (DBiBi education). DBiBi education recognizes American Sign Language and English as distinct languages and deaf and hearing cultures as distinguishable sociocultural groups. It then describes environmental and pedagogical aspects that characterize DBiBi education as observed at two schools for the deaf in Canada. (Author/DB)