Education & Pedagogy

Describes gendered ideology of practice in teacher education programs in a research university-school collaborative setting in southeast United States. Shows how the themes of professor/father and teacher/mother are interwoven through the social construction of distinct power/knowledge relations in teacher education. (MMU)

Responds to a discussion of 10 dichotomies in teacher education (SP 527 128), focusing on the following five dichotomies: quality versus quantity, preservice versus inservice, campus versus school site, time versus money, and information versus myth. Explains how teacher education is currently going through both the best of times and the worst of times. (SM)

Summary of a speech by Paul R. Lehman regarding the "National Standards for Arts Education," the standards movement, and the impact of standards on music research and teaching. Includes comments on Ohio's "Comprehensive Arts Education: Ohio's Art Model Competency" standards. Discusses the development of national standards, their pros, and their cons. (DSK)

Surveys students at two Russian pedagogical universities, Nizhnii Novgorod Pedagogical University and Iuzhno-Sakhalinsk State Pedagogical Institute, regarding their attitudes toward obtaining a higher education in general and acquiring an education in pedagogical specialties. Suggests that Russian youth value access to professional status over acquiring a particular professional career. (DSK)

Presents a framework for the analysis of continuing vocational education policy formulation. Two models are used: one of learning and work which examines an employer- or employee-dominated approach; and one of models of higher education institutions that illustrates a synthesis of market forces and social justice that can support lifelong learning. (Author/LRW)

Evaluates results from the first phase of a UNICEF-Ministry of Education (Iran) Girls' Education Project aimed at reducing gender disparity in formal education at the primary level. Reports findings about why some girls remain out of primary school or fail to complete it. Describes the next two project phases. (DSK)

A survey of 30 first-semester postsecondary Inuit students from northern Quebec, living and studying in the Montreal area, found that a large majority were bicultural in cultural identity. Results support the bicultural and bilingual model practiced by the Kativik school board's dual mandate. Contains 35 references and the survey questionnaire. (TD)

Discusses elements of the higher-education funding system that may be applicable for funding early-childhood programs. Examines how the higher education model can help in the design of more adequate financing of early care and education. Maintains that this model can increase political support and infuse more resources into early care and education. (KB)

Examines advertisements directed at instructors in higher education. Reveals six assumptions about education and technology: educational technology is the agent of learning; education is a function of production values; traditional educational methods are obsolete; geography is the major impediment to education; confusion of language and reality; and technology industry is an educational institution. (SR)

A survey to assess the demand for courses delivered by distance education and skills and experiences in using distance education technologies received responses from 360 agricultural science graduates. Most were interested in taking distance education courses and were familiar with the technologies, but few were experienced in using them. (Author/JOW)

Teachers' unions are formidable foes of meaningful education reforms. Their control of education results from nearly four decades of political power during which they have pressured lawmakers and school board members to shape education policies, laws, and contracts in their favor. The resulting frustration of long-ignored parents is manifesting itself in the profusion of charter and for-profit schools. (SM)

Public education in the U.S. has failed miserably. A substantial reason for this is that parents are not empowered to shape the course of their children's education. Under a system of choice, schools will improve, having to compete to survive. This paper argues that the responsibility for education should be devolved from the state and vested in the family. (SM)

The National Education Association and other forces opposing a free market in education attack school choice as a threat to the nation. Many conservatives also embrace that opinion. One example is found in an article by Trowbridge entitled "Devil's Deal." This paper analyzes Trowbridge's article, focusing on parental rights and government role in education. (SM)

Categorizes and critiques the body of literature around the Holmes Group's three reports regarding the treatment of teaching and teacher education ("Tomorrow's Teachers,""Tomorrow's Schools," and "Tomorrow's Schools of Education"). Discusses three themes found in the literature (gender, professionalism, and epistemology) and criticism of, and favorable responses to, the reports. (SM)

Contends that new distance-learning technology creates a danger of dehumanizing students and instructors. Discusses the need for teachers to focus on culture and relevancy, and build relationships with their students. Offers suggestions from the Montana Consortium, an organization of three tribal colleges, for sustaining the human aspect of education. (VWC)