Education & Pedagogy

Explores issues related to defining teacher leadership and discusses the implications for teacher education and schools through a synthesis of the literature. Also presents a university-school collaborative framework for the development of leadership in preservice and inservice teachers. (Author/SM)

Collaboration is a complex issue that is crucial in education and teacher education. This paper examines factors important in collaboration (interactive exchange of resources, decision making, problem solving, conflict management, interpersonal communication, cultural influences, and systemic influences) and discusses benefits of and barriers to collaboration. The role of teacher education in promoting collaboration is described. (SM)

Reform of teacher education involves reformulation and reconceptualization, not a simple patch-up. Reform means moving away from the college-of-education, research-driven approach to the closer-to-the-source public schools. Reform-minded people must pursue long-term solutions, concentrate on reforming university-based teacher educators, and realize that teacher education is not a generalizable monolith. (28 references) (MLH)

Argues that the world of technical education suffers from contradictions caused by the necessity to divide teaching efforts between groups of subjects consisting of classical theories, numerical methods, and practical skills and knowledge. Considers different aspects of these contradictions and proposes some recommendations to minimize the negative effects and strengthen the positive outcomes. (Author/PVD)

Presents and discusses the implications of findings from research which revealed perceived inadequacies in the subject-skills provision element of four secondary Post-graduate Certificate of Education (PGSE) technology initial teacher education (ITE) courses in England and Wales. A background on teacher education in the United Kingdom is included. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the evolution of the educational system in India, developments in new communication technologies, and plans by the open and distance education system to develop educational networks. Policies and programs adopted by the Distance Education Council are outlined. (AEF)

Examines how principles of U.S. language policy affect Japanese-language education in Hawaii. These principles are particularly relevant to Hawaii's "Shin Nisei" students. The state does not have a formal bilingual-education program that supports Japanese-language maintenance, but it provides extensive educational opportunities for learning Japanese-as-a-foreign language. (Author/JL)

Explains NEEDS (National Engineering Education Delivery System), an infrastructure developed by the Synthesis Engineering Education Coalition to disseminate computer-based multimedia courseware over the Internet for distant independent education. Topics include supporting curricular change, an example of available material, and exploratory learning. (LRW)

Discusses and defines media literacy. Topics include the pervasive influence of television; viewing habits; effects of media illiteracy; media education, including teaching critical viewing skills across the curriculum; media education and citizenship education; and the need for teacher education and community and parental involvement. (LRW)

U.S. college juniors studying at Hebrew University of Jerusalem conduct Jewish education internship projects. As seniors back home, they are placed in part-time religious education jobs. Of 24 interns, 58% worked full time in Jewish education after graduation; 7 were doing graduate work in education or Jewish studies or were studying in Israel. (SK)

Focuses on problems with current referral-to-placement procedures that require a student to be found eligible for special education services before serving the student. Federal and state education agencies are urged to collaborate to support partnerships between special and general education to provide better outcomes for all students. (CR)

This study investigated the impact of Montana's initiative to combine health and physical education into one secondary course, noting instructors' preparation to teach health education. Surveys of secondary teachers in Montana's Health Enhancement curriculum (which combined health and physical education outcomes) revealed minimal support for Health Enhancement in theory or practice. (SM)

Describes a technological instrument for use in physical education teacher education. Designed to use technology to combine useful features of qualitative instruments with an expanded capability of traditional systematic observation, the instrument offers more accurate descriptions of highly interactive gymnasiums. It provides ongoing evaluation plus feedback in a friendly manner. (SM)

Provides an overview and introduction to using the Internet as an educational resource in art education classes. Specifically discusses a number of sites sponsored by the Getty Education Institute for the Arts including "ArtsEdNet" and the "Multicultural Art Print Series." Includes a list of art related Web sites. (MJP)

Promotes creative education-industry-government partnerships in cooperative education; discusses changes in student characteristics, education, and the world of work and the components of partnerships needed to address these changes; and emphasizes need for systemic changes to facilitate integration of learning in student-centered, practice-oriented institutions. (Author/JOW)