Education & Pedagogy

Investigated the attitudes of prospective physical education (PE) teachers toward teaching students with disabilities, before and after matriculation in introductory adapted PE (APE) courses and with and without practicum experiences. Surveys of students from seven universities nationwide indicated that participation in APE courses, with or without a practicum, positively impacted participants' attitudes. (SM)

The "News and Views" section of this journal contains reports and comments on various issues related to current aspects of black higher education. The topics reviewed include affirmative action, college admissions policies, faculty diversity, and black enrollment in professional schools. Profiles of some black educators are also included. (SLD)

The contrast between reflective practice and technicism may be caricatured as a contrast between sensitive, authentic aestheticism and crude scientism. The paper argues that this is misleading, and reflective practice easily serves as a vehicle for self-disclosure which actually coheres with the technicist bias of many teacher education courses. It also describes how teacher education can encourage authentically reflective teaching. (SM)

Examines ways in which students construe the value of educational studies. Challenges claims that theoretical studies of education are dispensable and has implications for on-the-job approaches to partnerships between higher education institutions and schools. Raises issues about the implications of student teacher socialization for the meaning of critical autonomy. (DSK)

Based on the principle that all genuine education comes about through experience, John Dewey's ideas are particularly relevant to the theory and practice of museum education. Comments on Dewey's book "Experience and Education" in hopes of giving it wider readership. Major ideas from each chapter are summarized along with comments on their application to various museum issues. (Author/PVD)

In 1990 when African American governor of Virginia L. Douglas Wilder appointed an African American secretary of education, it signaled to many a concern for ensuring educational access for all Virginians. However, during the difficult economic period that followed, college tuition rose. Some remember his administration more for austerity and commitment to budget cutting than for policy innovations.(MSE)

Using 1980-81 and 1990-91 Household Survey data, analyzes educational expansion in Spain, estimating earnings equations for male family heads and comparing rates of return-to-education. Decomposes changes in men's average earnings to assess the contribution of population structure variations and pay-system changes. Returns to secondary education declined; returns to primary education increased. (MLH)

Presents the idea that art therapists and special education teachers must collaborate to successfully work with special needs students. Describes a situation in which the authors used co-teaching to present information to student teachers regarding children with sensory integration dysfunction. (MKA)

Sport education is a curriculum and instruction model that provides authentic sport experiences for physical education students. Its key features derive from how sport is conducted in community and interschool contexts. Ideally, it combines direct instruction, cooperative small-group work, and peer teaching. Its goals are to help students become competent, literate, and enthusiastic sports persons. (SM)

Reports on a teacher-education course that emphasized the use of the visual arts in promoting content area reading. Local art museum personnel and teacher-education faculty identified works that could invoke discussions in certain content areas of specialization. Students used these as a basis for their papers. (MJP)

Although both the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) accredit teacher education, the public's confidence in higher education has suffered from reports of supposedly good schools graduating poorly qualified teachers, prompting this reevaluation of how these agencies can help stimulate institutional efforts to improve programs. (Author/MSE)

Debunks some goofy ideas--notions that schools control our economic destiny, money matters not in education, and American students' performance is uniformly dismal on international standardized tests. The United States offers more educational opportunities than other nations. Detractors and advocates of public education are given Rotten or Golden Apple Awards for their contributions. (50 references) (MLH)

Charts the forward and backward movements of African Americans in education since the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, noting both obstacles and success factors that have shaped the black educational experience at elementary, secondary, and higher levels. Influences on black students' achievement and college attendance are described. (SLD)

Examines Dewey's claim that moral education refers to both the conduct of education (a morally defensible form of education) and the product of education (a moral citizenry) as expressed in his essay "Ethical Principles Underlying Education." Maintains that Dewey did not consider adequately the need for specifically moral criteria for behavior. (Author/KB)

Presents a survey of literature on distance education published from 1990 to the present. Using various criteria identified in the literature, distance education is evaluated using Parento's law. Findings include that distance education is 80% effective and that distance education does not necessarily always do a good job in the methods it uses to disseminate information. (AEF)