Education & Pedagogy

Chewing tobacco and taking snuff are common practices among college athletes. This article describes one college's smokeless tobacco education program for students athletes in the health, physical education, and recreation department. Research on the multiple-strategy intervention indicated decreases in student athletes' smokeless tobacco use and increases in the numbers of coaches who were opposed to using smokeless tobacco. (SM)

Explores implementation and the change process in relation to "The Quiet Evolution: Changing the Face of Arts Education," which assesses the six regional institutes that receive multiyear funding from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts. Stresses that the report illustrates the importance of designing and documenting implementation follow-through. (CMK)

Evaluated the Education Participation Scale (EPS) in determining motivational orientations of nontraditional doctor of pharmacy students (n=17) compared to continuing education pharmacists (n=83). Nontraditional pharmacy students were significantly different from the continuing education pharmacists on the "professional advancement" and "compliance with external influence" factors. (DB)

Contends that arts education advocacy statements should be consistent and representative. Argues for generalizable and reliable arts education research that uses a variety of methodologies and examines more than instrumental outcomes. Discusses the ends advocacy and research serve in arts education policy and curriculum and provides recommendations for the future. (CMK)

Addresses some historical reasons why music education historiography developed the way it did and discusses the role of musicology as a link between historiography and music education historiography. Argues that historical researchers in music education have been directed more by the traditions of historical research than by values-driven philosophical thinking. (CMK)

Examines the relationship between coaching and teaching, noting differences between education and training, education and competition, and physical education (PE) and sport. The paper distinguishes between knowledge and skill and theory and practice and concludes that though there is more to sport than education, and more to PE than sport, commonalities have significant implications for the coaching and teaching professions. (SM)

Examines the use of information and communications technology (ICT) within higher education, using primarily the experience of Henley Management College (United Kingdom). Discusses the potential of ICT, the role of technology in education, reengineering management education, technology and management learning, and teaching using technology. (DB)

This article considers four issues confronting gifted education: (1) whether there really are such entities as a gifted child; (2) gifted education; (3) special personnel preparation for teachers of gifted students; and (4) whether the application of special services is sufficient in scope and intensity to make a difference in the classroom. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

This paper reports on the individual student projects of 37 classroom teachers enrolled in a graduate class on multicultural arts education. Identifies points of initial resistance and relates these to patterns of change. Proposes a seven-step model with which teachers can self-educate for multicultural pedagogy. (DB)

A survey of 118 undergraduate business students at a major southwestern university found that most consider non-traditional education as a viable option to traditional education. However, respondents also identified disadvantages of non-traditional programs, such as cost, external validity of degrees, and impersonalized learning environment. (Author/DB)

Describes the purposes and evolution of the Gender Equity Expert Panel, a federally sponsored effort to recognize interventions, products, and practices promoting gender equity. Explains key aspects of the Panel, shares lessons learned, and explores the Panel's potential value for furthering the cause of gender equity in education and as a model for other equity panels. (SM)

Suggests that Niklas Luhmann's perspective on socialization and education deserves attention from educational researchers. The paper reviews the paradigm change in systems theory, examines Luhmann's core concepts and their consequences, and discusses conceptual distinctions and determinations regarding issues of socialization and education, arguing that the field of education needs a theory that considers the conditions of the possibility of education. (SM)

Offers a descriptive overview of the processes and policy instruments of educational change in South Africa from April 1994 to December 1997. Focuses on the policies and legislation before April 1994, outlines the restructuring of apartheid education with an explanation of the various changes, and summarizes future developments. (CMK)

Describes alternatives to the standard special education approach of assessment, referral, and placement. Provides three guiding principles that personalize the assessment process. Proposes solutions: meeting with parents to plan for student success, assembling a team of professionals to review and solve problems, and establishing formal evaluation for eligibility for special education. (VWC)

Considers the changing academic education landscape in light of the technology-driven Internet. Topics include alternative educational opportunities, including part-time and distance learning; additional education needed by employed workers; new competitors, including corporate universities; using technology to integrate education, work, and leisure; and risks and rewards of technological innovation. (LRW)