Education & Pedagogy

This is the fourth of eight volumes consisting of series of publications of the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA), such as Notes and Essays, Research Reports, Occasional Papers, and Conference Reports. These materials provide both theory and practice in the area of non-credit adult liberal education offered by colleges and universities. This volume contains seven issues in the CSLEA Research Report Series from 1959-63. Titles include (1) New Directions for Alumni: Continuing Education for the College Graduate, (2) New Directions in Degree Programs Especially for Adults, (3) The Vassar Institute for Women in Business, (4) University Adult Education in the Arts: A Descriptive View of Programs, (5) The Audience for Liberal Adult Education, (6) Administrative Practices in University Evening Colleges, and (7) Never Too Late for College: The Brooklyn Degree Program for Adults. (YLB)

THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN YUGOSLAVIA, THE ORGANIZATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, THE OPERATING POLICIES, AND THE CHANGES AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL. THE DESCRIPTION IS PRESENTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS--(1) THE YUGOSLAV STATE AND THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, (2) HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (3) QUANTITATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (4) REFORM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (5) ORGANIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (6) PROGRAM OF STUDIES AND CURRICULUMS, (7) STUDENTS, (8) TEACHING STAFF, (9) ADMINISTRATION, (10) CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM AND PROPOSALS FOR THE FUTURE, (11) TEACHER TRAINING OF PRESCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, AND SECONDARY TEACHERS, AND (12) CONCLUDING REMARKS ON TEACHER TRAINING. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT TEACHER TRAINING IS ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN YUGOSLAVIA. THE SITUATION IS DESCRIBED AS A NEED FOR BOTH MORE AND BETTER QUALIFIED TEACHERS. THE TEACHER SHORTAGE WAS CREATED BY THE REORGANIZATION AND EXPANSION OF EDUCATION THAT RESULTED FROM REFORM OF THE SCHOOLS. (AL)

THIS QUARTERLY PUBLICATION ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ACQUIRED AND PROCESSED BY THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) CLEARINGHOUSE ON VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. IT SHOULD BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO TEACHERS, CURRICULUM SPECIALISTS, SUPERVISORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS INVOLVED IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OR THE USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING SETTING. EACH ABSTRACT, A CONDENSATION OF THE REPORT IN ABOUT 200 WORDS, USUALLY INCLUDES THE MEANS USED TO DEVELOP THE MATERIAL, THE SETTING FOR USE OF THE MATERIAL, AND SOURCE OF AVAILABLE COPIES. ABSTRACTS ARE INCLUDED UNDER THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS -- AGRICULTURAL, BUSINESS AND OFFICE, DISTRIBUTIVE, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS, HOME ECONOMICS, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL, AND GENERAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. AN AUTHOR INDEX, DOCUMENT NUMBER INDEX, AND SUBJECT INDEX ARE PROVIDED. THE DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ERIC DOCUMENT REPRODUCTION SERVICE, THE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, OR THE SOURCE SHOWN AT THE END OF EACH ABSTRACT. (PS)

THIS PROPOSAL FOR AN ARTICULATED AND COORDINATED STATEWIDE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN HAWAII PROVIDES FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY AS THE BOARD OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, WITH A SUBORDINATE COORDINATING COUNCIL. THE MAJOR EFFORT IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SHOULD BE AT THE LEVEL OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH SHOULD EMPHASIZE PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY IN OFFERING SHORT TERM PROGRAMS, SMALLER COURSE UNITS, SPECIAL SUMMER PROGRAMS, EVENING COURSES, ON THE JOB AND COOPERATIVE TRAINING, AND PROGRAMS OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND EARLY ADMISSION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL SHOULD BE EXPLORATORY, DIRECTED AT CLUSTERS OF JOBS, AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF GENERAL EDUCATION. AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL, GENERAL EDUCATION SHOULD BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. COOPERATIVE PLANNING, ARTICULATION, AND COORDINATION SHOULD RESULT IN PREPARATION OF STUDENTS FOR PROGRESS TO SUCCESSIVE LEVELS OF COMPETENCE, ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY REPETITION AT ANY LEVEL, AND MAINTENANCE OF AVAILABILITY OF OPTIONS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION. (WO)

A selection of papers presented a the Twentieth Annual Conference of the Australian College of Education, this delineates the present philosophies of education and work, and their connection, and suggests how some of these ideas are changing and must change to fit the society of the future. Part 1 presents twelve papers organized loosely under three themes: "The Changing World of Work,""The Individual and the World of Work," and "Education and the World of Work." Selected comments from group discussions and conference reviews also are presented. Part 2 examines the subthemes "From School to Work,""Post-School Education," and "Career Education" via five papers selected from the many submitted. A list of contributors with vitae is included. (KC)

The primary purpose of this project was to demonstrate an effective model for selected preservice and inservice training of classroom teachers in the utilization of career education. Project activities included providing a three-day intensive experience in career education to ninety classroom teachers. Another activity was to provide a three-day intensive experience in career education for 100 preservice students in the elementary and secondary education departments of Auburn University School of Education. Evaluation of the levels of knowledge about career education acquired by participants indicated significant gains by both inservice and preservice groups. It was noted that the inservice groups made a more significant gain than the preservice. Participation appears to have made a meaningful impact on their respective classrooms. When asked if they had adopted the Career Education Learning Center's idea in the classroom, 50 percent responded positively. All participants rated the materials provided them in the workshop at least somewhat helpful. (The pretest/posttest is appended.) (LRA)

This compilation of presentations given at the National Conference on Performance Based Teacher Education (PBTE) centers around two main themes: the present state of the scene in performance-based vocational teacher education, and changes in the educational setting in both schools and colleges that will affect PBTE in the near future. Among the twelve presentations included are (1) An Analysis of the Performance-Based Education Movement, by Robert Houston; (2) Working Model of Performance-Based Vocational Teacher Education, by Glen Fardig; (3) Teacher Assessment in the University of Central Florida Performance-Based Vocational Teacher Education Program, by Steven Sorg; (4) The Impact of Performance-Based Vocational Teacher Education, by Key Adams; (5) Development of Performance-Based Teacher Education Modules for Nondiscriminatory Instruction, by James Hamilton and Lois Harrington; and (6) Development of Professional Materials for the Preparation of Local Administrators of Vocational Education, by Robert Norton. The conference agenda is appended. (LRA)

Based on data obtained by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, the report provides the most recent information on the progress and issues of implementing P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. An introduction gives a general sense of the progress being made nationwide in implementing the Act. Sections entitled "Accomplishments and Issues" and "Remaining Challenges" address 10 major provisions of the Act: right to an education; child identification, location, and evaluation; individualized education programs; least restrictive environment; protection in evaluation procedures; due process procedures; participation of private school children; state education responsibility for all education programs; comprehensive system of personnel development; and state education agency monitoring. Finally, the BEH Administration of P.L. 94-142 section describes improvements BEH is planning to make in monitoring and managing the Act. (SBH)

Part of an international project undertaken by the members of the Council of Europe, this document is the second volume in a serial of biannual surveys which focus upon educational research in Norway. This volume covers 82 projects, whose fields of concentration comprise early childhood education, special education, languages, mathematics, social studies, natural sciences, physical education, school-parent relations, youth projects, educational management, vocational education, and adult education. The format used by researchers to present information about each project is as follows: project title; organizational/institutional affiliation; project leader; bibliographic references; background and aims; size and composition of sample; methods; main findings; number of workers; time schedule; funding source; and descriptors chosen from the European Documentation and Information System for Education (EUDISED) multilingual thesaurus for information processing in the field of education. (Author/DB)

This paper describes a joint venture between the Queensland Primary Education Division and the Department of Education at the University of Queensland that has attempted to improve teacher inservice education through the use of participative decision-making processes. First stage of the program involved the collection of data from a representative sample of Primary Education Division personnel and analysis of those data to produce 64 working statements that summarized respondents' statements on inservice education. Those working statements were then grouped into four categories and the statements in each category were ranked into hierarchies by ten working groups of Primary Education Division personnel. The resulting hierarchies were then used as one basis for the formulation of policy guidelines on inservice education for the Primary Education Division. Following adoption of these guidelines by the Director of Primary Education, the planning and implementation of inservice education strategies for the division was begun. (JG)

This report presents information about citizen education objectives since 1966. The document comprises three major sections. The first section describes strategies used in searching for objectives, examines trends in citizen education, reports on increasing interest in writing objectives since 1966, and identifies skill and knowledge objectives. Knowledge objectives are identified for civics, environmental education, law-related education, ethnic education, and global studies. Skill objectives are suggested for inquiry training, values education, conflict resolution, and political participation. The second section identifies problems in locating objectives (methodological issues) and difficulties relating to the content and form of objectives (substantive issues). Section III recommends developing an objectives handbook and an objectives reference file which include objectives for various grade levels, content areas, and instructional modes. A final suggestion is to explore the possibility of coordinating the objectives reference file with a compendium of instructional materials in citizen education. (Author/DB)

This report is an account of the 1978 National Leadership Conference on Environmental Education held in Washington, D.C. in March. The major purposes of the conference were to review recommendations of past environmental education conferences, assess the present situation in environmental education in the United States, and develop a clear set of recommendations to further environmental education in the United States. Furthermore, every recommendation approved at this meeting includes a coordinated implementation plan with reasonable timelines, assigned responsibilities, and established monitoring procedures. This Conference Report is organized in chronological order and includes plenary meeting presentations, recommendations from the working groups, and samples of the State environmental education legislation. Topics under consideration by the working groups include teacher inservice education, accessibility and dissemination of materials, state level networking and legislation, and the federal role in national environmental education strategy. A list of conference participants is included. (Author/MA)

The proceedings consist of the presidential address, papers, responses, and dialogue presented at the annual meeting of the Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society. Papers emphasized three themes: (1) tasks of philosophical and empirical inquiry in education, (2) moral and values education, and (3) educational policy. In the presidential address, Gordon Chamberlin of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary proposed that philosophers of education move from a narrow view of their roles identified with schooling to consideration for the larger education arena. Other papers focused on characteristics of a good teacher, historical developments in American education, the place of therapy in education, mental health, social relations in schools, the relationship between economics and educational structures, consequences of indoctrinational activities, and the relationship between social philosophy and educational practice. (DB)

Examined were attitudes toward death and death education, as well as the effects of death education, among 144 Catholic students from two high schools. An Attitudes Toward Death Scale was utilized in examining several hypotheses relating to death and death education. Significant results revealed that: (1) Catholic high school students had a favorable attitude toward death; (2) attitudes toward death were more favorable in students who had taken a course in death education than in those who had not had similar coursework; and (3) students were in favor of death education. It was recommended that the need for death education should be examined in high schools and that death should be treated by teachers in regular courses along with the development of multidisciplinary courses in death education. Future research and emphasis upon death education in additional settings is also suggested. (Author/KA)

Papers presented at this symposium were on the following topics: (1) the role of education in clarifying the relation of the individual to the state and the basic meaning of citizenship; (2) the mythologies of college teaching; (3) the movement of education from elitism to educational populism; (4) how empathy, morality, and altruism affect college teaching; (5) the crisis in higher education; (6) the Marxist view of human nature and its implications for education; (7) developing educational quality in a university; (8) the nature of man, his social responsibility, and relation to God; (9) employing the role of the public school superintendency in the prediction of educational trends; (10) education and economics in the 1980's; (11) education for the elderly; (12) children's rights, values, and moral development; and (13) humanism in the classroom. (JD)