Education & Pedagogy

Includes a review by Malcolm of the new Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education and proceedings of a symposium on the handbook from the Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults (31st, London, England, July 2001). Addresses issues of knowledge production in the education of adults. (Contains 23 references.) (SK)

Cutbacks to outdoor education and outdoor education centers are inconsistent with the Ontario boards' goal of lifelong learning. Although traditional curricula consist almost entirely of public meaning, outdoor education yields personal meaning engendered by direct experience with what is being learned. Outdoor experiences are also essential for fostering environmental action. (KS)

A study of the impact of teacher education programs on 20 student teachers found that the degree to which students incorporated general pedagogical knowledge into teaching was contingent on placement, setting, support of the cooperating teacher, influence of pupils, and level the student teacher was teaching. Participants had greater difficulty incorporating pedagogical content knowledge. (JB)

Describes the International Center for the Study of Educational Policy and Human Values at the University of Maryland. Asserts that it has achieved its two original goals of assisting experienced leaders to integrate an intercultural dimension into programs and develop model intercultural programs and training materials. (CFR)

Describes a cross-cultural course offered by the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada) to develop preservice teachers' understanding of aboriginal cultures, taking data from instructors' experiences and student narratives. The paper discusses the lack of understanding in white preservice teachers' views of self and others and the implications for teacher education in a racist society. (SM)

Despite overlap in intended learning outcomes between education abroad (also known as study abroad) and leadership education, and comparable research agendas, findings about the relationship between education abroad and leadership, or the impact of education abroad on leadership competencies, is limited. However, existing research on education abroad shows how many intentionally designed programmatic outcomes match well with those documented by leadership educators and vice versa, offering fresh insight into the impact on leadership from education abroad. This article addresses how leadership development can be an educational outcome of an education abroad experience, even if the program is not a leadership course.

Discusses the relationships between education and science and technology, and presents an annotated bibliography that highlights four basic areas: (1) Western developed countries, including higher education, secondary education, and training; (2) developing countries; (3) evaluation and assessment of higher education courses; and (4) interdisciplinary programs and research. The Preface and Introduction are in both French and English. (348 references) (LRW)

The Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference on Research in Medical Education (Washington, DC, October 25-27, 1999) contain 43 research papers on innovative curricula, diagnostic reasoning, student evaluations of faculty, practicing physicians, prediction, licensing examinations, admissions, faculty development, managed care, technology-enhanced education, pulmonary and cardiology education, research on students, end-of-life education, graduate medical education, and evaluation issues. (MSE)

The Dental Interactive Simulations Corporation (DISC) is a nonprofit organization that creates interactive patient simulations for dental and dental hygiene education. The simulations present highly realistic patient care delivery scenarios. Twelve organizations representing the education, practitioner, examination, and student communities cooperate in the venture. The six-phase development of the DISC system and its future directions are described. (MSE)

This longitudinal case study focused on the learning trajectories of two novice bilingual education teachers in urban schools. The changes in and relationships between the teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and interactive thinking about teaching culturally diverse learners was traced. Results have implications for the design of teacher education programs. (DB)

Case studies of Eurocentric versus culturally relevant educational practices with Indigenous students were carried out in four Australian and U.S. schools that were mainstream or community-controlled schools. Comparisons focus on colonial versus postcolonial perspectives on curriculum content, the dilemma of unsuitable high-stakes assessments linked to monocultural mainstream standards, the teaching of Indigenous languages and cultures, and needs for teacher education. (SV)

Explored the role of the colleges of education in developing college students' humanistic values. Surveys of students in Bahrain and Kuwait indicated that colleges of education in the Arab Gulf States really contribute to the formation of human values among college students. However, schools of education are not devoting sufficient time and effort to reinforcing values of democracy, loyalty, ambition, responsibility, honesty, and faithfulness at the university campus. (SM)

Surveys of 223 Canadian student teachers and professors indicate that current teacher training programs do not adequately prepare future teachers for today's multicultural schools, especially urban schools. Education students who have taken multicultural education courses say that, during their practicum, they got little guidance from the school administration or senior teaching staff and often had to improvise. (Author/TD)

Librarians wanting to collaborate with faculty to incorporate information literacy into science education programs should understand the theories, pedagogies, and standards that serve the academic discipline. This paper maps commonalities between the National Science Education Standards and the Association of College and Research Libraries Information Competency Standards for Higher Education and discusses implications these commonalities have for promoting information literacy. (AEF)

Americans are living longer than ever before. However, many are not prepared for the long life ahead of them. Although lifespan-aging education has been endorsed since the first White House Conference on Aging in 1961, little is happening with aging education in our homes, schools and communities. Americans often reach old age with little or no formal education on aging or anticipatory guidance about aging. This article looks at what is happening in aging education, addresses why we need to teach about aging, presents a conceptual framework for aging education, discusses aging education resources, and gives some easily implemented aging education activities.