Education & Pedagogy

Drug-dispensing practices and the distribution of pharmacists in each of these countries are reviewed. The availability of graduate and continuing education are also noted along with an outlook for the future. Curricula from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan are appended. (LBH)

Examines the following issues: Options of and barriers to professionalizing the adult basic education (ABE) position, gaining status and respectability in the university and college environment, making ABE a viable part of the adult education program, and future role of the professor in ABE. (Author/SH)

Presented is a social and ideological examination of the theoretical foundation of education in Yugoslavia. It is hoped that such a critical examination will encourage new thinking about the role of education in constructing socialist self-management social relations in Yugoslavia. (Author/AV)

Some 129,000 bilingual teachers are needed to instruct students of limited English-speaking ability in elementary and secondary grades. Discusses the impact of the Bilingual Education Act in developing bilingual teacher training and describes some notable bilingual training programs for student teachers at a number of universities. (Author/RK)

Using public school facilities for the care and education of children under the age of five involves major rethinking of the concepts of education in general, the relationship of school and family, educational coordination, and the concept of compulsory education. (MB)

The need to develop and implement environmental education programs based on the principles of ecology, regardless of the discipline or target group, is discussed. Outlines of family weekend programs at an outdoor center, teacher-training programs, and college courses for non-science students based on the principles of ecology are detailed. (BT)

An elementary school physical education program is described involving (1) grade-specific health education emphasizing nutrition, heart and lung anatomy and physiology, and disease prevention; (2) an innovative physical education program for children, teachers, and parents; (3) development of a low-cholesterol, low-sugar lunch program; and (4) health education sessions for parents. (MJB)

Presents a preliminary position paper for future submission to the American Geological Institute (AGI). Addresses the problems of educating the decision-makers and lay public, improving earth science education in secondary schools, educating professional geoscientists, and continuing education and retraining of professional geologists. (MA)

A discussion of federal support of higher education and liberal education considers economic conditions, the labor market, equal educational opportunity, career education, FIPSE-funded projects, the assessment of competencies in the liberal arts, and the development of cost-effective programs to meet liberal learning needs of traditional and nontraditional learners. (SW)

Interjecting law-focused education into elementary and senior high school curricula can contribute to the humanizing of school programs. However, reflection about educational goals, exploration of alternatives in law-focused education, and planning for implementation must occur first. This article concentrates on a review of alternatives in law-focused education. (Author/JEL)

Describes nontraditional study as it occurs in nursing education. Some characteristics of nontraditional study are being incorporated in nursing education, such as using different geographical locations for learning and alternative instructional techniques. The evaluation of nontraditional nursing programs is an area where further research is needed. (EM)

Discusses curriculum development to provide Soviet students with a labor education which is consistent with communist ideology. Discusses relationship between schools and agricultural and industrial enterprises, educational practices at various grade levels, educational objectives, pupils' production brigades, teachers' role, and agricultural collectives. (Author/DB)

The emerging criminal justice education programs are confronted with many current issues or dilemmas about their status and function. This article discusses some of the more poignet issues: theory vs. applied; education vs. training; credit for life experiences; the quality of criminal justice education; accreditation of criminal justice education programs. (Author/NQ)

Comments on the content of pharmacy education are offered in this conference speech. Considered are: assumptions and factors influencing change in developments within the health care system; decision-making; entry-level education; educational concerns; advanced-level practice; and education of basic-science faculty. (LBH)

The data gathered in Project ESCAPE and the experiences encountered throughout the three-year program give strong evidence that classroom teachers are willing and able to assume increased responsibility for the formal preparation and continued education of members of their own profession. (MM)