Education & Pedagogy

Describes the need for and advantages of community involvement in education because of changing school roles. Describes three levels of community education as well as strategies to inform and bring the community into the public schools. Discusses skills needed by community leaders to advance community education. (SB)

The educational community's concern with sex, drug, and vocational/career education has prompted school psychologists to take part in these areas. This article reviews the literature on (1) sex education, (2) drug education, (3) vocation/career education, and (4) psychology courses for high school students. (Author/PN)

In the face of widespread belief that women were unsuitable for physical education, Amy Morris Homans and Mary Hemenway founded the Boston Normal School of Gymnastics in 1889 to train female physical education teachers. Later, the school affiliated with Wellesley College and established a graduate program directed by Homans. (PP)

Problems posed for the Dutch educational system by the influx of foreign immigrants are analyzed, and emerging policies of educational institutions are described. A discussion of problems and conflicting objectives encountered in current teacher education programs is included. (Author/PP)

Looks at the ways in which health professions test for competence and improve training and testing programs. Discusses the controversy concerning medical licensing, criterion-referenced exams for nurses, and continuing education evaluations. Finally, testing in the teaching professions is examined, including competency-based and continuing teacher education. (CT)

A survey of 62 special education teachers revealed considerable support for occupational education, despite ratings indicating that teachers felt unprepared to assume instruction in the area. Differences were found between several subcategories of teachers (degree attained, type of handicapping condition in classroom, age of students, etc.) and responses to statements. (CL)

A review of over 10,000 special education students indicates that about 1.6 percent of the total school-age population have quantifiable handicapping conditions and the remainder have performance deficits. Special education may be perpetuating the reluctance of regular education to alter instructional procedures for all children who are experiencing performance problems. (Author/CL)

Scholarship must be a main topic of concern if teacher preparation institutions are to become first-rate professional schools. Due to the complexity of teaching and teacher education, on-going study is imperative. Classroom phenomena and institution culture and ethos must be addressed by schools of education. (DF)

The California legislature's conception of teacher education and its response to the state's need for improved bilingual education, for recriutment of teachers in critical subject matter areas, and for recruitment of teachers with strong academic preparation are discussed. Implications for preservice policy and research are identified. (DF)

A "holistoscope" developed to examine environmental education (EE) programs, consists of two independently rotating discs on a common axle which show dimensions of the human environment (larger disc) and processes of EE (smaller disc). By rotating a disc, it can be seen that EE processes take on various meanings in difference contexts. (DH)

Describes effects of colonial rule on patterns of indigenous African education, division of labor, and social stratification. Explores changing patterns in educational and occupational sex roles in twentieth-century Africa, focusing on the changing position of women. (Author/MJL)

The University of New Hampshire's five-year teacher education program attracts students who are academically able and compare favorably with students in other graduate departments. The program is described, and information about students' attitudes and aspirations is given. (PP)

Economics education research focuses on college classrooms, overlooks the need for replication and generalization of results, and is limited in scope and methodology. Future research should address precollege and graduate level issues, new college level issues, replication and generalization, cost-benefit analysis, and alternative measures of the economic education product. (AM)

There is a pressing need for increased attention to geographic education in Arizona. Geocentrism on the part of students, particularly Native Americans from isolated areas, presents learning difficulty. Teachers of social science and humanities in Arizona public schools and reservation schools should be required to complete courses in geographic education. (ERB)

The teacher education curriculum must be responsive to changes in specific disciplines and in the profession. We must respond to changes in society's conception of the teacher's role, realize that teacher education curriculum is in evolution, and establish a positive relationship between teacher training institutions and schools. (KC)