Education & Pedagogy

Argues that interdependence among all living systems on earth is a necessary element in solving environmental problems, stressing similarities among international political systems and cultures. The ultimate challenge of environmental education is to bring individuals of all ages to critical understanding of the oneness of the earth. (DH)

Describes changes in teacher attitudes after completion of an inservice energy education workshop. Although there was a decrease in favorable attitudes towards curricular change, there was a modest, positive effect on participants (N=132) which should help to promote energy education. (DH)

The five topics of an October 1984 international conference on an interdisciplinary approach within universities to environmental issues include: the university and the concept of environmental education, curriculum content, interdisciplinary integration, teaching staff and methods, and continuing education. (MSE)

A study to determine the applicability of undergraduate education in jobs and to evaluate some of the benefits accruing to a college educated person in the labor force is discussed. The relationship between the usefulness of college training in jobs and levels of job satisfaction and income is examined. (Author/MLW)

Describes how preschool education in China has changed since the Cultural Revolution, what values and attitudes young children are being socialized to believe, to what extent public childrearing follows the political shifts within China, and how the changes in preschool education have been manifested in teacher selection and training. (NEC)

Physical education can have a strong impact on the development of self concept. The student who is positively oriented and who has a sense of belonging, worth, and competence possesses a strong foundation for learning. Ways that physical education teachers can help students improve their self concepts are described. (CJ)

Highlights United States environmental education activities over the last 14 years, including roles of federal government, non-governmental organizations, and environmental educators. The latter have developed and used curriculum materials, conferences, workshops, environmental education campuses, trails, technical publications, journals, and associations, to accommodate the focus on the environment. (JN)

Discusses the meaning and objectives of environmental education and the methods for and purpose of evaluation in this discipline. Provides a broad, working definition of environmental education, suggesting that such broad definitions necessitate the identification of a few measurable objectives as "indicators" of an environmental education program's impact. (JN)

An overview of inservice teacher education discussing conceptual basis, current state and development trends, the studying teacher, and international activities, is followed by an annotated bibliography covering general considerations and inservice education for particular types of educational staff and teachers of particular disciplines. An index of authors and editors is included. (EJS)

Implications of a gradual change in the "pecking order" within higher education in the course of the 1970s are discussed. This change cuts across the traditional university/nonuniversity distinctions, and illustrates the growing vulnerability of certain types and disciplines of university education. Focus is on graduate employability. (MSE)

This article provides an overview of the implications of technical advancement on the roles of schools and teachers in society. An alternative model for teacher education is suggested that responds to shifting patterns of teacher needs, critical issues, and institutional resources. (FG)

The role assumed by public schools in teaching affective subjects is discussed. It is argued that public schools have become scapegoats through their incapability of teaching such subjects as sex and drug education, moral development, and values clarification--subjects which should be the responsibility of the family and church. (FG)

Different ideas about arts education arise from conflicting metaphorical descriptions of art as a set of teachable skills; an inborn talent that cannot be taught; a problem-solving activity; or a creative spark. A key to arts metaphors is needed to enable opposing factions to acknowledge the validity of alternative interpretations. (Author/MJL)

For years, schools and businesses have been uniting in a cooperative effort specifically designed to serve students. Such a relationship between physical education programs and businesses would extend the significance of physical education and would provide the public with a better understanding of its value. (CJ)

Discusses the impact of the Doctor of Music Arts degree in choral music education in the period from 1950-1980. The author finds that the primary leadership for training choral music teachers has shifted from small liberal arts colleges to state and private universities which grant advanced degrees. (AM)