Education & Pedagogy

In recent years, the teachers colleges in Ontario have been integrated into the university systems, and it is anticipated that within a short period of time all teacher education programs will be handled through the universities. This addition to the responsibilities of the universities requires that the funding formula used by Ontario universities be revised to include teacher education expenses. This special study on financing of programs in education at Ontario universities includes discussions of the transition to formula financing; planning for teacher education in the seventies; cost implications with relation to salaries, curriculum matters, and practice teaching; and the funding of graduate education programs. (SH)

This report contains projects on urban education from the state departments of education in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. In conjunction with the U. S. Office of Education, the five participating states reviewed The Urban Teacher, A Preliminary Report (May, 1971) and submitted their recommendations. The reviewing procedures and resultant actions in each state department of education were varied. This report describes the implementation of individual state programs to improve the quality of urban education. It also includes implementation of the recommendations made in The Urban Teacher, A Preliminary Report. An appendix names the participating school districts, superintendents, and teachers in each of the five states. (The related document is 005 610.) (BRB)

This report of Senate committee hearings on legislation to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Vocational Educational Act 1963, and related acts and bills presents testimony by various senators, the Secretary of H.E.W., the U.S. Commissioner of Education, and other persons in the field of education, and letters from college and university administrators regarding the proposals. The proposals deal with Federal assistance to higher education, the creation of the National Institute of Education, the creation of the National Foundation on Higher Education, Indian education, and other educational matters deemed to require consideration. (HS)

Condensed in this collection are ideas which should aid planners in developing state master plans for environmental education. Based on a review of such plans from eleven states, comments are directed toward five topics: (1) the need for an acceptable definition of environmental education, (2) some commonalities in the goals of environmental education as expressed by states in their environmental education plans, (3) major characteristics of a state environmental education plan, (4) a process for writing a state environmental education plan, and (5) a suggested outline of a state environmental education plan. The comments/ideas included in the collection were proposed at the State Environmental Education Master Planning Conference held in Estes Park, Colorado, May, 1973. (BL)

Annotations of articles, written in English, provide the content for an annotated bibliography of educational materials written in French useful to those with an interest in North Africa. Sections on Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia cover topics such as the philosophy and theory of education, educational organization, adult education, teacher training, religious education, artistic education, special education, and teaching aids. A final section is reserved for annotations of materials relating to the special problem of university reform in Tunisia. A list of sources and authors concludes the bibliography. (KSM)

Professor Shinshiro Ebashi of the University of Tokyo discusses outdoor education in Japan, especially in relation to legislation (e.g., the Sport Promotion Law of 1961) and programs endorsed by the Ministry of Education. A typical outdoor education program for junior-high students is given. Also discussed are the programs of the All Japan Senior High School Students Camp and the leadership training programs. Trends in outdoor education are outlined, and a broad overview of the subject is presented. Included at the end of the document is a listing of school districts in Japan and the outdoor activity facilities available in each district. (DB)

A summary of presentations and proceedings of the 1968 annual symposium on health, physical education, and recreation makes up the major portion of this document. Four successful programs in action are discussed. In addition, the booklet contains a section on developing and writing proposals for Federal support programs and a section on implementing programs. The intent of the publication is to provide a useful resource for persons planning projects in the areas of health, physical education, and recreation. An appendix includes listings of people or offices to contact for assistance in planning and preparing proposals. (DB)

The cultural and educational work of the Histadrut (the comprehensive labor organization of Israel) is reviewed, including informational and other services to new immigrants, the frontier settlements, women, Arabs, and youth. Labor education, Hebraic studies, library services, international programs (as at the Afro-Asian Institute), lectures and discussions, study vacations, promotion of the creative and performing arts (including folklore), professional training for managers and librarians, health education, religious education, joint projects with universities and other public institutions, economic enterprises which advance cultural cooperation, and the publication of books, newspapers, and periodicals for and by member organizations, illustrate the range of programs and activities. (ly)

The principles and philosophy of vocational education are presented in this document in programed instruction form for use by potential vocational education teachers in teacher preparation courses in colleges or universities. Orientation and basic terminology is included under headings of: (1) The Place of Vocational Education, (2) Vocational Education Defined, (3) Types of Vocational Education Students, (4) Vocational Areas and Services, (5) Vocational Instruction, (6) Coordination of Instruction and Work, (7) Occupational Concept and Vocational Education, and (8) Review of the Federal Acts. The material was developed by college instructors for individualized instruction and revised after field trial. The document is mimeographed. (DM)

This review of continuing education in Italy begins by examining some of the growing social and economic pressures conducive to educational change. It then outlines recent developments in educational and instructional television; the objectives and postwar legal basis of mass adult education; and provisions in such areas as literacy education, apprentice training, cultural education, correctional education, parent education, and residential programs. Objectives and proposed content of Project 80 (a nationwide scheme to expand continuing education during the 1970s and 1980s) are also described, followed by some closing observations on the role of lifelong learning in modern society. (LY)

This is the second publication in the fourth series of general bibliographies developed to disseminate information on documents analyzed at the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science and Mathematics Education. Reported are some 132 citations of selected documents related to teacher education in science and mathematics education. The documents included represent research reports, research reviews, newsletters, textbooks, yearbooks, and other types. Citations are listed in alphabetical order by author and indicate source, availability, and major ideas of the document. This bibliography updates, but does not replace, the earlier bibliographies on teacher education (ED 015 879, ED 026 278, ED 032 441) produced by this Center. (LC)

In 1973, the Pennsylvania Environmental Education Advisory Council was charged with surveying the current status of environmental education in the state and preparing recommendations for the development and subsequent implementation of a broad-based environmental education program plan for kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12). The Council was asked also to recommend teacher education programs needed to insure the success of the K-12 programs. The results of the Council's survey are printed in this report. Divided into a number of parts, the sections of the report include the necessity for environmental education programs, and recommendations. An appendix contains a definition of environmental education and a listing of school districts answering the survey. (Author/MA)

Eighteen research reports related to mathematics education are abstracted and critically analyzed. Seven of the reports deal with general instructional concerns (feedback on homework, error patterns, teacher-student interaction, reading strategies, teacher effectiveness, school attendance, and learning environment), four with topics in mathematics instruction (use of calculators, word problems, conservation of numbers, two with predictors of success in mathematics, and two with elementary teacher education. The remaining three reports concern curriculum, research methods, and concept attainment. Research related to mathematics education which was reported in RESOURCES IN EDUCATION (RIE) and CURRENT INDEX TO JOURNALS IN EDUCATION (CIJE) between April and June 1976 is listed. (DT)

This publication is based on a symposium organized by the Environmental Conservation Education Division of the Soil Conservation Society of America. The major purpose of the symposium was to bring together practical and theoretical information that would be helpful to a local group that wants to initiate an adult environmental education course in cooperation with an established education or service institution. The symposium first gave attention to the overall needs and objectives of environmental education for adults, including assessment of educational needs and methods of planning and evaluating programs. Descriptions of 6 different adult education programs developed by 6 different institutions are described. Suggestions and guides for initiating and developing viable environmental education programs for adults complete the articles. (Author/RH)

This 1977 annual report describes the status of the following in the state of South Carolina: changes in commission membership; federally funded programs; the South Carolina Postsecondary Education Planning Commission (the 1202 Commission); program approvals; review of graduate programs; medical and health education; two-year postsecondary education; student financial assistance programs; Higher Education Management information system; the computer advisory committee; and state appropriations for colleges and universities. A summary of fiscal year 1975-76 expenditures of the Commission on Higher Education and a list of commission publications are also presented. (LBH)