Education & Pedagogy

At the conference two industrialists and senior staff of management studies departments in colleges survey current provisions for management education, review present practices, and develop proposals for the future organization of management education in continuing education in Britain. Papers include: educational technology (J. Black); a survey of existing course provision (G.E. Wheeler); the future for management courses (R.M. Johnson); a summary of a project to recommend a structure for management education for implementation in the near future; and discussion of a project to specify needed changes in the organization of management education to implement the improvements discussed at the conference. A working discussion and an open discussion are summarized. (MSE)

This document opens with an editorial comment on two analogical models for mathematics education research. Analyses and abstracts of twelve research reports related to mathematics education follow. Four of the reports deal with aspects of learning theory, two with sex differences, and one each with achievement grouping, drill and practice, elementary teacher education, modes of instruction for measurement, teacher behavior influence on achievement, and women in education. Research related to mathematics education which was reported in CIJE and RIE between January and March 1981 is listed. (MP)

This guide presents the "minimum teaching essentials" published by the New York City Board of Education. Subjects covered include: (1) communication arts (K-9); (2) health education (grades 5, 6, and 8); (3) mathematics (grades 5-9); (4) physical education (grades 5-9); and (5) science (grades 5-9). Work study skills are given for each subject with content areas and descriptors provided for specific skills and knowledge. Sections on career education, child development, and work study skills are also included. Appended is a list of curriculum publications. (Author/APM)

Career and technical education (CTE) provides students of all ability levels the opportunity to develop skills for a post-secondary career. When students with disabilities are included in CTE, educators are legally required to provide an appropriate program that meets each student's unique needs. There are, however, few discussions in the secondary education literature that describe the substance of these legal mandates. This article provides an overview of legal issues related to delivering an appropriate CTE program for students with disabilities including a review of legislation, relevant case law, and suggestions for practice.

Within the contemporary landscape of higher education, adult education programs are generally housed, academically and organizationally, within Colleges and Schools of Education. Given the breadth of programs offered, it is perhaps not surprising when faculty are unaware of what those in adjacent programs are doing, but this segregation may make it difficult to garner necessary support for students and programs. Drawing from a small-scale study among teacher educators within a School of Education, this article argues that even short conversations across sub-disciplines can be productive and can ultimately enhance our collective work as educators of educators.

The aim of this article is to present a Nordic curriculum perspective on drama and theatre in education ranging from preschool to upper secondary education and cultural schools. Underlined in the Nordic welfare model is an equity, inclusive and democracy perspective, which guarantees free access to compulsory education and to upper secondary education. How is drama/theatre presented and positioned in the national curriculum frameworks of the Nordic countries? This comparative analysis concerns drama and/or theatre in the curricula in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

This article is based on the economic, political, cultural, social, and educational changes produced as a result of globalization. We focus on the universalization of education and its importance to achieving sustainable human development while respecting the cultures and ethnic groups in a region. Within higher education in the world, we delve more deeply into the creation of the European Higher Education Area and the Latin American Higher Education Area. This work allows us to highlight the problems, challenges, and needs that education is facing worldwide.

As the last stage of students' physical training at school as well as the critical part in the formation of lifelong physical exercise, physical education in universities is an important part in the cultivation of student's overall qualities. Curriculum setting is the starting point as well as the axis of the whole physical education field hence having significance for it. Based on the survey over the actual situation of the present physical education curriculum in higher education, this article tries to reveal and analyze the defects in it and to further put forward some measures and suggestions to perfect it for relevant departments and colleagues' consideration.

This study investigated the personal teaching efficacy and general teaching efficacy for character education of 130 preservice secondary teachers at a large university where there were no formal courses dedicated to character education, but the topic was included in some of the content coursework. The subjects were in one teacher education program preparing to teach language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. The study utilized the "Character Education Efficacy Belief Instrument"; the findings provide insight into the efficacy beliefs of secondary preservice teachers in a teacher preparation program in a state that mandates character education.

In this paper, we identify factors which improve the quality of technical education using the data from World Bank's Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) in India. We evaluate the success of TEQIP in improving the quality of technical education in the country. Our findings show significant impact of this intervention on the quality of the technical education. The design, strategy, and implementation of TEQIP have crucial lessons for developing countries who want to build their technical education sector for rapid economic growth.

Comprehensive sex education from schools and parents can reduce adolescent sexual risk. Little is known about the associations between adolescent sex education and sexual satisfaction among young adults--particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other sexual minority (LGB+) young adults. We examined how adolescent sex education (comprehensive versus abstinence-only) was associated with young adult sexual satisfaction (sexual contentment and sexual communication satisfaction). More comprehensive school-based sex education had a stronger association with sexual contentment and communication satisfaction in young adulthood for heterosexual participants than LGB+ participants. More comprehensive family-based sex education was associated with higher communication satisfaction for all participants.

The authors articulate how the contemporary realities of higher education do not square with its existing structures. Specifically, the disciplinary siloing of knowledge inhibits our ability to sponsor learning experiences that prepare students to solve complex problems. The authors contend that allowing for the primacy of integration is a way to answer questions about the worth of a college degree from an increasingly skeptical public concerned about higher education's utility. Integration, the article contends, provides a bridge between the growing trend of higher education as vocational training and more classic forms of liberal arts education that remain an integral part of the academy.

The 1998 Nuffield Foundation report "Beyond 2000: Science Education for the Future," by Robin Millar and Jonathan Osborne, produced ten recommendations and had a major effect on curriculum development in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Twenty years after its publication, I pose ten questions for science education. The hope is that these will contribute to the current debate as to what a school science education should consist of and help to lead to an improved science education beyond 2020. [This article is based on a talk given at the 2018 Association for Science Education Annual Conference.]

A case is make for the incorporation of an international dimension into the preparation of art teachers. Ways are suggested for integrating global education into a program of teacher education. Research and literature pertaining to the definition of art, the acceleration of interest in global education among art teachers, shared beliefs, student behavior, and the making of an art teacher are reviewed, and implications for the development of global education within the field are suggested. Art exchange programs, international art study, review of aspects of artistic growth, and encouragement of students to join international art organizations are suggested as ways to incorporate international art into the regular art curriculum. (CB)

This guide assists in planning and monitoring the vocational education programs of students with mild disabilities. The pamphlet emphasizes the importance of vocational education for disabled students and reviews the three stages of career development: career awareness/orientation, career exploration, and career preparation. A section on adapting vocational programs and curricula is accompanied by a table listing typical vocational education program offerings. Also discussed are vocational assessment, the Individualized Education Program, and meeting individual needs. The guide concludes with a discussion of planning for the transition from school to work. (JDD)