Education & Pedagogy

This article describes the community program in environmental education developed by the Jamestown Audubon Society. School children are taught conservation, ecology, and hydrology and work outdoors at the Audubon nature center. Other special programs include Saturday programs for older children, adult presentations, and student internships at the center. (MA)

The author discusses some of the philosophical, metaphysical, epistemological, axiological, and organizational premises on which agricultural education and education in general are founded. He contrasts some of the philosophical differences between agricultural and general education, also summarizing his statements in tabular form. (MF)

Criticizes Arthur W. Combs's "Teacher Education: The Person in the Process," published in the April 1978 issue of this journal, and submits that teacher education is a process of developing highly trained and skilled professionals and that the procedure should be well-planned and designed, with specific outcomes produced. (Author/MLF)

Presents a general evaluation model for use by school counselors in assessing career education programs. The model suggests a variety of strategies for involving teachers and community representatives in the process of defining career education goals, program outcomes, and evaluation techniques. (Author)

High school juniors and seniors were interviewed to ascertain the effects of participation in the vocational education curricula. A comparison of the attitudes of students participating in vocational education programs and academic programs revealed the former to hold themselves in low esteem and to attach little value to their education. (Author)

Presented at the First Northwest Special Remedial Education Workshop at Terrace, November, 1977, the article discusses, in light of the increasing trend toward mainstreaming, written individualized education programs (IEPs), which the author feels should be provided to all handicapped children in need of special education and related services. (D LS)

A leadership development program at the University of Arizona for vocational education majors who lack leadership experiences is described. The program provides leadership development experience with student activities in a local Future Farmers of America chapter and practical vocational experiences prior to student teaching. (MF)

Examines the relationship between education and development in developing nations. Advocates the fostering of a technical humanism--the development of knowledge in all its forms as a basis for action. In this system, technical education is as highly valued as general education. The system, and its applications to rural education is discussed. (CP)

Examines state teacher education requirements with regard to foundations of education courses. A state-by-state summary of professional educational requirements is presented. Findings indicate lack of definitional concensus of foundations of education and great variety among regulations by state. (Author/DB)

Data are presented on: accredited colleges, college enrollments, graduating classes, preprofessional education of matriculated students, geographic distribution of enrolees, women and ethnic minority student enrollment, residency education in podiatric medicine, and applicants to colleges of podiatric medicine. (LBH)

Traces the activities of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in its efforts to assist the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education in modifying its standards for accreditation of teacher education to reflect an emphasis on multicultural education. (Editor/RK)

American education has pursued a policy of overstatement of its role and substance. Current discussions of art education follow this trend of intellectual inflation, expounding pretentious aims and catchwords. Educators must stop getting drunk on hope and verbiage and remember that teaching is the art of the possible. (Author/SJL)

The article reviews the status and need for research on teacher education. Among the problems noted in current research are the lack of proactive studies and under utilization of existing research. The need for changing negative attitudes about research in education is emphasized. (CL)

The components of the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) in special education are reviewed. CSPD structure is seen to include four aspects directly applicable to the provision of a free appropriate public education: needs assessment, inservice training, preservice training, and dissemination and adoption. (CL)

Details a model of a formalized relationship between the worlds of work and education in a rural New York county. The Work Education Coalition, including business, education and volunteer members, met to improve school career education programming by sharing information and ideas. (JAC)