Education & Pedagogy

One of a series of profiles prepared by the Cooperative Educational Abstracting Service, this brief outline provides basic background information on educational principles, system of administration, structure and organization, curricula, and teacher training in Austria. Statistics provided by the Unesco Office of Statistics show the countries' population per square mile; the enrollment at each level; teachers at each level; population by age groups; public expenditure on education; and educational indicators by subject (level enrollment ratios, maximum age specific enrollment ratio, enrollment in natural and applied sciences at the third level, public expenditure on education as a percentage of budget and of GNP). The organization chart of the Federal Minister of Education and the Minister of Education and the Ministry divisions is included. For a description on the general nature of the Country Education Profiles, and for a list of related documents see SO 005 686. (JMB)

Information on various aspects of education in the Maghreb countries is provided in this annotated bibliography which is part of an educational series. One hundred entries consisting primarily of works from newspaper and government documents and a few periodicals, published in those countries during 1971 and a few in 1972, comprise this work. Emphasis is placed on sections dealing with educational organization in elementary, secondary, vocational, higher education, and adult education, and educational administration in North Africa. Other sections deal with philosophy and theory, educational statistics, teacher training, teaching aids, religious, artistic, and special education, cooperation, and special problems. Abstracts are in English and each entry is marked to indicate the particular country. Other documents in this series are listed in ED 043 067 and ED 047 585. (SJM)

The 2-day conference considered the problems, status and outlook for accreditation of postsecondary occupational education, and the research provisions in the 1968 Vocational Education Amendments. The conference was attended by State Directors of Vocational Education and Research Coordinating Unit Directors. Highlights from the following speeches are included: (1) "Accreditation of Postsecondary Occupational Education Programs in the South" by Felix C. Robb, (2) "The Interim Council on Occupational Education" by Jerry Miller, (3) "Concerns of The American Vocational Association about Accreditation of Postsecondary Occupational Education and the Relationship of Federal Legislation to Accreditation" by Lowell A. Burkett, (4) Reports of State Efforts from five state representatives, and (5) "The 1968 Vocational Education Amendments and Their Implications for Developing State Research and Development Programs for Occupational Education" by John K. Coster. Summaries of work group sessions are included. (GEB)

This compilation is one of a series produced through the combined efforts of the United States Office of Education/Environmental Education, coordinators for environmental education in the various states, and the ERIC Center for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, in an attempt to collect and detail environmental education efforts throughout the nation. The series is assembled in geographical groupings, using combinations of the U.S. Office of Education regions. This first volume in the series includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Environmental education information from these states is provided under the following headings: State Environmental Education Contact; State Plan Activities; School Programs and Activities (or Environmental Education Programs Funded); University and College Programs and Activities; Groups and Agencies with Interest in Environmental Education; Resource Materials Available; and Possible Resource People. Related documents are SE 017 102 - SE 017 105. (JR)

This report examines sex discrimination in institutions of higher education and the implications for all Office of Education programs. Part I presents an overview of sex discrimination in education, including: (1) early education reinforces ideals of male superiority; (2) sex discrimination in secondary education; (3) biases in postsecondary education; (4) women with special needs encounter additional difficulties; (5) the education system as an employer; and (6) research and development. Part II describes the relationship between the federal education agencies and the pervasive sex discrimination documented in Part I. Chapter I outlines existing discrimination in Health, Education and Welfare programs and necessary steps to carry out a legal mandate to end discrimination in federal education programs. Chapter II presents a plan for creative federal leadership in fulfilling the spirit of the laws against sex discrimination. (Author/MJM)

This special report on career education is to provide school practitioners at all levels, and others concerned with education, with an overview of the most up-to-date information in the area. The topics discussed are an overview of career education, the need for educational revolution in our schools because of the rapid development and promotion of career education, a definition of career education, various arguments by organizations pro or con the concept of career education, a description of four career education models, what is happening at the various State levels in career education, developments at the postsecondary level, innovation in instructional programs and materials, and the need for career counseling, guidance, and placement with education programs at all levels. A final chapter briefly considers the future of career education. (BP)

This annotated bibliography of adult education degree research in (or concerning) Canada during 1968 and early 1969 embraces 19 completed studies and 30 still in progress. A number of the entries are in French. Data appear, wherever available or applicable, on the degree obtained, institution, date of acceptance of the thesis, statement of the problem, methodology and findings, availability of the document and/or abstract, advisors, publication of the study, and addresses to which inquiries can be made. Such concerns and topics as adult basic and public school adult education, educational interests and needs, organizations, educational broadcasting, university extension, characteristics of adult educators, industrial and vocational training, agricultural and rural extension, parent education, pastoral counseling, communication, community development, music education, and professional continuing education, are represented. (ly)

This report covers the period from May 1967 when the Research Coordinating Unit was officially established, through August 1969. Consultative activities concerned such matters as surveys to determine educational needs, an interagency adult basic education and skill training project, graduate teacher education, and health occupations education. Information activities included the development and implementation of an information retrieval and dissemination system and provision of training sessions on the Educational Resources Information Center. Seventeen research projects initiated during the period studied such matters as attitudes toward vocational education, summer extended employment for home economics teachers, characteristics of undereducated adults, inservice needs of vocational educators, facilities utilization, criteria for establishing area schools, and curriculum in consumer education. Planning and development activities included a long-range follow-up study of adult basic education students and institutes for adult education teachers, school administrators, and guidance counselors. (JK)

This book closely examines the functioning of the Education Committee of the Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention. As an administrative assistant to the committee throughout the convention, the author was able to gather detailed information about the committee's activities through personal observation and interviews with committee members. Statistical data were supplied by the Illinois Education Association, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Illinois, and the Board of Higher Education. Specific chapters investigate the following topics: composition and procedures of the Education Committee, creating a state board of education, formulating educational objectives, providing for higher education, aid to nonpublic schools, financing education, the new education article at first reading, the education article at second and third readings, and conclusions and implications. (JG)

The major portion of this publication consists of 13 papers presented at the seminar on out-of-school education. The papers include both general treatments of the subject and analyses of particular case studies. The papers are organized into four broad topical groups--possible approaches to the planning of out-of-school education, the Esfahan work-oriented adult literacy pilot scheme, the part played by mass communications media in out-of-school education, and experiments in out-of-school vocational training in urban and rural contexts. In addition to the papers presented by seminar participants, the publication contains an introductory overview by the chairman of the seminar and separate reports on the activities and discussions of the English-, French-, and Spanish-language working groups into which the seminar participants were organized. (Author/JG)

Designed for teachers, students, parents, curriculum specialists, administrators, school board members, and community representatives, this guide includes a selected sample of curricula, training programs, model projects, and resources in elementary education. Organized alphabetically by subject area and using an outline format, information on subjects such as target audience, content evaluation, project goals, length of use, unit sequencing, instructional method, teacher's role and training, and program evaluation are provided for each entry. Subject matter areas cover the traditional elementary school subjects as well as recently developed subjects such as affective education and environmental education. Priority is given to those projects that have been established with performance objectives and have been field tested. The final section lists resources to extend the reader's search beyond the entries in the first three sections. (Author/DW)

This collection of conference papers is based on talks given at the Congress of the International Council on Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Topics dealt with are the following: (a) social perspectives in child development; (b) relationships between children and teachers in health, physical education, and recreation; (c) relationships between intellectual and nonintellectual performance; (d) morphologic differences between boys and girls and their importance for physical education; (e) analysis of teaching and its influence in physical education teacher preparation; (f) problems and possible solutions regarding competitive sports in school physical education programs; (g) curriculum and professional preparation for physical education in India; (h) four Swiss Referenda on the Olympic Games; (i) consumer profiles in estimating the demand for recreation; (j) outdoor education in Canada; (k) training physical education specialists; (l) lifetime sports in the physical education curriculum; and (m) roles of professional organizations in HPER. (PB)

On the premise that individualized instruction and its many variations has become increasingly more important to the vocational and technical educator, various aspects of an individualized instructional program are discussed under eight headings: (1) What Is Meant by Individualizing Instruction in Vocational and Technical Education? (2) Why Do We Need Individualized Instruction in Vocational and Technical Education? (3) How Are Individualized Instructional Systems Developed for Vocational and Technical Education? (Eight points to be considered in developing individualized programs are discussed.) (4) Where Is Individualized Instruction for Vocational and Technical Education Implemented in Michigan? (Five instructional programs) are described.) (5) What Impact Could Individualized Instruction Have on Vocational and Technical Education in Michigan? (6) What Are Some Problems Involved with Implementing Individualized Instructional Systems? (7) Resources to Consult for Further Information About Individualized Instruction for Vocational and Technical Education, and (8) What Are Some Selected References for Individualized Instruction in Vocational and Technical Education? (WL)

This survey of the literature relevant to the promotion of continuing education for library, media, and information personnel was gathered by the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange (CLENE), whose purposes and accomplishments also are reviewed in the document. The bibliography itself contains 396 references, divided into 6 general topic areas: (1) network models, institutional roles, and issues in continuing education; (2) needs assessment; (3) resources; (4) guidelines for program planners; (5) descriptions of continuing education programs; and (6) adult education. Material from fields outside of librarianship is included under most topics. An introductory essay gives an overview of the contents of the entire body of literature and an appendix, of varying print quality, provides abstracts of all items cited in the bibliography. (KB)

The consultation, a followup to the June, 1973 Meeting of Experts on Documentation and Information Services in Adult Education, was prepared and organized by the UNESCO Adult Education Section and the International Bureau of Education for the purpose of discussing means of improving international information services in adult education. Detailed programs of action were developed for: (1) draft versions of the Thesaurus of Adult Education Terms; a comparative Dictionary of Adult Education Terms; a Directory of Documentation and Information Services in Adult Education; and lists of adult education national boards and councils, associations, periodicals, abstracting services and directories and (2) the Adult Education Data Bank consisting of Cooperative Educational Abstracting Service, International Educational Reporting Service, and other indicative abstracts. A list of participants is appended. (Author/EA)