Education & Pedagogy

Reviews studies and publications which focus on information research in environmental education, indicating that information management has yet to become an integral feature of environmental education practice. Points out that additional data on sources of information, use of different education materials, and the role of national/local media are being analyzed. (JN)

Points out that word processing can be integrated into special education programs and that teachers can gain confidence in their ability to teach word processing to special education students. Inservice programs and effects of word processing instruction on special education students are among the topics addressed. (DH)

The departments of special education and vocational education at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale have established a cross-disciplinary program of baccalaureate specializations to develop minimum competencies for serving employment-related needs of learning disabled, mentally retarded, behavior disordered, and adjudicated youth. (SK)

The Handicapped Experience Project trains preservice secondary classroom teachers to appreciate differences in students' abilities and adjust teaching to individual needs. The project, at La Salle College (Pennsylvania), offers coursework and a practicum, designed jointly by special education and secondary education faculty. (PP)

Correspondence Education was introduced in Yugoslavia in the first half of the 20th century. Its development and educational practices today, including instructional materials, teaching methods, use of multi-media education, teacher training, publications, and research in the field, are discussed. (RM)

The European trend toward transition education--programs designed by governments to ease the transition between compulsory education and work--is analyzed, including the variety of programs underway, differences between transition and other school-based education, administrative issues, and assessment of qualifications and certification. (MSE)

The music education program should be primarily aesthetic education. It is listening that lends itself to the most efficient and effective means toward music appreciation. Skills and concepts that lead to music appreciaiton are discussed. Difficulties that students may encounter are examined. (RM)

To assess the degree to which educational media training is included in teacher education programs, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology conducted a national survey of undergraduate teacher education institutions and state boards of education. Results are presented in tables and a map showing state accreditation requirements. (JJD)

Public vocational education is described and the strengths and weaknesses of the program are examined. Alternative roles of the federal government are discussed and recommendations are made for increasing the effectiveness of vocational education. Federal support is viewed as being essential for program improvement of vocational education. (Author)

The study assessed the utility of the courses and the training experiences at doctoral degree granting programs supported by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (now the Office of Special Education) as perceived by 45 practicing special education administrators who are graduates of those programs. (SB)

The movement toward a separation of physical education and health education is gradually receding with the realization that a holistic education is more suitable to the physical and psychological growth of the individual personality. The reunification of the two disciplines is important for the unification of mind and body. (JN)

Includes 11 articles about education in the Soviet Baltic Republics. The articles include historical studies of Estonian and Latvian schools and medieval Estonian folk games. The impact of Marxist educational theories and Soviet policies on educational research, teacher education, and teaching methods in the Baltic region from 1920-50 is discussed. (AM)

The development of Mexico's technical education system is examined. Technical education, the most rapidly growing sector in Mexican education, is seen as a means of training a future labor force for better jobs, meeting the requirements of modern industry and services, and keeping certain age-groups in the educational system. (AM)

The National Association for Environmental Education initiated a National Commission for Environmental Education Research (NCEER) which has published its first report, "Research in Environmental Education 1971-1980." Discusses sources of the 429 papers in the report and characteristics of the literature search, and provides sample entries.

Examines the reasons why there is no coherent British national policy on multiracial education. The authors consider how the structure of the educational decision-making process, the content of the debate on multiracial education, legislation, and government inaction contribute to nondecisions concerning the multiracial education issue. (AM)