Education & Pedagogy

The current national emphasis on transition to the community and work for mildly handicapped students has resulted in close scrutiny of the outcomes of special education. A radical change in secondary programs for the mildly handicapped is needed, away from academics and toward functional, vocational programs. (Author/DB)

Presents six trends and challenges facing educational technology: (1) increasing differentiation between education and training; (2) private sector (industrial) developments; (3) increasing politicization in education; (4) rapid growth in continuing professional education; (5) informal education replacing formal education; and (6) hardware developing more rapidly than software. (LRW)

The dynamic of articulation between higher education and secondary education in England and Wales, the Netherlands, France, West Germany, and Sweden is examined from historical and administrative perspectives. (MSE)

For physical education to achieve a more respectable status in academia, it will have to strengthen, clarify and limit its mission and provide a more liberal education, one whose value is seen in empowering people, rather than in refining physical skills as ends in themselves. These objectives are discussed and analyzed. (JL)

Identifies some aspirations of Native Canadians in sparsely populated isolated communities: relevant curriculum, acceptance and encouragement of native language usage, active involvement of parents in the educational process. Describes Brandon University's new distance education program for special education certification in Manitoba. (NEC)

Involvement of the teacher education community in school reform efforts is essential to effective teacher education reform. Schools of education that avoid sustained involvement in such efforts will be perceived by prospective teachers as unresponsive to or hypocritical of the critical issues of schooling. (Author/CB)

Examining the relationship between theory and practice in religious education, O'Gorman contends that in the search for useable knowledge, the discipline of religious education must challenge the hierarchical relationship between theory and practice. Proposes that theory and practice be unified in a way to develop reflective practitioners. (GEA)

The purpose of this article is to provide descriptive information regarding the current instructional approaches used in business and office education classrooms. Questions considered are (1) how do current methods compare with those observed in "A Study of Schooling?" and (2) how do methods in business education classrooms compare with those of other classrooms? (JOW)

A review of teaching and teacher education research, including work on teacher effects, organizational change, undergraduate programs, and institutional socialization, explores how teacher education programs can promote those teaching styles which effect the best type of mathematics learning. (Author/CB)

The article outlines a six-category knowledge framework for effective teachers, involving general liberal education, personal performance, subject matter, general pedagogical knowledge, subject-matter-specific pedagogical knowledge, and foundations of the teaching profession, and suggests how preservice education can incorporate some of the categories in their programs. (Author/CB)

The author, the Procurator-General of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, discusses his country's system of legal education for working persons. Topics include (1) the concept and goals; (2) the system and formats; (3) legal education for workers; (4) legal education for managers; and (5) legal education and the media. (CH)

Developmental strategies used in developing countries are discussed with a focus on education. Formal and nonformal education systems are assessed indicating that a shift has occurred in secondary and higher education away from economically-oriented approaches toward an emphasis on personal fulfillment and cultural identity. (TJH)

Describes child-rearing and educational practices of Plains Indians, stressing importance of hunting, especially of buffalo. Examines early childhood rituals and general child-rearing practices as part of cultural education. Describes religious education of children. Stresses Indian educational methods as "informal" but "direct and practical." (TES)

Describes Sawtry Village College, a Cambridgeshire educational complex built around a rural consolidated secondary school and committed to community education and lifelong learning. Suggests that, with local adaptations, the English village college model may be a viable alternative for rural education in the United States. (SV)

Considers what kinds of programs need to be developed for the prevention of child abuse and neglect, especially among teenage parents. Programs include sex education, prenatal counseling, postnatal training, parent training in child development, child care, and abuse education for children. (BB)