Education & Pedagogy

Asks how the "Art in America" radio programs illustrate the way educational mass media emerged from its forerunners of adult education, museums, libraries, and distance education. Discusses the precursors to the program, its production, the programs as education and as entertainment, and how listeners learned from radio. (DSK)

Examines aspects of the history of technical and vocational education (TAFE) in Australia: technical education system in Victoria; dissolution of the binary system in higher education; and new instructional discourses and practices shaping TAFE. Speculates on the potential reemergence of the binary system and future prospects for TAFE. (SK)

A study of 68 part-time distance education nursing students over five years indicated that they applied liberal-education competencies in both personal and professional lives. However, liberal qualities were developed and applied sooner in the professional arena. (SK)

Applaudes National Art Education Association research efforts, but suggests that a major weakness in the program, and in art education in general, is the lack of a distinct philosophy of art education. Criticizes art-education researchers' over-reliance on theoretical authorities from outside of the field and neglect of their own experiences. (DSK)

Research on national systems of education helps explain the U.S. pattern of schooling. Three interrelated factors continue to shape the present transformation of U.S. higher education: the centrality of status competition, the lack of centralized political authority over schooling, and the loose connection between education and the economy. (SM)

Focuses on mathematics multicultural education as a mobilizing force for the development of theory and research which offers a countervision to the way that schooling is usually conducted. Reviews literature that connects multicultural education with mathematics and analyzes how teachers view multicultural education and the impact of multicultural education staff development on mathematics teaching. (AIM)

Raises the question of what elementary and secondary teachers need to know to teach mathematics and science. Outlines the kind of subject matter knowledge teachers need to learn during their higher education years in mathematics and science. Contains 44 references. (DDR)

Discusses user participation and participatory design in the context of formal education for computing professionals. Topics include the current curriculum debate; mathematical- and engineering-based education; traditional system-development training; and an example of a course program that includes computers and society, and prototyping. (53 references) (Author/LRW)

Articulates parameters for a democratic philosophy of sexual education. Aims to accommodate ideological pluralism related to sexuality while simultaneously ensuring the provision of the necessary information and skills to facilitate sexual health. Proposes that sexuality education ought to be centered on the democratic consensus on the right to freedom of belief. (DSK)

Asks whether British education in general, and religious education specifically, foster a nationalistic ethic in light of the 1988 Educational Reform Act. Notes worrying trends fostered by government figures toward a more nationalistic ethic. Develops a child-centered, nonauthoritarian, and communitarian model for fostering moral development through multifaith religious education. (DSK)

Interprets economic education broadly as any activity in which students think about economic reasoning and consider how people behave in an economical manner. Observes that, using this definition, economic education is widely practiced in Japanese elementary schools. Looks at the national Course of Study to illustrate the argument. (DSK)

Provides background information on environmental issues and conservation within Myanmar (formerly Burma). Discusses environmental education, focusing specifically on primary education in Myanmar. Explores the effectiveness of environmental education by using four questions to guide the evaluation, such as why environmental education is taught and what kinds of programs are successful. (CMK)

Discusses the structure and content of economic education at the higher education level focusing on topics such as Kursk College of Trade and Economics, the components of the new content of economic education, the inclusion of personal computers, and upgrading qualifications of teachers. (CMK)

Examines the context in which special education policies have been implemented in Western societies to understand recent changes. Summarizes different meanings attached to the notion of equality regarding special education and recent reforms. Considers ways that special education provisions have been implemented in France and French-speaking schools in Ontario (Canada). (BT)

Explains that interest in moral education has focused largely on the teaching of morality. Argues that failure to address education as a moral practice is damaging. Notes that programs of moral, personal, and social education are isolated from the moral context in which they make sense. (CAJ)