Education & Pedagogy

The struggle for control over teacher education in recent years is changing the traditional dominance of schools of education. The author discusses the power struggle on accreditation, certification, and inservice and preservice programs, and makes some proposals for reform of teacher education and its governance. (MF)

This study identified 100 performance tasks within 10 functional categories for distributive education teacher-coordinators who use the Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium individualized instruction system. The tasks provide an empirically based description of the learning manager's role. (SK)

Small liberal arts colleges that want to remain in the field of teacher education must: (1) respond to needs of a specific geographic area and of individual students; (2) maximize use of education and liberal arts faculty without overextending; and (3) tap students' own resources. (Author/RJG)

Business education teachers must be prepared to apply the new computer technology effectively in their classrooms. A relevant secondary education curriculum must be achieved, aiming at two computer education goals: computer literacy and career preparation in information/data/word/computer processing. (CT)

This list of broad questions for research and development in vocational education includes philosophical and social foundations of vocational education, teacher education and leadership development, career development and related curriculum development, vocational education in large metropolitan areas, and evaluation in vocational education. (CT)

In order to ascertain whether the Bachelor of Science degree in physical education at a particular institution was comparable to those of other similar programs, a survey was conducted on several institutions. Responding institutions were distributed by geographic region. (JN)

It is estimated that some 220,000 students participate each year in cooperative education programs in 1,100 colleges and universities. The cooperative education, or work-study, concept is discussed with focus on the program's major purposes and benefits for the colleges, students and businesses involved. (JMD)

The purpose of Great Britain's Workers Educational Association (WEA) has been variously viewed as general education, union-related education, and as further industrial training. Attempts are being made to assess workers' needs and return control of WEA's educational programs to the learners. (SK)

Reviews arguments presented since the 18th century for providing school girls with a special form of physical education. Topics discussed include arguments for and against sports and physical education for women, educational objectives, differences in physical education needs of males and females, and goals of physical education. (DB)

Introduces findings from an investigation of political education in schools and colleges in the United Kingdom. It focuses on describing and analyzing political learning processes, political socialization, political learning experiences in the classroom, and problems which beset political education programs. (DB)

The author explains why he feels that career education programs have been beneficial to citizenship education. This is because career education has focused on the world outside the standard curriculum, has given teachers more freedom in their teaching methods and materials, and has brought teachers and students closer. (CT)

Although Illinois has mandated the teaching of economic literacy, the author finds that little agreement exists on whether this means consumer education, teaching about the free enterprise system, or career education. He seeks to define economic education and considers problems in its implementation. (SJL)

Political education focuses on the issues of citizenship, socialism and development, and because this implies a definite stance towards man and society, it can be viewed as moral education in the Tanzanian context. Explores the nature of the political education, its effects, and the problem of indoctrination. (Author)

It is suggested that the education system in the United States faces a compelling need to reexamine the premise that much has been accomplished in a structure of pluralism and diversity, and it needs to question directly the effectiveness of a fragmented, divided structure. (MLW)

Implementation of the Universal Primary Education program in Nigeria is discussed in terms of the opportunity for developing child-centered open schools staffed by teachers with vision, initiative, and devotion. (JMF)