Education & Pedagogy

This summary of concerns about the development, implementation, and review of Individualized Education Programs (IEP) for handicapped vocational education students highlights the need for increased communication among participants and the need for establishing procedures for IEP design. (SK)

Clearer conceptual and operational distinctions in doctoral education are advocated, based on professional functions that graduates are expected to perform. Distinctions between education for advanced practice and education for research are encouraged. Content areas for practice-related curriculum are suggested. (MSE)

Dental education in the Netherlands is reviewed in terms of dental practice, overall development, structure and functioning of a typical school of dentistry, admissions, student finances, curriculum, certification, postgraduate education, and education for related professions. (MSE)

Some features of present-day Scottish education with particular emphasis on the articulation between secondary and postsecondary sectors are examined. A disturbingly large proportion of young people leave school at 16 and cease to have any further contact with education of any kind. (Author/MLW)

The character of academic disciplines profoundly influences the curricular organization and pedagogical practices of undergraduate education. A critical interpretation of liberal arts disciplines and their place in undergraduate education is discussed, with a positive rationale for a different approach to undergraduate education outlined. (Author/MLW)

The concern for general education as one of several possible responses to the current ills of higher education is discussed. The Federated Learning Communities of Stony Brook, wherein the environment and the content of general education are dovetailed and mutually supportive, is described. (Author/MLW)

Problems confronted by the professoriate in higher education are discussed including: (1) the nature of higher education as a field of study, (2) the nature of the professoriate in higher education, and (3) the campus environment of higher education as a field of study. (Author/MLW)

The relationship between work and education in the People's Republic of China is discussed. Parallels between Confucian and Maoist views of education, the Maoist view of education as an instrument to overcome the inequities in society, and work in education as an agent of moral improvement are described. (MLW)

Presents guidelines and strategies for the joint development and subsequent implementation of the individualized education programs (IEPs) and the relationship between special education and vocational education in this process. Three major topical areas are explored: key concepts, IEP development in vocational education, and IEP implementation strategies. (CT)

Discusses three program areas in vocational education which now have nationally developed and validated standards: agriculture and agribusiness education, home economics, and industrial arts. Standards cover curriculum, students served, instructional staff, administration and supervision, support systems, teaching methods, public relations, safety and health, and evaluation. (CT)

The Philosophy of Education Society has formulated guidelines for evaluating teacher education programs in terms of the: (1) qualifications of teachers of philosophy of education; (2) philosophical component of humanistic requirements for teacher certification; and (3) humanistic component of graduate programs. (JN)

Examines the changes in agriculture from 1900 to the present, the increase in productivity, and the role of education, particularly vocational education, in this development. Discusses the switch from nonformal to formal education, the effect of the land grant college movement, and the increase in farm management programs. (CT)

Briefly discusses the value of on-the-water educational experiences, the curriculum, and opportunities for sail training. Lists addresses for 10 ships which provide full-time sail training and seven others available for varied educational charters. (DC)

The Regional Education Program, as specified in Section 625 of Title VI of P.L. 93-380, awards grants or contracts to institutions of higher education, vocational and technical institutions, and other appropriate nonprofit educational agencies to enable these institutions to provide post secondary level handicapped students with special programing and assistance. (SBH)

This excerpt from the book, "Personalized Learning in Physical Education," discusses the meanings of cohort, individualized, personalized, and humanistic education, and stresses that the individual instructor must choose for himself among the varieties of individualized instruction or decide whether to use any at all. (MB)