Education & Pedagogy

Outdoor and environmental education teachers and consultants identified nine common barriers to implementing outdoor education programs. Two frequently cited problems were lack of administrative support and teacher's limited training, experience, or confidence. Presents techniques and tactics for resolving these barriers. (LP)

Theme issue includes the following: "Tech Prep (TP)--Articulation Check!" (Thuemmel); "Delivering an Education That Works" (Perry); "TP: A Flood of Change" (Mahler, Vold); "Implementation Strategies for TP" (Harris, Birkenholz); and "Making Transitions in Agricultural Education through TP" (Sutphin). (SK)

Describes the overall aims of environmental education programs to produce changes toward sustainable development. Discusses the role of the sciences, the arts, religious education, history, geography, and languages in integrating the environmental education curriculum. Presents curriculum management strategies for improving the design and content of the school environment. (MDH)

Discusses how issues related to mathematics teacher education are currently being addressed, what historical precepts have contributed to the present state of affairs, and what orientations can move teacher education forward as a legitimate field of disciplined inquiry. (108 references) (MKR)

In this two-part article, the author contends that humane education occupies the position of "Ultima Thule," the far-away, unknown, region, within the constellation of "educations" which global education embraces. This article looks at its relationship to peace and development education and concludes with two classroom activities. (LZ)

Explains China's higher distance education system and structure from an organizational and an administrative perspective, focusing on four major areas: higher correspondence education, radio and television universities education, satellite television teacher training, and state-administered examinations for independent study. (LRW)

This paper analyzes developments in teacher education and training in Barbados, providing a historical perspective and discussing conceptions of and steps toward ensuring quality. The collegial work of the University of the West Indies and the Erdiston Teachers' Training College is examined. (SM)

Consists of six articles on marketing agricultural education. Topics include (1) being consumer conscious, (2) cooperating with agribusiness, (3) preparing students for postsecondary education, (4) allowing concurrent enrollments, (5) saving the failing agricultural program, and (6) refocusing the curriculum toward agrimarketing. (CH)

The author defines employability skills and argues that such skills are needed by almost all persons. She discusses why business educators should teach employability skills and what content should be taught. She concludes by listing actions business educators could take to promote this issue. (CH)

States that implementation of the Getty proposals for discipline-based art education would be bad for art education, for schools, and especially for students. Develops several arguments critical of the proposals and critiques the "flawed notions of art, intelligence, and art education" which underlie them. (GEA)

Recounts the formation of the National Marine Education Association (NMEA) in 1976. Provides summaries of conferences dealing with marine education since 1960 along with a year-by-year reporting on NMEA conferences and activities from 1976-1988. (TW)

Discusses how unions with strong leadership training can help workers with their problems and describes the education needs of union members. Describes typical union policies for workers' education, as well as essential features of a workers' education program. Covers curriculum development and long-range planning. (CH)

The author presents issues to stimulate thoughtful analysis and debate and to improve agricultural education programs. Topics include (1) mission and content; (2) clientele; (3) delivery systems; (4) supervised occupational experience programs; (5) the Future Farmers of America; (6) recruitment, preparation, and retention of teachers; and (7) higher education. (CH)

Boys may see a connection between what they learn in physical education and their adult lives, however, girls experience a curriculum designed for boys and see no continuity between the skills inherent in this curriculum and themselves as adult women. Gender equity in physical education is discussed. (JD)

Guidelines presented by the Centers for Disease Control for effective preventive education about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cover planning and implementing AIDS education programs, education personnel preparation, purposes and content specific to the various grade levels, curriculum time and resources, and program assessment. (CB)