Education & Pedagogy

Discusses the problem of environmental bias and critiques Michael Sanera's approach to evaluation of environmental education performance. Notes that problems result from bias in curriculum materials. Contains 20 references. (DDR)

Discusses some crucial issues raised by the proposed national teacher-education curriculum in Great Britain. Considers what knowledge and understanding of science and science education teachers of primary and secondary science need upon entry to, and exit from, a teacher education program. (DDR)

Discusses the current situation of teacher education reform in Australia, noting the impact on education of the substantial diminution of resources committed to teacher education in the past two decades, examining the impending teacher shortage, and highlighting the development and implementation of professional standards through various accreditation processes. (SM)

Gives an overview of recent adult education in Canada. Describes the effects of information technology on delivery to adult learners. Discusses the tradeoffs among efficiency, equity, and market-driven education in Canadian universities. Considers universities' obligation toward less-developed countries in promoting literacy. (Contains 15 references.) (SK)

Attempts to list the body of knowledge and skills that future engineers will need and how such knowledge and skills can best be transferred to students during the engineering education process. Discusses some of the problems facing higher education today presents some ideas for cross border harmonization of engineering education. (Author/SAH)

Offers four things that colleges and universities can do to educate liberally while offering their undergraduates professional preparation: create a common general education program, bring liberal education into the majors, maintain the liberal arts integrity of the curriculum, and respect and support the career orientation of students and parents. (EV)

An abridged version of a speech by the Soviet Minister of Education, this article gives a brief account of the achievements and shortcomings of Soviet primary and secondary education as of 1970 in terms of the realization of current reforms. Major problems in Soviet education are also delineated. (JB)

The Donetsk Vocational-Technical School No. 1 began in 1963 training specialist workers in the mining industry with a secondary education. The school has facilities for general education along with vocational training thereby encouraging a combination of education and labor development and future party workers. (Author/SM)

This document contains Volume XXIX of the "American Journal of Education." Articles typically cover specific educational institutions, teaching and learning across education sectors, state education issues and activities, education legislation, foreign education, notable educators, professional development, and education history and progressive developments. [This content was published by Henry Barnard.]

This bibliography of masters' theses and doctoral dissertations concerning adult education in Canada contains 36 entries. Topics of the research include illiteracy, ABE, adult educators, TESL, higher education for adults, women's education, and instructional techniques. (KM)

The approach to continuing education at the Shell Oil Company is discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of different methods of instruction and different formats for continuing education are described. The impact of continuing education is assessed in relation to the following: hiring policies, career development, staff upgrading, promotional policies, and retirement policies. (MLH)

Professors at Eastern Washington State College participated in a two-day conference on the Development of Strategies for Incorporating Career Education in Methods Classes. Speakers from the areas of economics, foreign languages, industrial education and technology, physical education, psychology, sociology, and anthropology briefly described their individual approaches to the problem. (EC)

This report describes the various energy education programs and projects with which the Iowa Energy Policy Council has been involved since 1976. Briefly summarized are the Council's activities in curriculum development, inservice education, energy extension, and the organization of energy-related special events. (WB)

Analyzes a 2-volume report on continuing and part-time education put out by the Massachusetts Advisory Council on Education. The report contains recommendations to the Massachusetts legislature that they make continuing education programs self sufficient through appropriations and a system of vouchers and tax credits. (DN)

The article evaluates (and finds valid) a yardstick for helping teachers determine their suitability for continuing education in preparation for implementing open education strategies. The instrument used is designed to examine basic assumptions about knowledge and learning. (Author/AJ)