Education & Pedagogy

Examines multicultural and intercultural education in Sweden's teacher education and K-12 educational systems, discussing pedagogical strategies in multicultural classrooms and highlighting: Islam in the Swedish classroom; masking differences; focusing on differences; attitudes toward diversity; teachers in multicultural classrooms; and who is included in intercultural education. The paper concludes with an intercultural perspective on teacher education. (SM)

Maintains that the discipline of the philosophy of education can make an important contribution to the discipline of Christian religious education, as both are concerned with the dimensions of an integral education. Examines five first principles to show the unity between a Christian philosophy of education and a Christian religious education. (Contains 10 references.) (VWC)

Describes preservice teacher education in Malaysia, focusing on the interface between policies and practices as orchestrated by the Teacher Education Division of the Ministry of Education. Looks at changes in the political, economic, and sociocultural spheres, both locally and internationally, that have helped ensure qualitative and quantitative improvements in teacher education. (SM)

Presents an overview of areas related to preparing educators for diversity that have particular significance or unique implications for special education. Issues addressed include special-education eligibility determination, instructional methodology, parental involvement, culturally diverse special educators, and educational equity. (CR)

Addresses the promises, practices, and pitfalls of distance education for training additional special-education teachers. A table summarizes current distance-learning practices broken down into use of either asynchronous technology or synchronous technology. Advantages (such as fewer teachers reaching more students and low cost instruction) and pitfalls (comparability and acceptability of instruction) are noted. (DB)

An education futurist discusses who are the consumers of Canada's education and training system, what individuals need from Canada's formal education and training system, how consumers might characterize a preferred system of education and training, what a consumer-based education and training system would look like, and what a knowledge-based learning system would look like. (CDS)

Explores the impact on K-12 environmental education and the preparation of K-12 teachers to deliver effective environmental education of the national and state standards movement begun by the Goals 2000 program. Describes what constitutes effective environmental education, the role technology might play in such education, and how national and state standards documents support the teaching of effective environmental education. (Author/MM)

This document discusses the development of post-secondary education in Ontario from 1870 to 1963 with particular emphasis on the postwar expansion that took place after 1945. In addition, the present and future of the Ontario education systems are discussed, specifically as related to university education, teacher education, secondary education, technological education and adult education. (HS)

The common theme running through this collection of essays is that perhaps the most significant thing about contemporary professional education is the great increase in the amount of theory and practical skill to be taught and learned. Chapters cover professional education in medicine, professional education in law, systems of theological education in the United States, and social work education. (MJM)

This document which is the product of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER) Undergraduate Professional Preparation Conference, consists of 10 separate reports that serve as a guide for curriculum building and program planning essential to the training of professionals in health, physical education, recreation, athletics, safety, and dance. There are five division task force reports that discuss professional preparation of personnel in the fields of dance, physical education, recreation education, safety education, and school health education. Five specialized task force reports discuss junior college articulation, the utilization of auxiliary personnel, certification, the interrelationships among the five divisions of AAHPER, and aquatics. (HMD)

A selected bibliography of materials dealing with education in Israel--including books, treatises, and those parts of works which treat with specific problems of education--is presented. Each entry is described in a summary of several paragraphs. The arrangement is topical, topics including the philosophy and theory of education, legislation and administrative ruling, educational planning, supervision, school services, teachers' organizations; kindergartens, elementary education, secondary education, higher education, teacher training, adult education, Arab education; special education frameworks, the teaching of various subjects, and teaching aids. (BB)

After a survey of the social status and education of women in India prior to the passage of the Government of India Act and the introduction of diarchial government this document provides data on education for females in the Pre-Independence Period (1921-1947) and in the Post-Independence Period (1947-1966). Information is given on enrollment, curriculum, and expenditures for elementary, secondary, and higher education. Also discussed are professional and technical education for women, coeducation, the role of the central government, governing commissions, women teachers, literacy education, and the influence of economic and political changes. (se)

Provided is a collection of 10 articles presenting an overview of education in the Soviet Union, including descriptions relating to the development of the Soviet educational system and some basic underlying principles. Chapters focus on the following topics: development of the Soviet educational system following the socialist revolution, preschool education, goals of the Soviet school system (including descriptions of the curriculum and teaching methods), the relationship between formal education and extra-curricular educational establishments, special education (with emphasis on special schools for handicapped children, teacher training, and job training), adult education, teacher education, higher education, vocational and technical education, educational research, and education management. (IM)

In this guide to the evaluation of instructionin adult education, the stated purpose is to aid adult school administrators in making purposeful classroom visitations in ongoing programs to improve instruction. The subject areas treated are academic subjects, business education, citizenship education, distributive education, fine arts, music, elementary education, parent education, homemaking, nursing, industrial arts, and English as a foreign language. Criteria are listed for instruction in general and for the categories of classroom organization and management, teacher characteristics, teaching techniques, evaluation techniques, and safety practices. (ly)

Ninety-six English language annotations of newspaper articles and government publications about education in five North African countries are contained in this bibliography. Drawing from materials primarily published during 1975 through 1976, the bibliography examines all aspects of education in those countries. Organized by country, the bibliography contains material relating to philosophy and theory of education, bilingualism, educational organization, adult education, special education, teacher training, teaching methods, agricultural education, and religious education. The volume concludes with a list of authors and periodical sources. (JR)