Education & Pedagogy

To provide basic information on new educational methods and programs, this catalogue describes 315 projects designated as exemplary by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The catalogue is divided into 12 categorical sections, including (1) adult education, (2) alternative schools and programs, (3) bilingual and migrant education, (4) career and vocational education, (5) early childhood and parent involvement programs, (6) physical, environmental, and social sciences, (7) educational organization and administration, (8) preservice and inservice training, (9) mathematics and language arts, (10) special education and learning disabilities, (11) fine arts and communication technology, and (12) health, physical education, special interest, and gifted-child programs. Data on each project comprise the title, capsule summary, target audience, description, evidence of effectiveness, financial and implementation requirements, services available, and name and address of a contact person. Projects are indexed by state, categorical section, ERIC descriptors, and title. Appendices list 54 projects added since the catalogue's last edition and exemplary projects that receive DOE funds for disadvantaged or handicapped children or for follow-through programs. (RW)

Recent trends in teacher education may eliminate courses in the cultural foundations of education from professional education curricula. The emphasis on the development of new teacher education programs and on teaching degrees that emphasize academic studies over professional education courses have led many governing bodies to question the need for such courses. The decline of student enrollment in traditional baccalaureate teacher education programs and other structural changes have also contributed to this trend. There is obvious disagreement about the nature of teacher education problems and their solution. The Southern Regional Education Board has recommended increased general education requirements, while rejecting a fifth-year requirement. Others have called for the elimination of undergraduate majors in education in favor of a combination of an academic major, an internship, and a master's degree in teaching. Another recommendation has been to restrict entrance to teacher education programs and to limit the number of colleges that train teachers. It is unlikely that many of the reform proposals will be implemented due to the lack of effective leadership. Education officials need to play a bigger role in determining what educators need to know and why. (GJ)

A professor of education talks about the meaning of career education, its objectives and philosophy, and the role of vocational-technical training at the career preparation stage. (MF)

Describes a training program for community education coordinators, elementary and secondary school principals, and members of the state education agency, to involve the public in education decision-making. (Author/MLF)

Educational and cultural activities of the Histadrut, the General Federation of Labor long responsible for workers' education in Israel, are described. Also discussed are immigrants' education, women's education, the Israeli Arab, and cooperative Third World programs. (SK)

Argues that basic education programs operated as separate systems from existing formal education programs in developing nations will not produce the expected results of rural education at reduced unit costs. (WL)

Summarized are 13 environmental education research studies intended to be representative of current work in the areas of international education, global education, future's education, population education, and attitudes, values, and behaviors. (DC)

Presents an annotated bibliography of environmental education and outdoor education reference books selected to help individuals locate and retrieve authoritative and thorough information specific to the field but not readily available through other sources. (DC)

Discusses the expansion of the federal government's role in American society; focuses on changing federal and state responsibilities in education. (Author/GC)

The process of developing guidelines for evaluating content of physical education teacher education programs for National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accreditation is described. NCATE guidelines are presented. (MT)

Distinguishes between education and employer-sponsored training in terms of process, purpose, and providers. Concludes that work-related training and postsecondary education are cognates within the classification education, and equating their learning outcomes is appropriate. (SK)

Discusses environmental education of the past 25 years, challenges to be faced in creating an environmentally literate citizenry, the links between science education and environmental education, and the World Wildlife Federation's new environmental education program. (MKR)

Explores the use of technology by independent continuing education providers, universities, and business/industry continuing education in terms of learners, time frame, pressures/challenges, environments, and costs. (SK)

This article presents an overview of issues related to sex equity in sexuality education. Goals which might represent sex equitable sexuality education include eliminating double standards, and redefining sexuality education. (IAH)

The primary contribution of adult education in a democracy, before all other purposes, is civic education. Reluctance to facilitate citizen understanding of problems and participation in solutions leaves adult education on the sidelines. (SK)