Education & Pedagogy

The two challenges to postsecondary technical education are: to make technical education a viable guiding force in the career education concept, and the need for technical education to assist in the development and training of manpower essential for future technical growth. (Author/JB)

Data from questionnaires indicated that the Tennessee Aerospace Education Workshops were successful in reaching their stated goals, which included developing a greater awareness of aerospace education and helping teachers incorporate more aerospace education in classroom activities. (MLH)

The combining of Agricultural and technical work is characteristic of the content and structure of the polytechnical labor training of Russian rural children in secondary schools. Ways for improving labor education in rural schools are specifically discussed. (Author/RM)

This bulletin contains monthly record of current educational publications received by the Library Division of the Bureau of Education. Books, pamphlets, etc., intended for inclusion in this record should be sent to the library of the Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C. This bulletin contains the following: (1) Introductory notes; (2) Publications of associations; (3) Educational history and biography; (4) Current educational conditions; (5) Pedagogics and didactics; (6) Educational psychology, Child study; (7) Special methods of instruction; (8) Special subjects of curriculum; (9) Kindergarten and primary school; (10) Rural education; (11) Secondary education; (12) Teachers: Training and professional status; (13) Higher education; (14) School administration; (15) School management; (16) School hygiene and sanitation; (17) Sex hygiene; (18) Physical training; (19) Play and playgrounds; (20) Social aspects of education; (21) Moral education; (22) Religious education; (23) Manual and vocational training; (24) Vocational guidance; (25) Agriculture, home gardening; (26) Home economics; (27) Professional education; (28) Civic Education; (29) Education of women; (30) Orientals; (31) Defective and delinquent children; (32) Education extension; (33) Libraries and museum; (34) Bureau of Education: Recent publications; and (35) Bulletin of the Bureau of Education. [Compiled by the Library Division of the Bureau of Education, under the direction of John D. Wolcott, Chief of Division. Best copy available has been provided.]

This book examines the relationship among education, work, and social capital at the beginning of the 21st century. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's 15 chapters: (1) necessity, work, effort, and leisure; (2) the economic and work-related aims of education, including liberal, vocational, and civic education; (3) the conceptualization of economic life and the consumptionist tradition inherited from Adam Smith and also found in the work of Marx; (4) the conceptualization of economic life and the political economy as discussed by List; (5) moral education and work (with special emphasis on paid employment and the continuing of education through the social demands and relationships arising in the workplace); (6) vocational education and vocational training (the misconception of vocational education as training, differences between training and conditioning, the importance of assessment in vocational education); (7) learning in the workplace; (8) two rival conceptions of vocational education; (9) education and labor markets; (10) education, well-being, and economic growth (vocational education as a process of formation); (11) the social value of work; (12) education and the "end-of-work" thesis; (13) education and work in a social capital perspective; and (14) policy issues related to schooling, qualifications, and the transition to work. (Contains 189 references.) (MN)

This partially annotated and selected bibliography lists several hundred publications on the topics of gender and gender and education at the global level and in countries located in the following areas: Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central and East Asia, Latin America, and Tropical Island zones. Annotations including fairly detailed summaries are included for 60 publications. The vast majority of the books and papers cited are written in English. A few French and Spanish publications that are considered key sources on gender and education and development have also been included. A sampling of the topics covered in the various publications is as follows: access to education; adult education; agriculture; AIDS; attainment; basic education; capitalism; careers; caste; child bearing; civic education; class; coeducation; constraints; curriculum; distance learning; divorce; dropouts; employment; enrollment; family; famine; fertility; formal education; health; higher education; households; illiteracy; income; industry; jobs; labor market; labor supply law; literacy; adult literacy; marriage; nonformal education; patriarchy; politics; poverty; religion; reproduction; rural education; schools; women's status; stereotyping; teachers; trade unions; training schemes; urban education; vocational education; women and work; women's associations; and women's rights. Author, country, and theme indexes are included. (MN)

This periodical contains special reports, reviews, and notes of recent documents on education in Asia and Oceania. The first section contains special reports on Pakistan's new educational policy and Thailand's new educational system. Pakistan's 1978 policy provides for village workshops for out-of-school youth; a national council on adult education; citizen's education through radio, television, cinema, newspapers, and pulpits of mosques; production-oriented vocational education; 30 Arabic teaching centers; federal funding of universities; and a research center to examine student attitudes, issues, and problems. The implementation of the National Scheme of Education in 1977 brought several changes to Thailand's educational system: education is now considered a life-long process; educational administration is decentralized although curricula is determined by central authorities; and more elective vocational subjects are available. The second section presents reviews of recent publications. Included are studies of vocational training in higher secondary education in India, universal primary education in Indonesia, early childhood education in Malaysia, and adult education in India. The third section contains a brief report on equipment for science education in Australia and the Centre for Production and Training for Adult Education Television in Singapore. The final section, Notes on Asian Documents, describes numerous major publications of the Educational Documentation and Information Service of the Unesco regional office. Sources of documents and addresses are included. (KC)

A study of the education and training of nurses in Australia by the Tertiary Education Commission of Australia is presented. In September 1977 the Minister for Education appointed a committee to advise the Commission on possible developments and changes in nurse education and training. Data were collected from visits and consultations with representatives of hospitals, professional nursing organizations, and related health care professionals. The report includes a brief historical review of the nursing profession and the current system of nurse education and training. Investigation into the current supply of Australian nurses and the financing and costs of their education revealed a lack of data about the number of nurses, their distribution by age, sex, qualification, type of practice, and geographical location. Problems related to hospital-based nurse education and issues influencing future nurse preparation are examined. Also addressed are: expansion and costs of nurse education in colleges of advanced education, psychiatric nursing and mental deficiency nursing, post-basic nurse education, and continuing education. Recommendations from the study focus on standardizing the accreditation and quality of nursing education. Specific recommendations are included for: basic nursing courses, post-basic courses, nurse educator programs, nursing staff development opportunities, and continuing education. It is also suggested that resources be made available by both the health and education systems for research into nursing education and evaluation of present nurse education programs. (BH)

The paper presented in this three-part conference report trace the growth and development of distance education in the Asian and Pacific region. Part 1 provides a general review. Part 2 contains the following case studies: "Distance Education in India" (S. P. Mullick); "Distance Education in Indonesia" (Professor Setijadi); "Distance Education in Pakistan" (Shaukat Ali Siddiqui); "Distance Education in the Republic of Korea" (Kwon Soonchan and Chandong Kim); and "Distance Education in Thailand" (Iam Chaya-Ngam). The following country papers are included in part 3: "Distance Education in Australia" (Vernon White); "Distance Education in Bangladesh" (K. M. Sirajul Islam); "Distance Education in Bhutan" (Zangley Dukpa); "Distance Education in Burma" (Kyaw Sein); "Distance Education in Fiji" (Hari Ram); "Distance Education in Hong Kong" (Michelangelo Pagliari and John Anthony Frost); "Distance Education in Japan" (Yoshiya Abe); "Distance Education in Malaysia" (G. Dhanarajan); "Distance Education in New Zealand" (Douglas Gunn and Peter McMechan); "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea" (John Paul and Howard Van Trease); "Distance Education in the Philippines" (Remigio Romulo); and "Distance Education in Sri Lanka" (D.A. Kotelawele). (MN)

"Proceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Research in Education and Science (ICRES) which took place on April 27-30, 2024, in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and practical issues, and to connect with the leaders in the fields of education, engineering, science, and technology. The conference is organized annually by the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (ISTES). The ICRES invites submissions which address the theory, research or applications in all disciplines of education, engineering, science, and technology. The ICRES is organized for: faculty members in all disciplines of education, engineering, science, and technology; graduate students; administrators; researchers; and all interested in education, engineering, science, and technology. [Individual papers are indexed in ERIC.]

The summary of the proceedings of the National Career Education Workshops conducted by Oklahoma State University in 1975 includes an agenda of the Salt Lake City Workshop and summaries of small group sessions. The major purposes of the career education workshops was to help teacher educators develop a greater awareness of the career education concept and ways to infuse it into teacher education programs. Small group session summaries represent College of Education deans; educational administrators; counselor educators; and vocational, elementary, industrial arts, home economics, and secondary teacher educators. (EA)

Grantmakers for Education routinely scans and collects data on education giving in the U.S. to understand philanthropic priorities, approaches and investments, historical and current. This research brief presents information on giving patterns in education over the past twenty years among foundations and other grantmakers, from 2003 to 2023.

Explores the political function of comparative education and analyzes the field of comparative education. Highlights four functions (ideographic, ameliorative, evolutionist, and experimental) of comparative education research. Addresses the functions of comparative education in instruction. Reports on the role of comparative education. (CMK)

Surveys the history of education in Mexico, examining Aztec, colonial, and post-colonial education and education in the nationalistic or modern period. Describes the organization of schools, and discusses the continuing problem of rural education. Looks at teacher education and higher education, and outlines learning theories predominant in Mexican schools. (SR)

Focuses on the inclusion of the National Standards for Music Education within the preservice teacher education programs for music teachers. Aims to provide these future teachers with the skills to teach using the national standards and includes recommendations for policy in higher education. (CMK)