Education & Pedagogy

Reviews issues related to preservice teacher education in dance. Asserts that the development of national standards in arts education has led to a consensus on teacher education. Maintains that, for the first time in U.S. educational history, dance is included in the fine arts curriculum, rather than in physical education. (CFR)

A list of microcomputing competencies associated with functions that special education professors typically perform was assessed by 148 special education faculty who use microcomputers. Word processing was rated as the single most useful competency, along with the category of providing instruction about microcomputer applications in special education. (Author/JDD)

Discussion of distance education in China focuses on the development of a satellite television-based multimedia education system. The link between education and socioeconomic progress is discussed; the need for teacher training is described; the use of distance education for professional, vocational, and continuing education is explained; and future plans are discussed. (LRW)

This article explores implications of the omission of special education from the Holmes Group effort to change and improve teacher education and subsequent planning for educational reform. It discusses Holmes efforts to include special education and outlines critical steps in ensuring success and inclusiveness in school and teacher education reform. (SM)

Selective bibliography in comparative and international education includes 621 citations from 75 journals published from late 1995 to early 1997. Topical categories are adult, distance, vocational, literacy, and popular education; children's rights; curriculum and instruction; educational planning, development, and reform; gender, ethnicity, and class; general; higher education; methodology and theory; teacher education; and geographic areas. (SV)

This document is a bound copy of reports of the U.S. Commissioner of Education for 1940, 1941, 1941-42, 1942-43, and 1944. Each report provides discussion and data on U.S. education across sectors and jurisdictions, and the programs and organization of the Office of Education. Topics presented in the reports include general education, vocational education, vocational rehabilitation, educational radio, training workers for the national defense, overview of the defense training program, training programs for less-than-college-level persons, engineering defense training, general services to education, higher education, comparative education, special problems in education, statistics, library services, health and physical education, industrial arts education, tests and measurements, vocational education services, agricultural education, home economics education, business education, occupational information and guidance, public service training, research in vocational fields, appropriations for vocational education, vocational rehabilitation expansion, five-year summary of the federal forum project, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) educational activities and CCC-education served youth and defense, educational radio, visual aids for war training inter-American educational relations, High School Victory Corps, adult and civic education, trade and industrial education, post-war planning, emergency war training services for the blind, visual aids for war training, and the Office of Education's reorganization.

This record comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received during the monthly period preceding the date of publication of each issue. Sections include: (1) Proceedings of associations; (2) Educational biography; (3) Current educational conditions; (4) Educational reconstruction; (6) Educational theory and practice; (7) Educational psychology: Child study; (8) Educational tests and measurements; (9) Special methods of instruction; (10) Special subjects of curriculum; (11) Kindergarten and primary school; (12) Rural education; (13) Secondary education; (14) Teachers: Training and professional status; (15) Higher Education; (16) School administration; (17) School management; (18) School architecture; (19) School hygiene and sanitation; (20) Physical training; (21) Social aspects of education; (22) Child welfare; (23) Moral and religious education; (24) Manual and vocational training; (25) Vocational guidance; (26) Vocational tests: Army personnel; (27) Agricultural education; (28) Commercial education; (29) Professional education; (30) Civic education; (31) Americanization of immigrants; (32) Reeducation of war invalids; (33) Education of soldiers; (34) Education of women; (35) Negro and Indian education; (36) Exceptional children; (37) Education extension; (38) Libraries and reading; (39) Bureau of Education: Recent publications. [Compiled by the Library Division, Bureau of Education. Best copy available has been provided.]

This record comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received during the monthly period preceding the date of its publication. Contents include: (1) Proceedings of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational conditions; (4) Educational reconstruction; (5) Educational theory and practice; (6) Educational psychology: Child study; (7) Educational tests and measurements; (8) Special methods of instruction; (9) Special subjects of curriculum; (10) Kindergarten and primary school; (11) Rural education; (12) Secondary education; (13) Teachers: Training and professional status; (14) Higher Education; (15) School administration; (16) School management; (17) School architecture; (18) School hygiene and sanitation; (19) Physical training; (20) Social aspects of education; (21) Child welfare; (22) Moral education; (23) Religious education; (24) Manual and vocational training; (25) Vocational guidance; (26) Agricultural education: Home economics; (27) Commercial education; (28) Professional education; (29) Civic education; (30) Americanization of immigrants; (31) Military training; (32) Education of war invalids; (33) Education of soldiers; (34) Education of women; (35) Education of deaf; (36) Exceptional children; (37) Educational extension; (38) Libraries and reading; and (39) Bureau of Education: Recent publications. [Compiled by the Library Division, Bureau of Education. Best copy available has been provided.]

This bulletin comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received during the monthly period preceding the date of its publication. The publications are organized into the following topics: (1) Proceedings of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational conditions; (4) Education and the war; (5) Educational theory and practice; (6) Educational psychology: Child study; (7) Educational tests and measurements; (8) Special methods of instruction; (9) Special subjects of curriculum; (10) Kindergarten and primary school; (11) Rural education; (12) Secondary education; (13) Teachers: Training and professional status; (14) Higher education; (15) School administration; (16) School management; (17) School architecture; (18) School hygiene and sanitation; (19) Physical training; (20) Social aspects of education; (21) Child welfare; (22) Moral education; (23) Religious education; (24) Manual and vocational training; (25) Agricultural education; (26) School gardens; (27) Home economics; (28) Commercial education; (29) Professional education; (30) Civic education; (31) Immigrants and illiterates; (32) Reeducation of war invalids; (33) Education of women; (34) Negro education; (35) Exceptional children; (36) Education extension; (37) Libraries and reading; (38) Bureau of Education: Recent publications. [Best copy available has been provided.]

This bulletin comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received during this monthly period preceding the date of publication of each issue. The publications are organized into the following topics: (1) Proceedings of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational conditions; (4) Educational theory and practice; (5) Educational psychology: Child study; (6) Educational tests and measurements; (7) Special methods of instruction; (8) Special subjects of curriculum; (9) Kindergarten and primary school; (10) Rural education; (11) Secondary education; (12) Normal training; (13) Teachers' salaries and professional status; (14) Higher education; (15) Scientific research; (16) School administration; (17) School management; (18) School architecture; (19) School hygiene and sanitation; (20) Physical training; (21) Social aspects of education; (22) Moral education; (23) Religious education; (24) Manual and vocational training; (25) Vocational guidance; (26) Home economics; (27) Commercial education; (28) Professional education; (29) Civic education; (30) Americanization; (31) Military training; (32) Education of soldiers; (33) Training of disabled soldiers; (34) Education of women; (35) Exceptional children; (36) Education extension; (37) Libraries and reading; and (38) Bureau of Education: Recent publications. [Compiled by the Library Division, Bureau of Education. Best copy available has been provided.]

Explores uses of distance education in secondary, higher, and corporate education, appropriateness for which types of learners, and uses of distance learning in business education. (SK)

Government publications, monographs, and newspaper and journal articles dealing with education in Pakistan are cited in this annotated bibliography. All items included were published between January and March 1982. Entries are listed alphabetically under the following subject headings: administration, organization, and financing of education; educational planning; elementary and secondary education; examinations; extracurricular activities; health education; higher education; libraries; literature for children; medical education; professional education; students' problems; teachers; technical education; textbooks; women's education; general; and teaching of languages. The publication includes an author index. (LP)

This collection of Proceedings of the Annual International Congress on Challenges to Education consists of four separate issues: 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. The 1995 Proceedings contains abstracts for 69 papers grouped under Literacy; Correctional Education; Multicultural and Issues of Diversity; Tolerance; Technology; Higher Education; Environmental Education; School Reform; and Special Education. The 1996 Proceedings contains abstracts for 54 papers grouped under Literacy; Economics; Correctional Education; Special Education; Multicultural and Issues of Diversity; Technology; Higher Education/Alternative Education; and Environmental Educator. The 1997 Proceedings contains abstracts for 46 papers grouped under Literacy; Correctional Education; Multicultural, Issues of Diversity, ant Tolerance; Technology/Distance Learning; Current Educational Issues/Adult Learners; Environmental Education; Social Studies; Economics; and Special Education. The 1998 Proceedings contains abstracts for 20 papers grouped under Literacy; Quality of Life; Values in Education/School Reform; Tolerance; Ethnicity, Race and Religion; Technology; Environmental Education; Continuing Higher Education; Individuals with Disabilities; and Other. (BT)

The history of support between career education and vocational education during the 1970s is examined. Then five major ways in which career education serves to enhance vocational education are presented. Finally, some thought is devoted to implications of "career education/vocational education" relationships for American education in the 1980s. (CT)

Presents information about adult education programs in Romania. Discusses general education and vocational training (evening programs, secondary school classes, extramural education courses), improving vocational and professional capabilities, cultural-scientific mass education, and other educational programs. (CT)