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This article considers science education in a pluralistic society and includes discussion of the traditional goals of science education, conflict between science and society, and science literacy in today's society. It s...
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Critiques environmental education in elementary school and secondary school education by reviewing 10 myths that give children an incomplete understanding of environmental issues. Discusses recycling, plastics, garbage, ...
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Continuing education has followed the model legitimizing formal, abstract knowledge. Three propositions for developing wise practitioners build on the importance of knowledge gained from practice: (1) the goal of profess...
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This paper examines state-of-the-art early childhood education and gifted education, identifies points of intersection and potential collaboration between the two fields, and offers implications for practice. Intersectio...
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Critiques two recent White Papers representing future policy directions for British post-16 education and training. The higher education White Paper exemplifies the government's quest to enhance efficiency in pubic-secto...
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Investigates the effectiveness of inserted questions and concept mapping for enhancing academic performance. The study sample was composed of 141 nursing students enrolled in a 20-week distance education course. Subjects...
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The history of a federal court case in which 18 southern states were required to develop public college desegregation plans is chronicled. The status of those states is charted. Representatives of the states comment on t...
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Special education reform has targeted placement of children with disabilities. Terms such as "mainstreaming,""least restrictive environment," and "full inclusion" describe various reform stages. This article briefly revi...
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Describes the work of Mary Hunt and the Scientific Temperance movement to mandate teaching about the nature of alcohol and narcotics in the public schools. Examines the struggle over organization and planning within the ...
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A study to examine quality and standards in distance education identified the elements of quality, indicators that would signify their achievement, and processes that foster the achievement of quality. It focused on perc...
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The concept of student support within distance education is particularly diffuse. A learner- or student-centered vision of education considers the needs of individual learners. Another view confines the concept to an add...
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Ce mémoire comporte deux parties indépendantes. La prernière partie est consacrée à la description des cycles exceptionnels d'éclatements usuels de la géométrie analytique complexe locale : cône tangent de Zariski, éclat...
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This paper examines issues related to preparing teachers to instruct students with severe disabilities, focusing on the values that drive best practices, the content knowledge that should exist within teacher training pr...