Education & Pedagogy
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Asserting that the mission of adult education is to provide leadership in guiding adults who, because of external and/or internal needs, desire further education, this article pleads for acceptance on the part of colleges/universities of the task of preparing teachers for involvement in adult education. (JC)
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Contemporary notions of career education are cast against some of the ideas and practices that have laid a historical foundation for it. Current definition and concepts are reviewed along with greater opportunities, shifts in occupational structure, vocational aspects, and vocational guidance. (LBH)
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A sample of 903 physicians evaluated 10 aspects of their medical education for relevance and quality. Individual differences in retrospective satisfaction were related to premedical, medical school, and personality factors. (Author/LBH)
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Topics discussed include integrating small business ownership with existing programs; establishing awareness, exploration, and orientation activities; and preparation for small business ownership. A curriculum guide developed for teaching small business ownership and management is also described. (TA)
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Presents the findings of a comparative survey on the roles and status of men and women in the higher education division of the National Art Education Association. (Editor/RK)
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Using materials from the history of insect control technologies as the basis, the author demonstrates the three fundamental contributions historical inquiry can make to environmental education. Recommendations for the use of historical investigations in environmental education at the university level are presented. (BT)
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While American minority groups comprise close to one fifth of the nation's total population, only one in every 15 first-year medical school seats is held by a black, a Mexican American, a mainland Puerto Rican or a Native American. (Author)
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The operational philosophy of community education is based on the concept that learning is a lifelong process and that schools at all levels should help provide various kinds of learning experiences for community members of all ages. (JD)
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Weaknesses in the initial preparation of school mathematics teachers are proposed. Emphasis is on the underdevelopment of global understanding in lieu of the manipulation of symbols or the performing of complex algorithms. (MN)
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Some of the problems surrounding lifelong learning are discussed from the personal viewpoint of a chairman of a state 1202 planning commission. Included are problems in definition (continuing education, adult education, community education), student goals, and location of courses. (LBH)
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The authors describe a core training program consisting of methods, materials, curriculum, and practicum to serve as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the certification of noncertified employed special education personnel. (SBH)
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Postsecondary education can and should play a major role in the development of intermediate and long-term resoution of the underlying causes of youth unemployment. A closer relationship is urged between unemployed youth and the higher education community. (Author/LBH)
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Scandinavian students pursuing teaching careers in physical education receive a limited program of studies in general liberal education but experience an intense and detailed preparation within the specialized field of physical education. (JD)
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The Assistant Secretary for Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare reviews the history of Federal involvement in the education of handicapped persons, discusses the impact of P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and cites areas needing further Federal efforts. (CL)
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Described is the master's program in elementary education at West Chester State College (Pennsylvania), which is designed to implement the process of applying the theory and research in creativity to classroom practice. (SBH)