Discusses haptic learning, problems related to teaching students with that learning style, and methods that have been used to mediate these problems. (JOW)

To take elementary compositions beyond sloganeering and interior decorating, teachers should use many processes to help students render experience and knowledge into writing. A writing curriculum should emphasize student ownership, the translation of experience into text, the primacy of narrative, the importance of context, cooperative learning,…

A graduate level core course in curriculum and program design is described. Designed as a comprehensive introduction to curriculum studies, course content has three basic dimensions: perspective, paradigm, and possibility. Reading, pedagogic strategies and evaluation mechanisms are discussed. (IAH)

Teachers who want to incorporate songs into the curriculum should determine the desired goals to be achieved, which songs to use, techniques for classroom presentation, and what aspects to evaluate. Songs can help improve listening, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammatical, and reading/writing skills. (seven references) (LB)

Offers steps for setting up a photojournalism curriculum in a high school. Offers seven tips for the teacher, a sample grading system, and a curriculum guide with instructional goals. (PRA)

A Delphi panel of 15 experts determined that (1) computer-assisted drafting (CAD) and traditional drafting are complementary; (2) differences in teaching strategies related to use of computers versus traditional drafting instruments; and (3) traditional drafting knowledge and skills are very important for CAD. (SK)

Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, developed an adult education distance learning facility to extend its reach throughout the world. They hired residential campus instructors to teach courses by videotape using methods and materials similar to those used in the residential program. Problems faced included instructor disorientation and the…

Examines dominant features of feminist pedagogy as it is constructed in nursing education; explores the perceived superiority of feminist pedagogy over traditional models of education; and focuses on the problematic rhetoric and conceptions of empowerment. (JOW)

Outlines the need for and role of undergraduate human factors education, including evidence that students are unfamiliar with, but interested in, human factors issues. Describes several activities found to be successful in teaching human factors and identifies benefits students associated with a course on the topic. (DSK)

Reviews the developing literature on anti-oppressive education, education that works against forms of oppression. Summarizes and critiques four primary approaches to conceptualizing oppression and establishes curricula, policies, and pedagogies to bring about change. Emphasizes the importance in anti-oppressive education of looking beyond…

Examines the way the research curriculum is presented. Develops a method of learning that would stimulate greater interest in research among residents and young faculty. (CCM)

Provides insight into programming for preschoolers. Finds that adults continue the educational process with their children long after they have left the classroom. (CCM)

In "The university of learning", John Bowden and Ference Marton explore the idea that being able to handle varying and unfamiliar conditions is fundamental to effective practice in "real-life". They suggest that in an age of rapid change and complexity, the challenge for educators and students is to "prepare for the unknown by means of the known",…

In this era of high-stakes testing, many teachers feel forced to aim instruction toward what will be assessed and ignore what students really want to learn. Publishers create materials guaranteed to boost students' test scores, but they neither broaden students' understanding nor increase their interest in learning. When the textbook becomes the…

Motivated by concerns about the quality of accounting education and calls for a broader, more active approach to learning by numerous accounting educators and practitioners over the past 2 decades, the authors of this article sought to provide a framework and example materials to address those issues. The framework makes use of broad, economic…