Presents a fascinating history of the only remaining Australian college solely devoted to art education. Traces the development of the school from its early days as a technical college to its current incarnation. Discusses many of the personalities and conflicts involved in the restructuring. (MJP)

This paper describes the idea of connecting a reflective practitioner theme in a teacher education program to developing students' educational philosophy, presenting an inventory to assess preservice teachers' educational philosophy, and offering a rationale, for how it can guide field experience. (SM)

Scholar Ivan Illich discusses his educational experiences, the people who influenced his views regarding education, his proposal for "deschooling" society, and how he has concluded that compulsory schooling is a form of social control that creates a class society with many more school failures and dropouts than successes. (LP)

Presents a response to, and critique of, the purely postmodernist approach to the study of history. Maintains that an appreciation of the subjective and constructed nature of knowledge still can be integrated, as a component, into a study of the understanding, construction, and transcription of history. (MJP)

Proposes that the current highly impacted curriculum for baccalaureate degrees give way to a reduced program oriented toward engineering science that can be completed in four years. This curriculum must be based on a limited set of core educational outcomes and educate engineers within an integrated, liberal framework while preparing graduates for…

Reviews the origin, implementation, and principles of the Amherst Project, a teacher education workshop that was one of the leading examples of the "new social studies" in the 1960s. Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the project and briefly notes similar programs still in existence. (MJP)

Questions the very assumptions that teachers can identify the skills and the knowledge that students need and that learning itself is controllable. Proposes a theory of curriculum development where knowledge and the learning process exist as a co-emerging, mutual, and dynamic relationship between the students and teachers. (MJP)

This article describes the legislative and policy provisions that support educational services for children with exceptional needs in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, Canada. The impact of the historical and cultural context on education is considered and significant achievements and challenges facing educators working to implement inclusion…

Examines educational resistance to nature study, focusing on the subtle resistance evident in the vicarious approach that limits nature study to books and videos, while ignoring the sensory richness and kinship developed through direct connection with the natural world. Suggests that environmental science, citizen education, inquiry learning,…

Provides an annotated bibliography from the U.S. Department of Education's Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) that highlights current trends in social studies curriculum development. Computer use in education and science and technology are curricular trends emphasized along with reports from the Bradley Commission on History in…

Reveals some cultural aspects of Saudi Arabian Islamic society and the role social studies education plays in it. States that the National Council for the Social Studies in Saudia Arabia stipulates general social studies goals and allows teachers to make specific behavioral goals. Concludes that Saudi Arabian schools are becoming more modern. (GG)

Examines what the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) can learn about educational policy from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Lists similarities and differences between the two agencies' commitment and approach to education. Discusses the role of the Department of Education and makes policy recommendations for the NEA. (KM)

The development of the Science/Society/Technology (STS) movement in the United States is reviewed. The basic philosophy of STS instruction is discussed. Traditional instruction is compared to STS instruction. Suggestions for making STS instruction more effective are provided. (CW)

Explores the conceptual basis of teaching in China through the metaphor of teacher as virtuoso performer, with teaching considered an art. Field research results on teacher preparation and elementary and secondary teaching practice are shared. Shortcomings of this teaching model and implications for educational reform are considered. (IAH)

Described is an introductory, nonscience majors biology course. Discussed are the goals and objectives of the course; the use of the learning cycle philosophy of teaching and learning; the use of classic experiments, textbooks, examinations; and the training of graduate teaching associates. (CW)