Emphasizes that effective college geography teaching is absolutely dependent upon the dynamics and training of the instructor. Discusses the principles upon which effective instructors base their teaching, dismaying examples of current instruction, and the inverted rationale for improving geography teaching and attracting students to the program.…

Discusses the purpose, scope, conduct, and potential products of a United States study of education in Japan. The study will investigate the formal and informal means of education in Japan within its societal context to develop a series of insights for the improvement of U.S. education. (JN)

Identifies current and ongoing problems of Colleges of Education (e.g., administrative problems and definitions of scholarship and research). Calls for a synthesis of academic/theoretical activities and professional/practical achievements to be judged by standards acceptable to the academic community, while simultaneously addressing the on-the-job…

In Holland moral education is defined as a process of actively exploring vital questions in which awareness and development of values giving direction to moral behavior are stressed. Moral education projects in Holland are described, teacher education in Dutch moral education is discussed, and Dutch and U.S. moral education are compared.…

Educational trends and practices in geography instruction at the secondary and college levels in Australia are examined and features that can make geography a core element in Australia's reformed educational system are discussed. (RM)

Current discourse about the qualitative state of social studies education is apolitical, diminishing opportunities for substantive change. A critical analysis of this discourse demonstrates the failure of the literature to interrogate the structures and beliefs behind surface meanings and values of social studies education in an advanced…

The aim of immigrant policy in Sweden is to give the immigrant students an education on a par with that available to Swedish students. How Sweden educates immigrants is described. (RM)

Criticisms against the way history is being taught today are discussed, and some responses to the criticisms are made. There is a need for a universal view of history--for a history that transcends national and regional boundaries and comprehends the entire globe. (RM)

Although its development has not been regular, geography in Poland is now well organized, in both teaching and research, and has a fairly good international reputation. In spite of some resource problems in the development of research, the presence of geography in higher education seems assured. (Author)

International economics is a major influence on society today and a major consideration behind the calls for educational reform. Japan has been establishing a new, higher set of educational standards for the world. (MLW)

Techniques that can be used in a music methods class to help future music teachers successfully relate theory to practice are discussed. These include the if-then technique, role playing, and the four-step model. (RM)

One measure of a nation's historical, sociological, and cultural endeavors, including oral histories, is revealed by the expressed needs of its librarians and archivists who acquire, maintain, and provide access to the products of such activities. The oral history movement and access to oral history products in Pacific countries are discussed. (RM)

Elementary, secondary, and higher education enrollment data for Scotland between the 1860s and 1939 are examined, and the structure and development of the Scottish system in the light of some of the general theories of comparative social history of education are discussed. (RM)

Student assessment practices in Ontario, Canada, are reviewed with particular reference to social studies subjects and some issues that may emerge in the near future are identified. (RM)

A chronology of art education theories and programs from 1750 to 1982 is presented, and the limitations, biases, choices, and interpretations inherent in this chronology and in historical research and reporting in general are examined. (Author/RM)