‘Education’ Archives
Educational Reform
Educational Reform In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, self-proclaimed educational reformers suggested broad changes in both school curricula and teaching methods. Reformers like Peter Ramus (1515–1572) and Samuel Hartlib (ca. 1600–1662) generally couched their proposals within the context of a general reformation of society, but [...]
Associative Learning
Associative Learning The process of acquiring, understanding and retaining new information by relating it to one’s existing body of knowledge. In simplest terms, teachers of young children rely heavily on similes to promote associative learning—for example, by explaining that the moon is round, like a ball, rather than simply saying that a [...]
Science Education
Science Education Because science education occurs in the context of broader education, it has the dual function of transmitting the general dominant culture as well as the culture of science. Exposure to science does not occur only in the classroom, but also in everyday life. The media present aspects of scientific culture on a regular basis. [...]
Media Education
Media Education The first university courses in film studies, supported by critical debates in Screen and its offshoot Screen Education, were established in the 1970s. By the mid- 1990s, some 30,000 young people annually opted for courses leading to public examinations in media studies at age sixteen or eighteen, and many thousands were [...]
University of West Georgia
University of West Georgia State University of West Georgia, public, coeducational institution in Carrollton, Georgia, about 70 km (about 40 mi) west of Atlanta. Founded in 1933, the school is part of the University System of Georgia. The State University of West Georgia confers associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in a wide range of [...]
Values and Beliefs about Education in America
Values and Beliefs about Education in America Reflective of the diversity of values and beliefs about education, the wide range of formal and informal educational opportunities in the United States includes: mainstream educational models, such as most public schools and some private schools; religious colleges; ethnic school programs; schools [...]
Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia An inability—often neurological in origins—to perform mathematical operations, including simple arithmetic such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and to apply arithmetic in everyday life. Children with dyscalculia cannot perform calculations mentally or memorize basic arithmetic facts such as the [...]
The Meaning of Curriculum
The Meaning of Curriculum One beguiling interpretation of the curriculum is to regard it as a personal transaction between a teacher/ trainer and learner. Although that is true in one sense, there is also a broader context in which these transactions occur, a context that is part of the economic, political, and social nature of society. So, to [...]
Expulsion
Expulsion Suspension is the first step toward expulsion. School administrators must recommend expulsion for some offenses. The balance that school administrators must face in final expulsion from school is maintaining the safety of their school campus and denying the educational opportunity of the student being excluded. The risks for the [...]
Educating Youth With Disabilities
Educating Youth With Disabilities Upon a student’s diagnosis with a disability, the school system needs to provide an appropriate education given the specific type of disability and learning needs of the student. Early intervention typically serves children from birth to 3 years old who have been identified as having a disability. Often, [...]
