Christian religious belief systems may influence higher education teaching and learning. We investigated how this manifests in relation to critical citizenship education at the Department of Visual Arts of Stellenbosch University. During the facilitation of a Visual Communication Design course, which included community interaction (CI), students…

Despite resurgent public interest in censorship issues, research and reporting on prison censorship policies remain largely localized, with few wide-scale, systematic studies of the issue. There is good reason for this: the highly decentralized nature of the carceral system in the United States and the practical challenges in discovering and…

Based on a cross-national study conducted in Northern Ireland, England, and the United States, this article expands current literature by examining 4 teacher educators' efforts to prepare preservice teachers to teach controversial issues. Teaching controversial issues, strongly advocated for decades, is both urgent and risky, especially in divided…

Knowledge and understanding of how eugenics has historically affected the lives of people with intellectual disabilities is vital if professionals are to mount an effective defence against its contemporary influences. An online survey of European providers of health, social care and pedagogical education and training courses was undertaken to find…

This paper describes the background to the establishment of "Accounting Education: an international journal," as well as an outline of its distinctive characteristics, including the international focus of the journal both in relation to the composition of its Editorial Boards and its authorship since its launch in 1992. A thematic…

Discusses a journalism course that analyzes relationships between mass communication and conflict issues with respect to recurring themes or problems in communicating the issues, the time in which the communication occurred, and the medium of communication. (RL)

Suggests that journalism departments should develop courses in the history of journalism and presents four historical themes. (RB)

Accounting faculty surveyed (n=45) did not overwhelmingly support incorporating accounting history into introductory courses, despite Accounting Education Change Commission recommendations. They did not support a separate course or believe history would attract more students. Attitudes of those already including history did not differ greatly from…

Describes a standalone undergraduate course in nursing history in terms of rationale, purpose, and content. Discusses arguments for inclusion of nursing history in the curriculum and problems associated with teaching it. (SK)

Comments on the main features of a course in the history of public address as it has developed; characterizes the outlook toward speeches and speechmaking that has been engendered as a result; and offers a rationale for the continued inclusion of this course in the contemporary speech communication curriculum. (JMF)

Advocates that a history and systems of counseling course be established in counselor education programs. Identifies potential advantages. Describes five main content areas that need to be addressed in a course of this nature. (Author)

Bibliotherapy--guidance in the solution of personal problems through selected reading--has medical, social, and educational applications. Ancient libraries bear inscriptions implying the recognition of the value of bibliotherapy. From the nineteenth century, medical and educational people have utilized bibliotherapy in working with a number of…

Presents descriptions (syllabi, outlines, goals) of selected environmental studies courses which approach the discipline from an historical and humanistic perspective. Areas explored in the courses include human ecology, American environmental history, environmental politics, and others. (JN)

By obliging students to be historians themselves, teachers may demonstrate that the understanding of the past goes beyond mere dates and opinion offerings. (Author/PG)

Outlines the traditional approach of "history of the book" courses in library education, and discusses the ambivalent attitude of professionals, as well as the question of such a course's contemporary value. Argues that a research approach should be used which will benefit third-world and postindustrial nations. References are included. (Author/BK)