The papers presented in this document cover three themes: (1) religious education; (2) the education of black U.S. citizens; and (3) the problem of education as imposition. Part 1 begins with "Tales for the Evangelical Nursery: Calculated to Edify, Caution, Instruct, Alarm, and Improve" (P. T. Rooke) that describes the moral instruction given in the nineteenth century home through the use of Mary Martha Sherwood's children's books. "Protestant Views on Education, 1865-1900: A Reevaluation of the Dual Pattern of Parallel Institutions Thesis" (R. Ognibene) argues that the Protestant denominations (Baptist, Episcopalian, and Presbyterian) had not expressed complete agreement with secular education. "The Philosophy of the Religious Education Association, 1903" (H. A. Archibald) discusses the relationship of John Dewey, George Albert Coe, and others to the Association and the debate over how to reconcile certain disciplines, such as psychology, with religious education. Part 2 begins with "Industrial Philanthropy and Black Higher Education, 1915-1930" (J. D. Anderson) and argues that industrial philanthropists' policy supported only those institutions like Fisk University that produced conservative black leaders. "In Pursuit of Freedom: The Educational Activities of Black Social Organization in Philadelphia, 1900-1930" (V. P. Franklin) describes the purposes and activities of black heritage societies, women's clubs, the YMCA and YWCA, schools, newspapers, and other organizations. Part 3 begins with "George S. Counts as an Ideologist of American Education: The 1930s" (G. L. Gutek) which discusses Counts's ideas about the 1930s, the U.S. past, social change, and programs to create a new society. "George S. Counts and the Imposition Controversy" (G. J. Dixon) provides an overview of the debate about the inclusion of Counts's ideas of social reconstruction in education and in what way schools should impose the social issues on children. "The Bode-Childs Imposition Controversy: The Critical Perspectives of the Participants" (J. DiGiambattista) presents the positions of both men in the use of experimental intelligence. "The Theory and Practice of Theodore Brameld's 'Defensible Partiality': A Mid-Century 'Resolution' to the Imposition Controversy" (C. Kridel) delineates the difference between reconstructionism and defensible partiality and reviews the Floodwood (Minnesota) Project. "The Politics of Values" (P. L. Smith) examines progressive education and the viewpoint of imposition. The program, business meeting's minutes, and list of attendees are included. (DJC)