Long associated with planned meetings, the author makes a plea for the involvement of participants to ensure program interest. (Editor)

The adversary system is a bad bargain for everybody, these authors believe, since insecurity and fear are the results. They describe an approach they found successful and recommend that teachers and students also use it. (Editor)

The author advocates a trust-and-work-with approach" for administrators of schools plagued by student disruptions using student-faculty and student-administrator discussion groups to ease tensions. (AN)

Article suggests a model for training members of school-community councils. (GB)

Educational philosopher Jane Martin believes educators should reconceptualize the production-oriented schoolhouse as the "schoolhome," responsible for teaching both the three R's and the three C's: care, concern, and connection (the "reproductive" aspects of society). Personal development, collaborative problem solving, and…

The report "Workplace Basics: the Skills Employers Want" was based on interviews with hundreds of employers, who identified seven groups of desirable skills: reading, writing, and computation; listening and speaking; learning to learn, problem-solving and creative thinking; personal management; teamwork; and leadership and organizational…

In a learning community, everyone must participate in decision making. Involving students in developing classroom rules, solving community problems, and reviewing school and district policies has lasting benefits. Service learning, mentoring, and mediation programs help students develop civic responsibility, interpersonal competence, and…

Instead of becoming a launching pad for tomorrow, schooling must be worthwhile for today. Learning to learn must overshadow the acquisition of methods, skills, and knowledge. Educators must conscientiously avoid programs that accommodate the masses at the expense of individuals. Principals must exercise influence to replace memorization and rote…