Paul Hirst's concept that education is an autonomous discipline to which the theologian cannot make a contribution, even in church-related schools, is reviewed and criticized. Hirst has not made a case for excluding theologians from educational debate or the church from operating educational institutions. (IS)

British educational writings from the period 1770-1850 are examined for theoretical treatment of the mind, nature of thought, and relationship between knowledge and thinking. Special concern is taken with how the theories devise and justify educational programs. (Author/ND)

The Irish educational system in the period following Irish independence was heavily influenced by the Rev. Timothy J. Corcoran. Rejecting any sort of child-influenced curriculum, he called for a rigid classics-based education based on Catholic dogma with maximum emphasis on memorization and repetition rather than on inquiry. (IS)

Reiterates some of British historian R. G. Collingwood's ideas on education and uses a wide range of his works to develop them further. Discusses Collingwood's ideas on such subjects as, the aim of education, the nature and content of the curriculum, the organization of education, forms of experience, and self-knowledge. (MJP)