The Israeli contemporary artist, psychoanalyst, philosopher and aesthetics theorist, Bracha L. Ettinger, has made significant impacts with her "Ettingerian Matrixial Theory" since the early 1980s. This feminine-centric post-Lacanian theorizing has been taken up by many scholars and practitioners across diverse countries and disciplines…

The 2014 "Comparative Education Review" bibliography of refereed journal articles on topics relevant to comparative and international education covers all 12 months in 2014 and includes 3,389 entries--a full 30 percent increase over the set of references assembled in the 2013 bibliography. They are drawn from 280 refereed journals, both…

Photos and related illustrations in printed sources and depositories of the educational philanthropist George Peabody (1795-1869) are listed in this bibliography. Sources, including 29 works collected by Franklin Parker, are arranged alphabetically by author's last name or by title of article if no author is given. (ML)

Discusses 15 pivotal texts in education that appeared between 1950 and 2002, in part to give each text its warranted celebration, and to encourage newer members of the profession to read these works as part of their ongoing professional development. (SG)

Lists resources on African-American adult education in three categories: 12 in history, 6 in philosophy, and 8 in adult learning and development. Suggests using the sources to provide culturally grounded African-American perspectives in adult education. (SK)

The introductory paragraph of this paper briefly summarizes panel presentations by three scholars at The John Dewey Society Meeting (February 28, 1985) on the subject of teaching the philosophy of John Dewey. The approaches of Maxine Greene, Joe L. Green, and Richard Pratte are discussed. Following this, the author discusses several approaches to…

In 1972 the UNESCO Institute for Education launched an exploratory study on the concept of lifelong education and its implications for school programs and curricula as well as for research. The interim outcomes of this study are being presented in a series of three monographs, the present volume being the second. In carrying out the study a fairly…

A resource list of books and articles on educating young adolescents is provided for professionals who work with 10- to 15-year-olds and their families. Listed are 21 references on schooling, 8 references regarding effective schools studies, 9 resources for curriculum and instruction, 4 references for design and use of physical space, and 3…

Four classic publications that offer guidance and inspiration to teachers are reviewed: (1) "Teacher in America," by Jacques Barzun; (2) "Excellence: Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too?" by John Gardner; (3) "Anti-Intellectualism in American Life," by Richard Hofstadter; and "To Profess with a Passion," a "Time" magazine article. (PGD)

Outlines the educational philosophy and work of Susan Isaacs, a progressive early childhood educator. (NH)

This list of resources on adventure-based learning techniques is presented for two reasons. In today's educational systems, programs must produce measurable results to meet mandated standards and goals. It is hoped that these resources will help programs obtain academic credibility for utilizing adventure-based activities. Secondly, they are…

Reviewed are the contributions of Gerald Spellman Craig to the field of elementary school science. Included are Craig's viewpoints on criteria to be used in selecting natural science objectives, examples of general and specific objectives that fit each of the criteria, and his ideas about content, its organization, and sequencing. (CS)

The author explores the answers to five questions in order to deal with some of the problems which he feels are confronting teachers of art: inadequate budgets and facilities, overcrowded classrooms, unmotivated and untalented students, uninterested colleagues and unsympathetic parents, and a nonintellectual, low status subject. (KC)

After reviewing definitions of general education and statements regarding its importance found in the literature, this paper presents observations to be considered in updating or developing general education programs. It is observed that many disciplines have developed excessive departmentalization; that administrators tend to view general…

The rendering of the concept of rationality is crucial to the understanding of the implications of including mental health as an educational goal. If there is a positive, universal definition of rationality, which can be applied to everyday situations, then the teaching of rationality and thereby the improvement of mental health should be…