Dysconscious racism is generally defined as the unquestioned acceptance of culturally dominant norms and privileges, with three categories used to describe college students' reasoning for enduring racial inequity. These range from the historical determinism of slavery to racially exploitive standards inherent in American society. However, few…

An educational model to realize the goal of dynamic intellectualism is presented. The model consists of a framework of integrative and subject-specific objectives, and a series of learning activities in the twin domains of theory and practice with which to meet the objectives. (SK)

Piaget's theory of cognitive motivation is examined. Other Piagetian theories are also explored: the distinction between figurative and operative aspects of knowledge, and passivity versus activity. A limited set of implications of Piaget's theory and description of intellectual development for methods of active education are discussed. (CT)

Discussed are three intellectual rights of children which need protecting: (1) freedom from exploitation via propaganda; (2) freedom to encounter alternative points of view regarding religion and ideologies; and (3) freedom to participate in the creation and justification of human values and social groups that directly affect their lives.…

The purpose of this article is to construct Piaget's contributions to education, focusing on cognitive aspects. Explored are the goals of education: independent inquiry and acquisition of a body of information, passivity in traditional education, and the psychogenetic view of knowledge formation. (SK)

The teacher's role in promoting student creativity is that of risk-taker and facilitator. As a risk-taker, the teacher is a fellow learner in the search for knowledge. As a facilitator, the teacher provides the opportunity and the environment within which creative thinking flourishes. (SK)

Examines critically the viewpoint that the reason why some black students do well in school while other black students do poorly depends on the quality of the student's family life. Considers the major assumptions of this argument, as well as its ideological significance. (Author/RK)