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Download full textPOPKIN, RICHARD H. – 1967
EDUCATORS ARE NOT ADEQUATELY FINDING WAYS TO DEAL WITH THE DISADVANTAGED IN AMERICA. THEY ASSUME THAT THEY MUST MAKE THE DISADVANTAGED CONFORM TO AND FUNCTION IN THE DOMINANT MIDDLE-CLASS SOCIETY. HOWEVER, WHILE THE MIDDLE CLASS SEEMS TO FAVOR A HOMOGENIZATION OF ALL CULTURES, SOME MINORITY CULTURES RESIST THIS PRESSURE AND FAVOR A SOCIETY IN…
Descriptors: American Culture, Black History, Conferences, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedLevi, Albert William – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1973
Article evaluates the role of the middle class in the course of Western civilization and its discovery and underwriting of liberal humanism. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: American Culture, Artists, Critical Thinking, Humanism
Peer reviewedCasas, J. Manuel; Thompson, Chalmer E. – Counseling and Values, 1991
Discusses American Psychological Association's (APA, 1990) "Ethical Principles" and American Association for Counseling and Development's (AACD, 1988) "Ethical Standards" as they relate to racial-ethnic minorities. Contends that philosophical premises that underlie these principles and standards reflect solely majority culture…
Descriptors: Altruism, Codes of Ethics, Criticism, Ethics
Peer reviewedHogan, David – Educational Theory, 1990
Wayland wrote what is arguably the most influential nineteenth-century moral philosophy text. This article examines the Calvinist tradition, from which Wayland diverged; explores his views as they relate to the home and school; and describes his impact on the formation of the middle class of his day. (IAH)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Educational History, Ethical Instruction, High Schools
Peer reviewedElkind, David – Educational Leadership, 2001
Public schools have mirrored postmodern social transformations that have challenged our provincial notions of common values and defined roles. Postmodern innovations-inclusion, multiculturalism, full-day kindergarten, character education, and distance education--are the offspring of our new cosmopolitan society. Most have greater social than…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Full Day Half Day Schedules, Inclusive Schools
