When the Winnetka public school system reexamined its philosophy, questions were raised about the alignment between theory and practice. This sourcebook represents the thinking of teachers about how the validity of their philosophy of education rests on their ability to analyze what they are, discover how they came to be what they are, and imagine…

This study investigated and evaluated how and under what theoretical and practical conditions different pedagogical practices can succeed in real world school settings between teachers and students. The preliminary data included 36 primary school teachers from urban public schools in Helsinki, Finland. The study used two complementary methods:…

An overview of the materials and exercises on the American Revolution notes the format and materials offered in this issue and emphasizes teacher use of organizing concepts and questions. (KM)

Keynote address at the LIASF Annual Conference on Law Focused Education, February 25 - 27, 1972, Chicago. Goals of law education in the schools are: (1) Learning moral reasoning or ethical analysis, (2) An appreciation of the legal process, and (3) Information about the law. Methods of instruction and achievement of desired goals are discussed.…

Ideas, opinions, and goals related to physical education are presented by 7 new physical education teachers. (JB)

The author makes a case using the question of military service and its personal and social implications as the focus of concentration in secondary social studies courses, and offers some theory and techniques for introducing it into the classroom. (Author/JB)

Axiology is a branch of philosophy devoted to worth." A unit of study is described utilizing group discussion in the developing of awareness in students of the value of scientific theories and their own standards of judgement as well as the standards of others. (Author/TS)

Aims of conceptual clarity of scope and aims of social studies by offering a definition of social studies as a way of organizing, selecting and teaching content related to citizenship, and by describing the three competing traditions within the social studies. A related article is SO 500 189. (JB)

Discusses the use of fairy tales in intermediate and advanced French courses as source material for discussion of French cultural values and traditional behavior patterns. Methods of analyzing values in a fairy tale and implementation in the classroom are discussed using "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" as an example. (AMH)

The study of the nuclear weapons culture and of disarmament must be made central to the curriculum in the humanities, the sciences, and other subject areas. After discussing the contradictions of the nuclear age, the author suggests using consciousness-raising techniques, readings, films, and student research projects as means of reaching…

Argues that secondary moral education programs must be taught in the context of human relationships (interactions between and among people) and discusses techniques and issues related to the implementation of such a program, including self-disclosure, dialog, value encounter relationship, teacher qualifications, classroom environment, and grading.…