This introduction to a special section on evaluation utilization decribes the charge presented to the commissioned authors: to clarify what is meant by evaluation utilization. The resulting papers are described as presenting a clear rejection of the term utilization and as providing substantial assistance in distinguishing between utilization and…

Presents alternative educational principles from the point of view of a "social educator" which should be considered by the New York State Education Department as it revises the secondary social studies program. The primary function of a "social educator" is also discussed. (RM)

Advocates an increase in the trained adult-child ratio in child care group settings, citing research on the social and intellectual development of children as a result of their interaction with adults. (Author/CM)

The purpose of this paper is to show that "freedom" properly understood cannot be an aim or an ideal of education, and that when educators talk of "freedom" as an aim or ideal of education, they usually have in mind the development of autonomy. (Author)

Suggests feminist principles relevant to midwifery include affirmation of equal rights; derivation of individuals' value from their capacity to contribute to society, not from biology; and accordance to women of the same rights over their bodies as men have over theirs. Notes feminist theory and principles should underlie midwifery education and…

Discusses two orientations to teaching expressive writing: the "authenticity" orientation with its underlying notion of a "true" self, and the "generativity" approach with its underlying notion of the "dynamic" self. Discusses fundamental differences between the two views and argues that the generativity…

Elaborates principles governing education in Islam: monotheism, honoring of man, causality, equality, justice, respect for labor, social responsibility, consultation, and peace. (SK)

Learning principles based on brain research include the following: the brain is a parallel processor; learning engages the entire physiology; the search for meaning is innate; emotions are critical to patterning; the brain perceives parts and wholes simultaneously; learning involves focused attention and peripheral perception; and learning is…

Discusses three books on Zen and writing that (1) question assumptions of Western discourse and literacy practices; (2) offer ideas to help individual writers unearth their creative energy and potential; (3) advocate alternative discursive practices; (4) discuss possibilities of an embodied literacy predicated on kindness and compassion; and (5)…

Presents an essay on the dangers of the populist tendency to aim education at the lowest common denominator; to teach misplaced egalitarianism in the service of unmerited self-esteem; or to encourage attitudes toward aesthetic appreciation of art that grants equal but undeserved stature to all works of art and entertainment. (Author)

Ponders why and how reading/literacy in secondary schools has become secondary, that is, of lesser importance. Argues that, if literacy development is a continuum, then on-going literacy instruction should be increasing rather than declining. (SR)

Considers the implications of globalization for rethinking instruction. Suggests the use of location/dislocation in the sense of positioning as a metaphor and discusses its application to the theory of experiential learning. Contains 38 references. (SK)

Explores how Yeshiva University's undergraduate colleges search for a way to balance devotion to Torah study with the demands of a serious liberal arts education, including presentation of content at odds with religious teachings. (EV)

Reprints an article originally published in 1938. Discusses the concepts of authoritarianism and democracy. Suggests that the struggle between these two ideologies was the most important problem confronting education in the late 1930s. (RS)