This paper looks at challenges that face the epistemological model on which formal education is based as a result of the rapid growth in use of new communications and information technologies (CITs). The argument has three parts. The first describes some phenomena associated with the development during recent decades of these new CITs and their…

This monograph on teaching students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) is divided into two parts, one that offers historical perspectives and one that looks at future directions. Following an introduction, individual sections of Part 1 address the following topics: (1) a brief history of special education for E/BD students; (2) key…

Experiential learning as a field of practice is vast. This paper uses the metaphor of a tree to categorize experiential learning's variety, the roots being the underpinning theoretical traditions and the branches the various forms of practice. The place of experience is highly valued in three traditions of adult education: the progressive,…

A general essay on the difference between "education" and "training" as the author specifies why the use of behavioral objectives must be kept in perspective. (HB)

Article considers the merits of the writing of one professor H. H. Milman, who stated the theoretical solution to the basic problem posed by the religious question in England in the mid-nineteenth century, that is, the need for state schools. (Author/RK)

After the defeat by Napoleon, Prussia endeavored to rebuild its war torn country by instituting sweeping social and educational reforms. This effort marked one of the few instances in which philosophical anthropology formed the explicit basis of a successful program of social change. (Author/KM)

In response to the argument that the critiques of schooling lack conceptual consistency and clarity, this paper discusses these criticisms within the conceptual framework of self-alienation. (Editor)

Adapted from the Preface to Perspectives on Management Systems Approaches in Education: A Symposium,'' Educational Technology Publications, 1973. (CB)

Author attempts to sum up what he has learned in his studies of American educational history using five principles: complexity, uncertainty, continuity, obsolescence and hope. (MB)

The revolt against repressive" education finds intellectual support in the ideas of the great German-born analyst, Erich Fromm. (Author/JB)

Two high school principals describe opposing school philosophies. In one school the student is encouraged to learn independently while at the other both teacher-student rapport and cognitive learning are of equal importance. (AF)

Innovation in medical education is needed in curriculum, teaching methods and testing programs, as well as involvement of administrators and faculty. (IR)

"Peace Corps trainees were given instruction in the use of theoretically-based learning principles...They were then required to teach high school students in a videotaped lesson. The results, which demonstrated a relationship between theoretically-based learning principles and pupil learning, have implications for teacher education programs.…

More attention should be given to the ethical dimensions of health promotion. This paper reviews the general purpose of health promotion, discusses two cases in terms of potential ethical questions, and presents principles which may help readers to evaluate the moral dimensions of their work. (CJ)