Discussed are early childhood development and education, and the health, physical education, and moral education of preschoolers in Russia. (RM)

Advice is offered to school health educators facing pressure from the back-to-basics movement and budget cutbacks. Health education teachers should: (1) develop a sound, defensible educational philosophy; (2) be able to explain why health education is a "basic"; (3) generate student, parent, and community support; and (4) be more active…

Paul Hirst's concept that education is an autonomous discipline to which the theologian cannot make a contribution, even in church-related schools, is reviewed and criticized. Hirst has not made a case for excluding theologians from educational debate or the church from operating educational institutions. (IS)

The idea of transfer of pedagogy is compared to that of technology transfer, in which knowledge and skills are translated from one environment into another. It is recommended that language instruction be made a truly intercultural endeavor and that educational and cultural exchange be undertaken to bring cultures closer together rather than keep…

Canadian Indians have developed policy statements based on the educational principles of parental responsibility and local control. Many social problems affecting Canadian Indians are attributed to ineffectual educational systems alien to Indian cultures. Topics discussed include traditional community education, repressive boarding and day school…

Addresses those readers who are not familiar with EAP, offering an introductory discussion of its objectives and methods, in two parts. Devotes the first part to the needs that justify an EAP approach, and the second to its methodology, with particular attention to interdisciplinary, task-oriented instruction. Societe Nouvelle Didier Erudition, 40…

Examines the role of day care in the Australian community and offers six principles of effective day care. The principles are based on the assumption that good quality day care facilitates and enhances child development and does not jeopardize the attachment between mothers and their children. (Author/CM)

Discusses the limitations of social science-based administration preparation, and recommends writing a "platform"--an individual's statement of beliefs about education--to increase educational administrators' self-understanding. Describes how to test whether individuals' platforms are integrated with their behavior and applies the…

Educators' overly romantic view of children has led them to underestimate their students, expect too little, and set aside their critical judgment. Instead, educators should act as adults toward children, by setting and enforcing standards, fitting praise to the level of performance, establishing discipline, and transmitting values. (Author/RW)

In the name of "literacy," general education is replaced by ciphering, deciphering, and work skills. The outcome of this is the enormous emphasis on transition. (HOD)

Presented is an outline containing a series of practical suggestions that will, hopefully, help concerned teachers develop role-playing and decision-making exercises leading to the growth of cognitive skills or a new commitment to Christian values and Christ's church. (Author/KC)

In light of computer technology, the future direction of the teaching profession should be to place humanistic values above the machine. The issues raised by use of microcomputers will move beyond social, political, and economic concerns to the purposes, processes, and problems of education. (JN)

From his 20 years experience in modeling a comprehensive school according to genuinely comprehensive principles, the author gives a considered statement of his objectives and experiences. (This article is part of a theme issue on comprehensive education in Britain.) (Editor/SJL)

A new role must be defined for the philosophy of education if it is to work through the problems of the knowledge explosion. Current trends of research in philosophy of education consist of applications of analytic philosophy to the traditional ideas and principles of education. (JN)

The Individualized Instruction Resource Program (IIRP) is a special program for underachieving freshmen and sophomores at Gordon Technical High School in Chicago. In operation since 1969, IIRP uses a coordinated curriculum, unique scheduling, and a practical, often individual approach, which has consistently increased the self-images of its…