Project Re-ED, an educational program for emotionally disturbed children started at Vanderbilt University's George Peabody College, relies on educational, psychological, and ecological strategies to help troubled children, rather than traditional therapy. The program employs teacher-counselors, who have direct contact with children, and emphasizes…

Discusses how children from certain social backgrounds come not to succeed in schooling at the same rate as other children, examining explanations that have been posited since the 1950s. Calls for greater recognition among educators that children's social and cultural experiences affect their communicative styles and, thus, their learning. (GC)

The importance of helping children understand the human body, with its inborn sense of moral goodness, is portrayed as a basis for moral education. The works of philosophers and psychologists are noted for the insights they offer for such understanding, and implications for teaching are suggested. (PP)

Educators find themselves accused of teaching students the religion/philosophy of secular humanism. Considering the size and potential of the secular humanism controversy, it is most important that educators understand what they are being accused of teaching. Academic freedom is at stake. (Author/RC)

Uses a cross-cultural perspective to challenge the United States to change its educational policies. Examines Asian educational policies and strategies and their results, suggesting that they can provide useful models for policy analysts. Recommends greater support for education and a change in the policy of family estrangement from the school.…

Academic advising is defined as a "decision making process during which students realize their maximum educational potential through communication and information exchange with an advisor." Advisors are seen as working within this function each day, continually altering the delivery system with new procedures. (MLW)

Results of the Commission's four-year deliberations are presented under these headings: The Nature and Function of Graduate Music Education; The Curriculum for Graduate Study; Qualifications of Faculty; Selection, Admission, and Qualifications of Students; The Environment and Resources for Graduate Education; and The Role of Research. Extensive…

College missions, it is argued, must be formulated, reviewed, and reformulated on an ongoing basis, in response to the sociocultural, economic, and educational reality in which they exist. At no time should external economic pressures alone determine the reformulation of a mission. (MLW)

Educators and noneducators alike are beginning to believe that a collective humanism is as necessary for the future of our society as it is for education. The challenge for educators is to reshape educational practices and provide students with increased control over their own behavior. (JN)

The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) formulates standards that do not focus on the quality of teacher education graduates. Their "standards" also act as a prop for obsolete curricula and place too great an emphasis on regulating processes and procedures. (JN)

Presents an overview of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and then describes the UNESCO Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education, the first worldwide standard-setting instrument in this field, and suggests why the provisions of this document are important to adult educators in the United…

This paper examines the cultural traditions of South Asia, especially India and Pakistan, regarding the education of children with special needs. This valuable cultural heritage has been largely ignored in the inflow of western educational ideas and the professionalization of special education, especially in the late 19th century. Improved…

Examines changes in practices of two nurseries in East Berlin following reunification of Germany. Notes that after reunification, the extensive nursery school coverage for children under 3, and near universal coverage for children 3-6 was drastically reduced, and the ideological justification for coverage was systematically rejected. Discusses…

Provides personal perspectives, both from a teacher and her students, on issues of multiculturalism and diversity. Recounts a number of incidents that illustrate some of the trickier aspects of multicultural education ("How do you feel about arranged marriages?"). Concludes with a call for greater understanding and tolerance. (MJP)

Suggests that educators must address: (1) What should be learned? (2) When should it be learned? (3) How would it best be learned? and (4) How can we tell how well we have answered the first three? Addresses the first three questions by offering principles of practice for early childhood educators, ranging from curriculum to learning disposition…