Burton Clark's theory of higher education institutions as academic organization governed by unique elements and disciplinary logic is outlined and applied to Malaysia. The theory's weakness in underplaying the role of national policies and environmental factors in determining a national higher education system is noted. (MSE)

The relations between a cultural fund of general knowledge and knowledge-in-use were investigated by observing the arithmetical practices of ten women enrolled in the Weight Watchers program. Apparently, the precision of dieters' measurements is dependent on situation and everyday context. Often, subjects' knowledge-in-use exceeded the general…

Claims that folk names of speech acts and speech genres are culture-specific and that a rigorous semantic analysis of such names, expressed in a culture-independent semantic metalanguage, can provide an important insight into communicative routines most characteristic of a given society. (SED)

Describes a model for a poetry writing project that aspires to transform students into sounder thinking, more sensitive human beings. The project, which was used in a grade eight class, includes writing and editing original poetry, class discussion, and creating books of student poetry. (KH)

Fifty-seven teachers of French participated in an experiment which questioned to what extent filmstrips can be understood in terms of the specific language they try to convey. Results indicated that filmstrips can convey ideas that are situationally obvious, but they are largely unreliable as means of conveying specific language. (SL)

The author suggests that education, rather than being an induction into established ways of seeing the world, should be a context in which a person can begin the process of perceptual overhaul of it. New values related to the workplace are emerging and their impact on learning processes in the future is described. (Author/CT)

A context is developed for viewing mental health problems and needs in Micronesia and American Samoa. The article highlights the process the trainer encounters in preparing the community for the training. The concept of community participation is developed and operationalized. A two-phased training model suggests one way to implement this concept.…

Identifies factors linked to the promotion of creativity and outlines their implications for secondary school teachers. (FL)

Discusses the methods of the pioneers of language study in the Bantu-speaking areas of Africa, criticizes their approaches to presenting information about African languages in lexical form, and notes that bilingual dictionaries are not adapted to the needs of African people. Suggests some technical procedures for future lexicographers to follow.…

The physician of the future needs to be aware of his or her multidimensional relationships with the rest of society. He or she must see medicine in the broad cultural context. How the director of admissions at Stanford School of Medicine forsees the medical profession developing in the future is described. (RM)

The causes for the sudden onset of social revolution are extremely complex and consist of major shifts in the social, economic, and cultural scene. For the field of family studies it is important to understand both the macro scope of these disturbances to the lives of families and the influences that contribute stability. (Author/CT)

Freire responds to questions about the relation between philosophy of language and pedagogy, the possible importance of a "magical way" of understanding material and political reality, his literacy experiments in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, his impressions of the U.S., and the power of his methodology in practice. (RDN)

A teacher remembers the importance of what he learned about foreign cultures from sources other than the classroom instructional materials, particularly as culture was made real for him through literature. (MSE)

This literature review emphasizes works that either represent a significant contribution to the sociological understanding of higher education or review a substantial body of literature concerning the contexts of college teaching. Topics discussed include the higher education system, the academic workplace, and the norms that influence the…

Although evaluation practice in Israel is strongly influenced by American thinking, it is also a unique local response to societal, political, academic, cultural, and interpersonal pressures. In this interview Arieh Lewy discusses educational evaluation in Israel and the cultural context in which it operates. (Author/BS)