Using a communication rules perspective, the study first describes group cultures of two work groups within a large organization, then reports group members' evaluations of the descriptions based on their groups' operative communication rules. (JW)

Considers the acquisition of native language and foreign language as complementary aspects of one basic cognitive-affective schema, interacting and conflicting with each other in a variety of ways. In addition, an illumination of the psychological processes impinging on one can shed light, in a reciprocal way, on the other. (SL)

Attempts to characterize the process of first language acquisition by children. Suggests that language learning involves the acquisition of both language knowledge and language behavior, hence of the internalized representations underlying linguistic competence and also the ability to deploy this knowledge in interpreting and speaking the language…

Outlines a new direction for graduate study in curriculum. Sees curriculum theory as a form of social theory, thus relating curriculum discourse to knowledge and social practices that produce and legitimize particular forms of social life. Suggests ways a new program might be constructed and discusses the obstacles it would face. (Author/RDN)

Japanese social values make education the central focus of most young people's lives, and make effort the most effective means of achieving success. Japanese education aims at egalitarianism, student motivation, and moral development. Some elements of Japan's educational success may be exportable, but others are too culturally determined. (PGD)

Reflecting on his experiences as an evaluation consultant at the Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine in Egypt the author discusses: (1) implications of the Egyptian political context; (2) adapting to the host culture; and (3) maintaining distance from one's own culture. Personal qualities to complement the recommended naturalistic methods…

Although propaganda appears to be universal, its language may not be, reflecting instead the particular cultural context in which it emerges and is used. To understand the various styles of propaganda is to better understand their cultural functions. (MSE)

Proposes a method whereby news media materials are analyzed on the sociological, anthropological, and semiological level, with a view towards analyzing the role of the journalist in French society. (Text is in French.) (AM)

The centrality of education to society is examined with reference to the free man and the duties of citizenship. As an instrument of society, education is an expression of the prevailing forces and values of that society. (LBH)

There is in India today a resurgence of interest and research in the area of creative functioning. One of the main problems in creativity research is the scarcity of reliable measuring techniques, which, ultimately, can only be developed by Indian researchers and scientists. (Author/RW)

The impact of radio and television on spoken and written language is discussed by a professor emeritus of Romance philology. Consideration is given to the relationship between the degeneration of language and the degeneration of customs and moral standards. (LBH)

It is argued that a partnership of education, industry, and government is needed to redefine productivity in terms appropriate to the probable future. (Editor/LBH)

An aggressive reaffirmation is offered of the strength and relevance of liberal education as the foundation stone of freedom. (Editor/LBH)

Discusses the identity and role of comparative education. The author concludes that the essence of an educational system resides in the patterns formed by the interaction between universal and particular variables and that research methods should be used cooperatively to determine these variables. For journal availability, see SO 505 084.…

The status of higher education in India is reviewed, with focus on the impact of colonial rule over the centuries and on the lack of homogeneity among educators. (LBH)