The general problem of how to involve students in the general operation of the school is advanced by participatory democracy. (Author)

The question of the appropriateness of direct action on the campus was the focus of this research study. In systematic in-depth interviews, respondents were asked to assess the appropriateness of various direct action tactics in student attempts to bring about change in some twenty policy areas which have been targets for organized student protest…

Author takes a fresh look at today's changing values 15 years after his original paper on the transformation of values appeared and 10 years after the Port Huron Statement adopted by the Students for a Democratic Society. (MB)

According to John Dewey, the study of history can give one an insight that will enable him to deal with and solve social problems. (CK)

Defends comprehensive high schools against critics, past and present, who advocate specialized high schools or dual or tripartite systems separating college-bound from noncollege-bound students. Argues that comprehensive high schools promote social class integration and democratic values, and notes James B. Conant's role in supporting…

Discusses the kind of citizens a democratic society needs to preserve freedom and examines how a society can educate these citizens. Citizens must be literate beyond the 3Rs. For this to happen, the nation and the education establishment must regain an understanding of the concepts of adulthood, community, and meaning. (SR)

A set of ten value concepts for a democratic political community that schools should seek to exemplify are divided into those that primarily promote desirable cohesive and unifying elements and those that primarily promote desirable pluralistic and individualistic elements. (Author/MLF)

Argues that an understanding of American ideals and democratic values should be part of high school minimum graduation competencies. (Author/SJL)

Comments about the results of recent surveys that show that public school prestige is declining and recommends that schools reach out and get support from nonparents. A tribute to Horace Mann concludes the article. (MLF)

Two pairs of conflicting and interrelated values (the public good and the private good; freedom and equality) can be made compatible through education. (JD)

Examined how British, South African, and Russian faculty view the relationships between their teaching and their understandings of its democratic purposes. Found a concern for greater equality between teachers and learners, and a widely held view that globalization may negatively impact lecturers' educational and democratic purposes. However, the…

Uses ten-student focus group from Saskatchewan high school to examine student attitudes toward leadership involvement and decision making opportunities related to academics, building school climate, and cocurricular activities. Discusses student leadership issues involving relationships with staff members and social, school, and community…