Until very recently, with the exception of adult religious education, spirituality has been given little attention in mainstream academic adult education. This may be because spirituality is difficult to define and can be confused with religion. The subject of spirituality is currently a theme in workplace and human resource development…

This paper explores the "working culture" of faculty members at a Teacher Education School in Brazil. The study analyzes the teacher educators' values, feelings, and everyday practices. The main objective of the study was to rethink the school organization by taking into consideration the cultural and symbolic practices that organize…

This book contains eight selections of literature for children in Grades 3-5, books which focus on themes of friendship and family. Ranging from picture books to novels, these selections are rich with possibilities for exploring topics such as loyalty, empathy, conflict, courage, fairness, responsibility, and diversity. Each selection features the…

Using structural equation modeling (SEM), researchers examined whether there was a general dominating factor that governed students' implicit theories of intelligence, morality, personality, creativity, and social intelligence. The possible age-related changes of students' implicit theories were also studied. In all, 1,650 elementary and junior…

School discipline is viewed as a national concern that is becoming more serious by the day. Practicing teachers, student teachers, and preservice high education students across the country are concerned with discipline-related problems in schools across the nation. Perceptions of discipline influence practicing teachers, student teachers, and…

Research supported by grant no. MH-02238 from the National Institute of Mental Health, and partially supported by NIH grant FR-00222 and FR-05537, general research support grant.

Various perspectives on the inclusion of death education in health education curricula are offered. Discussed are: (1) positive and negative attitudes toward death; (2) teacher competence, qualifications, and skills; (3) religious beliefs about death; (4) Kubler-Ross's Five Stages of Dying; and (5) political implications of teaching about death.…

Examines the social conditions of Blacks in Southern Appalachia, within the context of the region's developing political economy. Suggests that racial equality has not been pursued beyond the need for cooperation between the races, because of reluctance to disturb the preestablished order of Southern life and values. (Author/MJL)

Lessons dealing with Black political participation in Georgia after the Civil War and during the integration of the University of Georgia are used as examples of values education. The concept of values education, its applicability to elementary school social studies, and reasons for using these examples are discussed. (IS)

Discusses the results of an opinion survey of ninth- and eleventh-grade students about questions concerning interaction between science/scientists and society. Compares these results to similar study done by European Economic Community. Presents priorities for science as students see them, considering sources of these attitudes/opinions and…

If schools are to be realistic, effective, and educational, they must meet their clientele's basic needs including religious needs. If public schools wish to defuse public dissatisfaction and to provide a rich education for all students, they must boldly develop plans and programs which are genuinely pluralistic. (CJ)

Specifies rules individuals use to make moral judgments, suggesting that certain culturally transmitted excuses are generally believed to absolve people of blame for harming others. Areas discussed include accepting excuses, children's moral judgments (including Piagetian theory), accidental harm, learning excusing conditions, and a theory of…

The work of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Education in the Inner City, a church-related organization in Salford, England, is described. The role of religion in the formation of social and spiritual values is discussed, with emphasis on the needs of those in urban, multicultural settings. (PP)

Focuses on the career development problems of student personnel administrators. Discusses psychological problems common in middle adult years. Examines problems associated with career change, burnout, and relocation. (RC)

Analyzes claims that the community college is a social expression of class-based tracking functioning to preserve and reproduce the social order. Using data from a national longitudinal study, concludes that the community college is fairly meritocratic, but that it ill serves the realization of social justice. (AYC)