The author examines the success of socialist education as developed in the German Democratic Republic. She uses eight criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of their school system. (Author/RK)

Two high school students from Brooklyn, New York, suggest ways for public schools to overcome student apathy by allowing students to take an active role in student government. (Author/RM)

Discusses the contexts in which classroom data on foreign language acquisition has been collected and the effect that ignoring these contexts has had on the application of foreign language acquisition research to foreign language teaching and learning. A scheme to aid in analyzing the different approaches to linguistic data is presented. (SED)

Investigated coping strategies for dealing with role conflicts among returning women students (N=92). Found that professional and nonprofessional women used different coping strategies for different conflicts. Indicated that professional women experienced more intense conflicts between roles as employee-home maintenance person and employee-parent…

Teachers with relatively high scores on the Defining Issues Test of moral development, contrasted with teachers with relatively low scores, had a more democratic view of teacher and student roles, and saw rules as protecting the rights of individual students as well as the group's rights. (NH)

Describes the development and classroom application of a microcomputer-assisted collective bargaining simulation by Indiana University's Division of Labor Studies. Student involvement in the simulation is described, instructional development techniques used in designing the simulation are discussed, and benefits of the simulation are reviewed.…

A theory of curriculum is proposed that identifies a range of socio-psychological determinants that can account for societal conflicts about the acceptability of various forms of curriculum. Discussed are topics such as pupil control ideology, hidden curriculum, parental emotional behavior, political extremism, and the politics of curriculum. (MT)

Guidelines are provided for evaluating research on the process approach to the teaching of writing to exceptional children. Focus is on the roles of the teacher and the learner. Suggestions are presented for further research, specifically in the areas of fluency, the functions of writing, and the effects of instruction. (Author/JDD)

Assesses the status of children's intellectual rights in educational policy. Examines the history, nature and purpose of public schools, detailing a complex interaction of rights, interests, functions, and constraints. Includes specific practical guidelines for educators, parents, and students. (NH)

Examines the role of commercial materials in reading instruction through analyses of expert opinion and of research on reading instruction. Reports a series of investigations concerning teachers' and administrators' conceptions of reading and reading instruction and offers a critical evaluation of recent writing on effective reading instruction.…

Contemporary roles and needs of students in the market economy countries of Europe are examined on behalf of the International Student Research Centre (Prague, Czechoslovakia). Focus is on the impact of the socioeconomic crisis, the changing role of higher education, and the effects of the increasingly tense international situation. (MSE)

A curriculum emphasizing "basics" and a program of extracurricular activities encouraging individual experimentation, exploration, and growth are factors contributing to the excellence of this small, rural junior-senior high school with an enrollment of 256 in Triopia, Illinois. The school's faculty, curriculum, athletic program, and…

Describes four student projects carried out in one English department's humanities program in l968. (EL)

Presents some ways that teachers can use the Foxfire format, focusing on reasons for using interviews for language development, possible people and topics to be explored by students through the interview process, and four stages to using interviews in the classroom. (HOD)

An intervention procedure consisting of identifying or arranging a social/communicative situation, waiting for and observing student-initiated social/communicative behavior, and imitating and elaborating on responses was effective in increased student opportunities for controlling aspects of student-teacher interaction. Substantial improvements in…