Hypothesizing that metaphoric portrayals of students as consumers/customers should cause consternation, this paper constitutes a pragmatic examination of metaphor and focuses on how the choice of metaphors implicates policies and practices. It begins by tracing the philosophical development of the description of students as consumers/customers,…

This paper examines factors that have influenced education in the United States. It focuses on the crisis of confidence as American schools struggle between two competing "philosophies" of education: the traditional and the progressive. The paper outlines the tension created by youthful rebelliousness and the conservatism of elders and…

Article examined the role of the community college in developing community services. (RK)

Discusses ways to accelerate and to share exploration of sound new ways to achieve the development of the individual's sense of worth, especially in the elementary school. (GB)

Article focuses on the exasperating experience faculty members face in attempting to fill out job placement forms for their students. It further stresses a need for a unified and defensible teacher training program. (Author/RK)

Part Two of a three part report on the author's visit to the Peoples' Republic of China. (RY)

Author discusses the 12 basic and rather fundamental principles underlying newer teaching accountability concepts. (Author/MB)

Considers the issues of governance, purpose, and techniques of influence which plague all of higher education. (Editor/IR)

Author provided some highlights on the progress and problems in American education. (RK)

Process approaches advocate that moral educators should abstain from offering their moral views and from persuading others of their views' merits. Several process approaches are examined to determine if they have good grounds for emphasizing process instead of product. These approaches are inadequate vehicles for conducting moral education. (SR)

R. J. Royce (Journal of Philosophy of Education; v16 p105-13) argues that private school education may be better or worse than state schooling and, because of this inequality, it must be abolished. Royce's arguments are analyzed to determine if abolishing private schooling would create a fairer society. (SR)

Theory and research are identified with science and are, therefore, rejected by many art teachers as destructive of creativity. The oriental notion of Shiva-Shakti is introduced: stillness and motion which fuse in a continuum. Likewise, theory and practice are interdependent and should be open to each other. (CS)

In an effective middle school, dedicated and knowledgeable staff work cooperatively toward a curriculum based on the needs of a particular group of transescents. Ten essential elements of the middle school curriculum are discussed. (PP)

Provides an overview of the relative acceptability of three community college missions: college/university parallel, occupational, and community service/continuing education programs. Offers a manifesto of commitment to lifelong learning opportunities for all persons. Urges community colleges to come to agreement on their community services…