An address to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy focuses on the pharmacy school and faculty's role in providing an ethical foundation for practicing pharmacists. The issues of professional socialization, burnout, the influence of pharmaceutical advertising, and regulation of health care are noted. (MSE)

Uses France and England--because of their radically different institutional and ideological traditions in education--to illustrate common trends in educational accountability. Explains general trends affecting advanced capitalist societies at the present time, e.g., the use of corporate management approaches in education and the adoption of…

Compared scores on Survey of Inter-Personal Values (SIV) and Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal between 25 elementary education, 25 special education, and 10 speech correction majors to examine critical thinking ability and interpersonal values. Significant difference appeared only on SIV Benevolence subscale. Discussed relevance for…

Most athletes enter college with optimistic and idealistic goals and attitudes about their impending academic careers. However, athletic, social, and classroom experiences lead them to become progressively detached from academics. As a result, they abandon their earlier aspirations and expectations and gradually resign themselves to inferior…

Explores the relationship between educational policy and educational research, noting the minimal contribution of research to policy formation. Explains the contribution in terms of the characteristics of policy makers, differences between the research and policy communities, and the nature of research and research findings. Includes…

Examines the evolution of twentieth century civilization from the period of "technological determinism" to the period of "technological choice." Discusses how society's level of questioning and quality of dialog has led to an examination of the scientific and philosophical assumptions of contemporary industrial life in the United States and…

The author traces the self-fufillment movement from the 1960s to present and discusses three resulting educational reform attempts with respect to this movement: (1) humanistic education; (2) values education; and (3) career education. (JMK)

A Chicago school worked to establish school security without destroying the atmosphere that fosters trust, creativity, and a sense of community. Short-range tactics are listed, and a long-range effort to develop student and community unity and pride in the school is discussed. (MJL)

Describes the origins and transformation of the Israeli youth movements. Touches on their educational programs, political affiliations, and inculcation of leadership values. Discusses their role in meeting adolescents' psychological and social needs, providing ideological continuity, influencing collective conceptions, strengthening patriotism,…

Contains a summary of the prevailing concerns about the impact of television on the formation of values in youth and some resultant implications for curriculum and instruction. The article examines preemption of active daily play, spectatorship, deemphasis of the complexity of life, lack of creativity, speedy conflict resolution, and violence. (CT)

Deals with the complexity and moral ambiguity of the Vietnam War as reflected in American literature of that period, and with the use of that literature to help students undertand the conflict. Suggests three books: Philip Caputo's "A Rumor of War," James Webb's "Field of Fire," and Michael Herr's "Dispatches" as…

Discusses use of simulation/role playing to help students understand unfamiliar, controversial situations and practice decision making in a nonthreatening context. Essential steps in simulation/role playing, four actual simulation/role playing situations, and their learning outcomes are described, and information sources for further information on…

The freshman orientation process at Fordham College is used to illustrate the processes and advantages of building a sense of community for freshmen, one element supporting successful advising. Among the techniques used was a Values Program, a grouping of courses to encourage learning and stimulate moral development among students. (MSE)

This analysis of the literature on user studies, interpersonal information needs, and communication seeks to identify parameters of value that the patron associates with the reference transaction and final product of an information search. Twenty-one references are cited. (EJS)

Discusses the appeal of adolescent novels and the debate over whether to include them in the curriculum. (CRH)