Article described lifelong learning and three major interacting elements currently contributing to public awareness and acceptance of education beyond high school and colleges. (Author/RK)

Author argued that philosophers are experts, that the moral sphere is central to the concern of the philosopher of education, that in one sense evaluation is his business, and that ideally philosphers ought to issue practical directives in education. (Author/RK)

Examines nine definitions of equality that have been applied to the American educational system. Discusses value tradeoffs in the implementation of each in educational policy. Considers negative, full opportunity, foundation, minimum attainment, maximum variation ratio, reasonable classification, equal group achievement, equal dollars/equal…

The definition of giftedness is viewed from an existential perspective, and the socially useful application of giftedness is stressed. Implications of existential theory for the definition, identification, and programing of gifted students include the inadequacy of measures of potentiality and the importance of project oriented activities. (CL)

Describes the field of speech communication from a social scientific point of view as a discipline devoted to study, research, and application. (PD)

The relevance of the new National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities definition of learning disabilities is discussed in relation to the infant population. (Author/CL)

The study determined the effects of labels on teachers' perceptions of the prevalence of emotionally disturbed children and youth in the regular classroom. Results showed that the labels used did have an effect on teachers' perceptions toward the children, and teachers were more willing to apply the "behavior disordered" label. (Author/TLJ)

Evaluation literature is reviewed through an analytical framework representing issues addressed by major evaluation approaches in education. Ten evaluation dimensions comprise the framework: (1) definition, (2) functions, (3) objects, (4) variables, (5) criteria, (6) audience, (7) evaluation process, (8) inquiry methods, (9) evaluator…

Suggests that educators must move beyond debates about the meaning of reading to more specific discussions of word recognition, sentence processing, text comprehension, critical evaluation, and communication functions. (FL)

The author suggests that controversies over defining learning disabilities (LD) have resulted from confusion between diagnosis and definition and from disagreement over the discrepancy issue. He further suggests that LD students are a subset of age- and ability-referenced underachievers. (CL)

The author suggests that, if the purpose of classification is to provide educational services, the category of learning disabilities be used to describe pupils with mild handicaps. She cites the folly of research on sytem-selected students because system-selection decisions are biased by political, practical, and financial influences. (CL)

The review attempts to identify the myth, mystery, and substance of the salient issues regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and cause of hyperkinesis. In addition to a general discussion and categorization of the research findings, a set of criteria is established to assist with identification and clinical judgment. (Author/SB)

Takes the position that radical reconstructionism is a significant movement in the history of social education and that the radical reconstructionists have raised questions and made proposals which could enrich and expand the debate over how to define and rationalize the field. (Author/DB)

Argues that excising the word "exposition" from the language of English teachers would be more beneficial than harmful. (JL)

An experiment was designed to determine whether or not images are directly involved in the retrieval process. The results provided evidence for the direct involvement of images in both the encoding and retrieval processes for words. (Author/PN)