This article highlights the conceptions linked to sexuality in various regions of the world, elucidating how these conceptions of sexuality mesh with education to form discernible patterns, and identifies who benefits from current conceptions of sexuality. (IAH)

Encourages professional educators to accept cultural pluralism as part of their educational mission, developing a classroom environment that encourages participation by all students, including those who are culturally different, while assisting them to learn the nuances of American culture. (SR)

Discusses the nature of day care standards, the fundamental nature of licensing, the current unevenness in day care licensing, and the components of a sound licensing program. (Author/BB)

Examines the factors that contribute to quality child care for children with special needs, and relates these factors to the 52 principles in the accreditation document of Australia's National Childcare Accreditation Council. (HTH)

Compares the political and educational alternatives offered by Thomas Hobbes and Gerrard Winstanley. Sees Hobbes's educational approach, based on negative liberty and state sovereignty, in tension between demands of liberty and conformity. Considers Winstanley's educational approach devoted to independent civic judgment, premised upon positive…

Examines the conformity of national education policies of UNESCO member states to the principles of UNESCO's Convention against Discrimination in Education (adopted in 1960). Argues that international organizations play an important role in defining, transmitting worldwide, and institutionalizing (primarily Western) educational principles and…

Maintains that the inclusion of diverse views to enhance understanding is one of the central tenets of education. Briefly summarizes the arguments for and against multicultural education and calls for a more tolerant and open dialog between conservative and liberal factions. (MJP)

Describes the notion of second chances and its application to education. Presents a framework for evaluating second-chance programs based on accessibility and selection, adjustability of applicants, adjusted educational methods, productivity, accreditation, and acknowledgement. Examines possible illusions and rituals preventing a genuine second…

The nature of collaborative learning is examined, including some discussion of the role of the instructor. A collaborative learning situation in a women's studies course is described as an example of integration of the approach into content area instruction. (MSE)

A survey asked regular and special educators to rate the importance of 228 items potentially valuable for creating learning environments. Results indicated a high degree of consensus about variables considered important in learning environments, with 40 variables receiving the highest average ratings. Regular and special educators' judgments were…

Argues that collaboration between K-12 schools and universities or between colleges of education and colleges of arts and sciences is not possible because certain principles or conditions of practice are not present. Shared goals, shared power, and similar needs are not sufficiently pervasive to make healthy collaboration possible in many…

This paper offers an endorsement of mainstream placements for adolescents with severe and profound hearing impairments, describes successful mainstreaming at Clarke School for the Deaf (Massachusetts) in classrooms using spoken and written English, points out roadblocks that must be negotiated for successful mainstream education, and outlines…

Profiles the life and writings of Janusz Korczak, who lived in Poland from 1878 until his execution by the Nazis in 1942. Korczak was trained as a pediatrician but devoted his life to running an orphanage, advocating children's rights, and educating teacher apprentices and children about the principles of democracy. (LP)

Describes a case study of a major university implementing a total quality management (TQM) program. Finds that TQM hegemony has a potential to privilege passive, bounded, regimented, and efficiency-focused thinking over critical, self-reflective, strategic, and creative thinking; and to replace experimentation, the inherent value of ideas, and…

A biblical parable is used as an allegory for five principles of "stewardship" that teachers can use to guide gifted youth including teachers first teach correct principles; students set their own goals; teachers are available to assist students; students are responsible for seeking help; and students take responsibility for their stewardship. (DB)