A detailed examination of the events surrounding the 1932 Kidd Report in British Columbia indicates what the controversy revealed about education in British Columbia, the role of school during the depression, social class and school relationships in the province, and finally the role of democracy in the episode. (SB)

The author makes a case for Catholic education as the heart of Catholic schools, refuting arguments that this approach is too narrowly sectarian, too insular, and counterproductive to the ecumenical movement. He advocates challenging young people with the message of Catholicism and making the school a Christian community of service. (Author/SJL)

The most important step educators can take in dealing with children from one-parent families is to examine their own attitudes to see if they attach a stigma to separation and divorce and, as a result, to change their attitudes toward children from one-parent families. (Author/IRT)

The school can provide an excellent setting for foot health education and care. (MM)

Asserts that harmful nature of child sexual abuse and prevalence of abuse indicate a need for programs emphasizing prevention, detection, and reporting of assaults, and that such a comprehensive program is justified and should be a part of every school's curriculum. Discusses ways to overcome community resistance, conduct workshops for parents and…

Examines the political (public consensus) and nonpolitical authority as a basis for values education in a democratic society. Advocates that nonpolitical authority can be a basis for defending the teaching of values in public schools. (Author)

Explores the status of children's rights and the demographic changes occurring in the United States. Highlights how U.S. culture is becoming increasingly pluralistic and considers how service providers from school, health, social welfare agencies, and the courts can provide effective, ethical services and protect the rights of children. (Author)

In a Texas elementary school's Adopt-a-Grandfriend program, senior citizens enrich student learning by sharing personal experiences that cover decades of history-making events. They also model traditional values often lacking in today's society, including honesty, courage, compassion, and obedience. Tips are provided for planning a grandfriend…

Discusses the role of the university in the information society, arguing that universities are having to reinvent themselves to become more entrepreneurial, managerial, and flexible. Their role in the production of lifelong learners, however, is needed more now than ever because in a world dominated by knowledge, universities represent knowledge…

A growing body of literature on risk and resilience, school engagement, and positive psychology offers school psychologists new perspectives with which to consider students' progress through school. This literature emphasizes the importance of monitoring student internal and external assets. In this article, a framework is reviewed that highlights…

Although the vast majority of people in Ireland have at least some knowledge of Irish, only a small minority speak it as a community language (in Gaeltacht areas in the west) or in the more widely dispersed Irish-speaking households in the large English speaking area. Primary schools have had a central role in language revitalisation since the…

Every year, the ministry writes to the public post-secondary institutions outlining operating budget allocations, service delivery targets and priority issues. The letters are a component of ministry planning, as identified in the accountability framework. Goals and objectives are identified in the annual ministry service plan. Each institution…

This report summarizes the discussion from an invitational roundtable that engaged fifteen leaders in higher education. The essay finds that colleges and universities have become preoccupied with advancing their prestige instead of achieving publicly-defined purposes, and calls for the restoration of a greater sense of public purpose to learning…

Teacher preparation programs can play an essential role in disseminating information on children's mental health and design curricula that teach the skills necessary for promoting good mental health in schools to preservice and inservice professionals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. The strategies presented in this article will provide…

The Higher Education Performance Funding to be introduced in 2011 is a key development in the policy and financing framework for Australian Higher Education. The performance funding framework, along with mission-based compacts, the new equity initiatives, the relaxing of caps on Commonwealth supported places and the establishment of the Tertiary…