The large part played in French social reform by John Mace in implementing compulsory public education was congruent with his belief in the democratic principles of the French Revolution. These principles held that the whole store of human knowledge was a legacy everyone should share; and that the function of education was to bring the cultural…

A description of the Serrano vs. Priest class action suit in California, challenging the system of financing education through property taxes; author touches upon the possibilities for the courts becoming change agents in the struggle for social reform. (SP)

Although current writing in history of education has been broad in scope and mature in its use of the tools of historical scholarship, it is time to begin asking questions about power, prizes, and group interests in the context of ethnic, religious, moral, and social conflicts. (DE)

Questions role of organized counselor educators, suggesting that such role not be limited to school counseling but be widened to open new career patterns for poor by providing opportunity for them to use intuitive skills in helping professions. Speech at ACES luncheon, APGA Convention, Las Vegas, 1969. (CJ)

The notion that public schools are a powerful engine of social reform is central to the ideologies of compensatory education and racially balanced schools as means for achieving integration. Today, all questions of property, income, and occupational distribution are seen to be answered by increased access to meritocratic competition. (DE)

Author probes the reasons behind the recent outward tranquility on campuses and speculates on future of the new youth culture. (Editor/IR)

Condensed version of the presidential address delivered at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA), December 27, 1970 in New York, New York. (DS)

Explains a methodology students may use in making rhetorical analyses of social movements. (SW)

Presents the historical background of the American progressive education movement's plan to regenerate society. (MF)

Deals with the influence of the mass media, erotic literature, drug addiction, and social unrest on the frustrations of French youth. (DS)

Offers generalization about the militant young and the implications for education and society in the future. (MF)

In this article the author discussed students' rejection of materialism and their role in a society that provides no function for the adolescent. Amidst campus disorder, the cooperation of administration, faculty, and students during recent strikes is seen as having a positive effect on future understanding and communication. (BY)

According to the author, the desire for social change is not sufficient. Irrationality in social action must be replaced by careful planning as to which strategies are selected to attain specific goals. This paper discusses various social action strategies and suggests significant ethical boundaries. Administrative rule making and the election…

An attempt "to provide a broad framework within which persuasion in social movements, particularly reformist and revolutionary movements, may be analyzed," focusing on the rhetorical processes" open to the leaders of such movements in meeting the requirements of their roles. (Author/RD)