Bullying is by far the biggest violence problem on many school campuses in many countries. As with other forms of violence, the conditions at school seem to play a role in minimizing or exacerbating bullying. Schools need to create caring, supportive, and safe environments and a sense of community in order to reduce violence and promote…

Discussed the need and implementation of ecology in the curriculum as well as its meaning for students. (RK)

An address delivered at the opening session of the 1973 National Business Education Association Convention. (Editor)

Guides for a systematic scientific approach to the appraisal of instructional materials. A related article is EA 503 988. (Author/MF)

Public demands to know if and how much children are learning will have to be satisfied. (Author/JN)

This article reviews some of the reasons why the tax-paying public has lost faith in educators. A primary reason given is that educators have not kept pace with the changes in society; solutions would highlight understanding and concern. (Editors/JA)

After extensive research the authors concluded that school reform is important but is not the solution for creating economic equality, that poverty is relative rather than absolute, and that the primary basis for evaluating a school should be whether the students and teachers find it a satisfying place to be. (Author/RK)

The director of the Society School states that primary schools of tomorrow should foster learning environments in which children create miniature societies of their own." (Author/SP)

Schools must not only reflect cultural pluralism but "prepare youth or a culturally pluralistic life and society. (Author)

The purpose of this article is to provide a background of material for those school personnel who are seeking additional information in understanding the development of the self-concept.... (Author)

Prodded by USOE officials, congressmen and cost-conscious citizens, administrators are focusing on what comes out of their schools--not what goes in. (Author/KJ)

Court application of the second step of due process inquiry (what process is due) to student dismissals from tax-supported postsecondary institutions is examined. Of special interest is the weight given three factors (private interest affected, risk of erroneous deprivation of such interest, and government's interest) in the context of higher…

Defines the professional approach to moral education and contrasts it with the commonsense approach. The professional approach means deliberately planning school life to develop pupils as moral persons. The commonsense method treats students as members of the moral community, teachers exercising power and control over them. (RM)

Rebuts proposals for educational reform advanced in the same issue by Robert L. Ebel. Accuses Ebel of offering insufficient evidence for his claims, of relying upon the indicators of productivity as if they were the means to increase productivity, and of failing to place responsibility for learning on the student. (Author/WD)

Underscores the imperative for educators to consider futurists' projections of a radically different future. Considers the forecasts and theories of Kahn and Wiener, Meadows, Kuhn, Toffler, and others and questions the implications of educating students for the world each foresees. Urges forethought, constructive planning, and values-based…