Investigates the process by which books become canonized in British and U.S. schools and universities. Uses the case of George Orwell to examine the institutional and historical factors which condition the inclusion and exclusion of writer's work in Anglo-American classrooms. (SR)

The teacher reform debate in Australia is informed by contradictory individualist and work perspectives and assumptions. The challenge for policy is harmonizing perspectives to develop a basis for the practical politics of educational reform. The individualist perspective complements corporate managerialism, whereas the work perspective raises…

Describes the role and responsibilities of the Catholic Church and Catholic schools in America's political order, advocating the improvement of educational access and quality for all Americans. Highlights the activities of the United States Catholic Conference and National Catholic Educational Association with respect to the reauthorization of the…

Describes the effects of the National Congress on Catholic Schools for the 21st Century on the Saint Charles Borromeo School in Minnesota. Reviews the five themes of the Congress: Catholic identity, Catholic leadership, the relationship between school and society, school governance and finance, and political action and public policy. (MAB)

Presents a discussion of the role of educational research in teacher education in England, looking at its recent history, examining the effects of England's new national curriculum, and discussing the politics of change in the English educational system. (SM)

Highlights tensions between capitalism and democracy, noting the effect on educational systems and arguing that some order can be brought to the heterogeneity and confusion by understanding that they are two profoundly different and oppositional logics. The paper reviews the works of several authors and discusses capitalist totalism and…

Tests hypotheses from lineage socialization and generation unit perspectives on Korean student protest participation using 360 self-administered questionnaires collected at 3 Korean universities. Results indicate that these hypotheses are not mutually exclusive but support the generation unit model. (SLD)

Reviews Robert Westbrook's book, "John Dewey and American Democracy," which analyzes intellectual debates in which Dewey was involved. The book provides a critical account of Dewey's role as an agent of political change and a promoter of participatory democracy and participative decision making. (SM)

Analyzes laws and relevant issues as they affect education in Portugal, noting the main issues for Portugal's teacher education development in the 1990s. Describes the impact of recent legal documents, the educational environment in Portugal, and new trends in teacher education. (SM)

New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's recent private-school voucher proposal has strained his close collaboration with Chancellor Rudolf F. Crew. Shackled by its immensity and complexity, the system has too many failing schools and students. Higher Regents standards, disappearing principal tenure, and lagging school repairs may further erode public…

Examines the problem of school overcrowding, the political resolve to help school districts cope with rising enrollment, and examples of how some districts are taking the initiative to meet their rising enrollment challenges. Includes examples of school district's use of portable buildings; the expansion, renovation, and reclamation of old…

Research suggests there is little correlation between spending more on public education and getting better results. The success of Catholic and charter schools, which receive far less money, underscores that more money is not the key to better educational outcomes. Giving parents power to send their children to schools that deliver what works is…

Revisits the historical contours of the debate over the need for and role of the required first-year course in writing. Argues for the value of the required course in composition as a pedagogical site with the potential to influence large of numbers of students, and for its importance as a site of struggle within the institutional hierarchy of…

Reflects on the process of standards writing conducted by the National of Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association, from both an insider and an outsider perspective. Reflects on the larger forces at play and the deeper issues which derailed the standards effort and which "produced standards that no one has much…

Presents a lesson on the reaction of people in the United States to immigrants as expressed in political cartoons from the turn-of-the-century and the early decades of the 20th century. Includes cartoons, teaching ideas, and suggested discussion questions about the cartoons. (DSK)