Argues that insights from scholarship in the sociology of science can provide a powerful basis for making science education more authentic and inclusive. Describes how adopting sociological ideas can provide unique opportunities for students. Contains 46 references. (DDR)

A majority (60%) of 19 management faculty identified challenges dealing with "Generation X" students, including communication differences; changes in teaching and assessment practices were noted. Managers (n=16) noted similar challenges with younger employees. Analysis showed these challenges were not unique to this generation,…

Addresses the relationship between re-integrated, value-centered instructional goals and actual classroom practice in introductory science. Represents the philosophical framework for further discussions on curriculum design and educational objectives. Contains 31 references. (DDR)

Since vision, imagination, and a passion for justice are in short supply, educators must transcend traditional technical/rational approaches and create space for artists' prophetic voices to emerge. Empowering the voices of imagination through the arts will help renew the metaphysical dimension of educators' work. (27 references) (MLH)

Argues that the IRA/NCTE (International Reading Association/National Council of Teachers of English) standards should provide a starting point for both local and national discussions of what it means to have standards, what effects standards can have, and how to go about developing them. Offers a set of questions that teachers might consider…

Uses Stanley Pogrow's (1996) ideas on reforms and why they often fail as a frame against which a number of controversies associated with Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) are examined. Describes some myths used to characterize DBAE's philosophical, cultural, and curricular orientations; contrasts them with dimensions of reality identified by…

Analyzes the development and implementation of outcome-based education in South Africa. Focuses on the theoretical assumptions that frame the government's policy. Examines the philosophical and pedagogical truths being established in the curriculum development, and especially mechanisms involved in shaping a South African identity. Contains 22…

Examines six instructors' experiences with computer conferencing and documents how these instructors understood computer conferencing's educative process and its relationship to themselves and their students. Findings reveal that instructors' varied personal philosophies of learning were foundational in delineating their relationship with the…

Describes pedagogical foundations of Ernesto "Che" Guevara's revolutionary praxis, situating Guevara within a redemptive educational leadership model. Articulates Guevarian leadership within a historical materialist framework; presents a leadership model that addresses resistance to and transformation of global capitalist social…

Presents three views of adult development: (1) person-centered, focused on self-realization and based on humanistic psychology and liberalism; (2) production-centered, focused on organizational goals and based on behaviorism and libertarianism; and (3) principled problem solving, based on cognitive psychology, progressivism, and pragmatism.…

Reports on a survey of 137 undergraduate students enrolled in music-education classes at six universities. Assesses participants' beliefs about the validity or truthfulness of various music-education philosophy statements, as well as their beliefs about the effectiveness of using such statements to advocate for school music programs. (DSK)

Describes the three-stage growth of the Princeton (New Jersey) Montessori School. Examines how the philosophy of prepared environments evolved over 12 years upon reflection of concepts such as user-friendliness, ambiance, developmental appropriateness, effective communication, a welcoming space, faculty needs, storage, eating areas, resting areas,…

The economic paradigm imposed upon education and the externally applied bureaucratic supervision upon teachers prompts discord and damages morale among teachers. The dedication shown by teachers of adventure education is explained by the fact that students value and benefit from adventure education, and it allows teachers to focus on broader…

This article recounts the experiences of a pioneer of the Head Start program, a program developed to provide disadvantaged young children with school readiness skills. Influences in the early development of the program are discussed, along with program challenges. The need for standardized performance measures and program evaluation is urged. (CR)

In "This We Believe," a National Middle School Association position paper revised in 1995, 12 beliefs were identified that would "clarify a vision that will guide the decisions of those responsible for determining young adolescent educational programs." Middle schools across the country have used these beliefs as guidelines.…