Argues that the educational system assumes it must prepare students for a highly competitive work society, although the necessity for competition will decline as material necessities and luxuries are increasingly available; as society moves towards a leisure civilization and an equitable distribution of goods, change from competititon to…

Essentially an educational travel diary, this volume describes Chinese educational philosophies and practices. Visits to nine institutions (six for young children) are described. Many photographs, transcriptions of dialogs, textbook materials and songs, typical daily schedules, and a variety of other informative materials are included. A…

The incorporation of criminal law theory into the first-year criminal law course is discussed as an example of adding the jurisprudence of specific subject matters to standard courses. Jurisprudential issues appropriate for study are suggested along with guidelines for teaching techniques, selection of materials, and use of class time. (JT)

A study of college student civic attitudes identified three types of political orientation (quitters, conventionals, and escalators) associated with political partisanship, ideological preference, political trust, college major, and evaluations of government. Findings show that most students propose quite ordinary and conventional political…

The author discusses the major changes career education calls for in the teaching/learning process and the teacher's role in effecting such changes. Topics discussed are a classroom rationale, subject matter as a motivational device, implications of expanding teaching/learning process parameters, and career education as a philosophy of teaching.…

The behavioristic approach to education is appropriate only to areas of skill development. To design mathematics curricula from the point of view of behaviorism is to miss the essence of mathematics as a discipline. Mathematics curricula should include strong emphasis on problem solving. (SD)

Discusses equality in education within the framework of the ideas of John Rawls, asserting that even though in the real world it is not easy to implement his version of equality and justice without endangering his prior principle of liberty, he provides a philosophical foundation for the reconsideration of the meritocratic principle. (Author/JM)

An individual's private values cannot be a criterion for evaluation of values, nor a criterion for their inclusion in educational objectives. Values should stem from the most progressive social trends and, in defining educational objectives, Yugoslavia must remain on the firm ground of self-managing socialist development. (Author)

This is an excerpt from a report, 1967-68, by the Ministry of Education, Republic of Cuba, to the International Conference on Public Education (31st, Geneva, July 1-10, 1968).

First of six articles from a special feature on differentiated staffing.