In answer to the demands from all sides for change in higher education, a study group was formed at the University of Connecticut to determine the direction that institution will take to meet present demands and future needs. In doing so, the committee concerned itself with certain issues that constitute the background of any planning effort.…

The main consideration involves several subproblems. (1) The fundamental terms (work, play, freedom, constraint, amateur, professional, sport, athletics) are generally used in a sharply dichotomized way. However, they can, and perhaps should, be understood as part of a definitional continuum. (2) The status of sport and athleitcs in education is…

The problems that the composition teacher finds in student writing and the philosophical hazards involved in dealing with the concepts "language" and "writing" are considered first. Active and static models of writing are examined in terms of their philosophical and pedagogical implications. Static conceptualizations of language and writing are…

The attempt to unite theory and practice in the education of English teachers has taken many forms: courses in which theoreticians attempt to illuminate the practice of professional teachers or student teachers; situations in which teacher-education faculty cooperate with teachers, student teachers, and the community, in order to make programs…

Three paragraphs written by three different undergraduate students were examined in order to distinguish between the traditional remedial approach to writing and an approach which perceives writing as a contribution to the specific relationship between teacher and student. Each author was a member of a course whose aim was, among others, to…

This dissertation examines the philosophies of Matthew Arnold and William Wordsworth in the attempt to provide a historical basis for a humanistic approach to the teaching of English. Arnold focused on the intellect, considering reading to be a criticism of life, while Wordsworth was concerned with feeling--emotions stimulated by experience and…

This paper presents a rationale for combining public speaking with interpersonal communication and group discussion, in basic speech courses. A survey of textbook authors, administrators, teachers, and students reveals that most feel that the public-speaking approach, alone or in conjunction with other approaches, continues to be the most valid…

A University of Arizona's home economics profession class embarked on a project to define home economics so that the term would be clear, relevant, and identifiable to all students, regardless of their specialization within the profession, and easily understood by those outside the field. (Author/BP)

Until recently, the teacher education curriculum attempted to mold future teachers into either didactical technicians or social engineers or both. The author suggests a philosophy that transcends the outer being phenomenon of earlier and present teacher education curricula. The author explores a new perspective for teaching, learning and…

Information from interviews with a parent coordinator at Eastside Elementary School, a teacher at Silver Lea Corridor School, and a student at Action High and the Planning Course is presented to show history, relationship and function with parents, teachers, students, and administrators in the Eugene, Oregon, public alternative school system. (JT)

"Openness-to-the-world" is a prerequisite to good personal writing.

The article discusses some of the reasons why outdoor educators are pessimistic about the future of the ecosystem and some of the reasons for being optimistic. (NQ)

Traces development of teacher education programs in Iowa in the late 19th century and relates Iowa's history during this period to national educational developments. (DB)

The author reviews the advantages and disadvantages of homework in secondary schools. He argues for a policy of clear assignments geared to the developmental levels of the students: brief, structured tasks for younger students moving toward self-directed projects in the higher grades. (SJL)

Deweyan tradition contains an image of learning at odds with another 20th century American innovation: the effort to subsume school learning under business efficiency ideology. Dewey might again have relevance for social and educational planning, but not if still interpreted as a romantic educational freedom. (Author/SJL)