In an examination of higher education's role, uncertainty alone is believed to afford freedom to continue the quest for truth. The belief is affirmed that it is possible to be uncertain, accept no closed system of thought, and at the same time possess a constructive faith. (Article originally published in 1951.) (AF)

Explores relationships between philosophical reflection upon morals and practical moral thought, and evaluates how social institutions influence moral and political concepts. Journal availability: see SO 507 421. (DB)

Explains how the study of educational philosophy is relevant to prospective teachers, in spite of the fact that courses in educational history, philosophy, and the foundations of education have been diminishing in importance in recent years in the teacher education curriculum. Journal availability: see SO 507 421. (DB)

Investigates which types of reflective activities should be considered as philosophy and reviews how education, experience, and philosophy are interrelated. Journal availability: see SO 507 421. (DB)

Examines 150 years of reading textbooks and suggests that instead of basics educators need a new philosophy to guide schools into the future. (MKM)

Maintains that the works of popular culture present a means of understanding the philosophy of the times and function as tools for identifying and perpetuating the world that they reflect. (FL)

Offered are practical suggestions for the school site administrator to consider in order to alleviate problems created by the mainstreaming requirement. Careful planning is the most important component. (KC)

Presents a brief overview of educational practice, priorities, problems, and objectives in China from 1949-1976. Major periods are identified as statism and the schools (1953-55), internal criticism and response (1955-57), the Great Leap Forward (1958-60), readjustment and compromise (1961-66), the cultural revolution (1966), and post-Mao Tse-tung…

National patterns of power and control in higher education are key determinants of the conceptions of academic excellence and equality that prevail in particular systems. This paper examines five countries with predominantly state-controlled systems of higher education--West Germany, Italy, France, Sweden, and Japan--and two with mixed control…

The writings of Alfred North Whitehead, a philosopher who died in 1947, offer much food for thought to present-day educators. Author reviews these writings. (Editor/RK)

Discovery was meant to give to a European power who came to the shores of North America the right to deal exclusively with the Indians whose territory covered or included the particular area discovered by that European power. (Author)

Views teacher militancy as part of an overall process of change in administrative processes and reaffirmed democratization of institutional involvement. Asserts that "democracy recognizes and uses individual excellence, but within the framework of broad-based representation and the individual participation of the citizenry." (Author/JM)

Lists benefits to the student, benefits to the employer, benefits to the school, benefits to the community, criteria in selecting students, responsibilities of the student, responsibilities of the school district, and responsibilities of the employer in a cooperative vocational agricultural program. (HD)

Efforts of the Agricultural Education Department at the University of Arizona in developing a program to prepare cooperative extension agents are described, and the program's principles and components are outlined. (HD)

The report of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Colleges reflects the preoccupation with the problem that inspired the National Representation Project: the survival of independent institutions of higher education. Renewed emphasis on the goals and content of higher education are outlined. (LBH)