Inclusion of music in public school programs was originally justified on the utilitarian grounds that it fostered social and academic skills. Later an aesthetic rationale emphasized an intrinsic value of music in childrens' development. The position of music education will be precarious until educators provide strong evidence for their positions.…

Concludes that restoring educational excellence is the most urgent challenge of the decade, not only for schools, but for the country. (FL)

Discussing concepts presented in "Philosophy and Education: Eightieth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education," the author suggests an approach to knowledge-building that would make educational philosophers the synthesizers of interdisciplinary knowledge in the social sciences. Problems with existing conceptual…

The positions of three advocates of human rights--Bernard A. O. Williams, A. I. Melden, and Stanley I. Benn--are sketched, and deemed inadequate for extending equal educational rights to severely mentally and emotionally handicapped persons. Lines of inquiry for theorists in this area are suggested. (PP)

The author presents major criticisms to Paulo Freire's work and offers some useful insights into the nature and limitations of the political aspects of his thought. (Falmer Press, Falmer House, Barcombe, Nr Lewes, East Sussex BN8 5DL, UK) (SSH)

Discusses the background and thinking of John Dewey, focusing on Dewey's ideas about science teaching, including inquiry, education involving progressive organization of knowledge by experience, and citizenship education. Indicates that today's science teaching is often inadequate and inappropriate, not focusing on inquiry and neglecting…

The Attitude Toward Education Scale (ATES) is a self-report instrument designed to measure two global educational philosophical orientations--progressivism and traditionalism. The scale was administered to 250 teachers; the responses were subjected to principal component analyses. The results support Kerlinger and Kaya's component conceptual…

The Koan technique was originated by Zen masters to help students open up to new possibilities and to help the individual realize his/her full potential. The staff developer should be engaged in the same process. Important factors in the evaluation process of staff development are listed. (JN)

Reflects on the long personal and professional relationship between the author and Dr. Raymond Schultz. Analyzes the changing function of community colleges since the 1960s and examines three recent shifts in the community college concept. Suggests that community college education programs should emphasize a historical perspective. (CAM)

Delineates the rationale underlying traditional preschool programs by drawing together theory that is accepted by early childhood educators. Makes an effort to use ordinary language that could be used by teachers to explain the program to parents. (Author/CM)

Correspondence theories imply that there are specific characteristics, behavioral traits, and skills that an economy requires of its workers. These economic needs determine what goes on in all other sectors of society, particularly in the school. The hidden curriculum is then differentiated by economic class and economic potential. (JN)

Provides a theoretical and philosophical overview of humanistic psychology which emphasizes self-concept, self-fulfillment, and self-realization. Discusses the contributions of phenomenology, existential psychology, and the strengths of humanistic psychology. (JAC)

Discussed are Seymour Papert's ideas about computers and their role in the educational process. He believes that present-day computers program, rather than teach, the child and has developed a simple and fun computer language called LOGO which lures children into learning by exploration and discovery. (KC)

The need for understanding how teachers learn to teach mathematics is proposed as a prerequisite for designing effective teacher education programs. Focus would be on: (1) teachers' beliefs about teaching; (2) what is being taught; (3) explanations about how their students learn; and (4) how those beliefs relate to instructional decisions. (PP)

A humanities teacher describes various methods of teaching humanities to the elderly: the reading of autobiographies, group writing exercises, and the taping of a script about students' memories of their pasts. The author encourages the teaching of all subjects to the elderly. (CT)