Discusses how Paulo Freire's philosophy and educational methods were influenced by social conditions in Brazil. The impact of political conditions, Catholic intellectual thought, and social radicalism on Freire is examined. (AM)

Any relationships that develop between academia and industry must not allow secrecy or any impediment to the free exchange of knowledge among faculty members, must not diminish the commitment of faculty members to their colleagues, and must not inhibit the freedom of inquiry of the faculty. (MLW)

The literature on curriculum development in teacher education is examined and an annotated bibliography concerning topics on curriculum content and design is presented. (JN)

The author describes the Allen School of Northborough, Massachusetts, which emphasized the "innate goodness" of children's natures and stressed practice and experience in education. She contrasts the Allens' educational philosophy with that of Bronson Alcott. (Author/SK)

The author analyzes different forms of progressive education and discusses the economic, ideological, and political conditions which allowed progressivism to flourish in British schools in the 1960s. (SJL)

The author describes the advantages of stratified heterogeneous grouping, a compromise between ability grouping and random grouping which assures students and teachers opportunities to learn and teach that are not inherent in other methods of grouping. (Author/KC)

Discusses the 60-year history of Soviet pedagogical science which was born of the 1917 October revolution. Strong aspects have been the relevance of education and the improvement of labor and polytechnical training. Soviet pedagogy has been subdivided into various fields and its research sphere has been expanded. (AM)

An instrument was developed to measure conceptions of the language of science held by prospective Nigerian science teachers (N=106) relative to conceptions held by seven selected science philosophers (Carnap, Frank, Hempel, Kemeny, Nagel, Nash, and Popper). Subjects did not endorse the language of science associated with a particular philosopher.…

Environmental factors that will affect academic advising in the 1980s, appropriate goals, and suggestions on how to affect change are discussed. Because evidence shows that academic advising, student retention, and institutional stability are strongly linked, the future of academic advising is seen as bright, with institutions elevating its…

The curricular response of colleges to conflict among scientific and medical experts regarding the application of professional knowledge and technical expertise to public policy and patient care is examined. An alternative philosophy of education is proposed. Reform is seen as impossible without redefining the liberal arts tradition of…

Listed are seven devices which a teacher can use to measure his/her classroom skills in order to improve teaching effectiveness. Also included is a description of various teaching partnerships, and ideas for transferring the skills of teaching to other professions. (KC)

Discusses varying philosophies on the nature of being human and the question of freedom v determinism. This leads to a consideration of the decision-making responsibility and self-knowledge needed by the adult learner and the similar qualities required of the adult counselor/facilitator in working with adult students. (MF)

The imminent educational crisis is at once economic, political, cultural, and ideological. Curriculum is discussed in relationship to Marxist ideology, conflict in the labor force, and political practice. (JN)

The conceptual relationship of science policy and educational policy is examined and charted, and various models of this relationship are categorized. Policy goals are considered: national prestige, economic modernization, stabilization of economic development, socioecology, education consumer-hedonism, and external scientific development. (MSE)

The author examines the tenets, historical antecedents, and implications of the current art education theory of "planned eclecticism," which encourages relatively free curriculum content choices, subject only to the psychosocial context of the school. He questions the theory's dependence on sociological theories and scientific…