Viewing the growing disenchantment with state-controlled schooling, the authors predict that home teaching will become an established educational alternative within a short time, and they reflect on the teachings and writings of Johann Friedrich Herbart, an eighteenth-century advocate of educating children at home. (Editor/SJL)

The author contends that Western curricular theory is based on specifically Judeo-Christian views of time, space, causation, number, ethics, and aesthetics. He contrasts these views with Third World values, to show that wholesale adoption of Western methods by the Third World may prove too disruptive of traditional mores. (SJL)

Critiques Slusher's account of creationist cosmology, with occasional reference to other relevent creationist theories. Points out the fallacies and contradictions on seven topics, including the structure of the galaxies, Olber's Paradox, traveling of light in space, and changes in Saturn's rings. (DC)

Cognitive processes, characteristic of the early childhood learner, and potential benefits of learning through incorrect responses are discussed. Science and mathematical concepts viewed to be within the early learner's capabilities are noted, and ways to make such concepts more visable and viable within early childhood settings are detailed. (MP)

An attempt is made at providing cohesion and structure for a range of disparate activities and examining their interrelationships. Among concepts considered are: (1) the relationship of philosophic analysis in education; (2) the nature of pedagogical research; (3) the process-product paradigm; (4) aim-oriented empiricism; (5) the reduction thesis;…

This article discusees various motives of educators who involve themselves in curriculum research, reviews seven research methodologies (including surveys, content analysis, and sociolocial studies), and applies John Elliot's sociological taxonomy of educational research to English language and literature curricula. (AM)

Reviews the historical background of multicultural education, reexamines the concept of cultural pluralism as it is usually applied to multicultural education, and presents a conceptual framework consisting of (1) a delineation of the underlying premises, (2) a definition of multicultural education, and (3) a discussion of guidelines for…

The author relates his successful experiment with using old time radio programs to enhance listening and writing skills in his classroom. A list of companies that sell Old Time Radio (OTR) programs, and a list of projects which can be used with OTR, conclude the article. (KC)

The authors delineate three levels of functioning in school administration: practice, policy, and analysis; and argue that only by working consistently at level 3 can the two other levels function properly. Several examples of the skills of the level 3 school executive are set forth. (Author/SJL)

Psychoeducation is presented as a philosophy and a series of skills which allied health practitioners and educators can use to improve the preventive care and positive health enhancement aspects of their professional practice. An organized approach to the extensive literature in psychoeducation is outlined. (Author)

The Royal College of General Practitioners has divided clinical teaching into four separate teaching styles: authoritarian, Socratic, heuristic, and counseling. By observing the dominant teaching method it is possible to ascertain an individual's, a department's, or a school's basic philosophy. (Author/MLW)

Reported is a study designed to determine conceptualizations of scientific concepts, laws and theories (linguistic structure of science) held by 80 Kwara State, Nigeria, secondary school science teachers relative to conceptualizations identified with seven philosophers of science. (Author/DS)

Phillips Extended Day Magnet in Raleigh, North Carolina was licensed in 1977 as an after-school day-care facility for elementary children in grades K-5. This article looks at the goals, philosophy, design and evaluation of the Phillips Program in order to elucidate its academic effectiveness. (Author/SJL)

The radical implication and conservative influence of Dewey's work as a sophisticated feminist theory is discussed using three aspects of his thought: his understanding of school as a "public" institution; the designation of morality as a "force" in the world; and his linkage of the concepts of freedom and service. (Author/SJL)

Values missing in legal education are discussed, the nature and importance of the communication process as it relates to the practice of law is explored, and a humanistic communication skills curriculum for a law school curriculum is proposed. A scoring sheet for a mock law office competition is appended. (JMD)