This paper examines this issue of character formation from the perspective of Maria Montessori. Her method has much to offer in developing more peaceful classrooms and helping to develop compassionate and caring citizens. Maria Montessori developed a complete philosophy of education based on her discovery that the child has a mind able to absorb…

A reorganization of education is advocated in which schools teach not only intellectual skills but also other nonintellectual skills that can be learned through active participation in the occupational institutions of society. (Author/JB)

The author, an American Indian, suggests that to effectively educate and teach Indians both teachers and administrators must consider the specific differences in their cultures. There is also a need for Indian people to take their place on the executive and policy-making levels of education. (Author/RK)

Analyzes the merits of research and development pracitce vs. experimental and innovative schools and curriculum. (RK)

Presents the most recent developments in education in Korea. (RK)

An exposition and refutation of two writers taken as representative of those accusing linguists who support the teaching of Standard English as a second language of covert racism. (JM)

The DeKalb Open Campus High School's experiment with a college type of environment, which students and teachers felt enhanced the learning experience. (JB)

As a result of social, political, and economic influences (primarily the student movement and budgetary constraints in recent years), West Germany's government has been forced to repeal much of the traditional principle of separation between university and state, and a dangerous trend of formalized administrative participation in higher education…

Discusses the charge given to the National Commission on Excellence in Education by Secretary of Education T. H. Bell when he created it on August 26, 1981. Includes a summary of the report, "A Nation at Risk." (JOW)

Democracy is a weak and obscure ideal. It is often reasonable to defer to authority, give and take orders, and accept expertise. Pupils must learn to discuss as equals and to give and take orders as superiors and subordinates. Calling the former democratic and the latter authoritarian clarifies nothing. (SR)

The history of liberal education in the United States is a reflection of U.S. History. Among the influences on its existence and development are the needs of the church and of science, the rise of specialization, changing campus life-styles, and the need to correct and build on secondary education. (MSE)

It is observed that four basic sets of values, or orientations, characterize modern society's expectations: justice, competence, liberty, and loyalty. Six principles are outlined that suggest how the structuring of systems can reduce the conflict among those values. (MSE)

Three aspects of teacher preparation in the Soviet Union are discussed: (1) organization of teacher education; (2) social philosophy of the state and school; and (3) scientific-technological revolution. A relationship is shown between teacher preparation programs and social values in the USSR. (CJ)

Twenty annotated references, selected from the ERIC databases on the topic of teacher education foundations of education, include surveys, research reports, curriculum guidelines and models, and general essays. (CJ)