Discusses legal factors making desegregation an issue for community colleges--especially in southern and border states. Focuses on high minority enrollments in metropolitan areas; compliance of states with requests for desegregation plans; the Shelby State Community College case; the influence of governance structures; racial isolation; and dual…

The article defends the teaching of philosophy at elementary and secondary levels and examines some existing precollege philosophy curricula; special attention is given to the American Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children and a Canadian effort to establish moral education in the schools. (SB)

The Athenian experience parallels the American idealism that produced progressive and open education. The extremes of Sparta's "basic" education are a caricature of our own discipline-based and basic education movements. An understanding of these systems can help us judge the merits of our own educational movements. (Author)

Reports on and criticizes talks given at the Bonn Forum "The Courage to Educate" (1978) discussing educational policy in West Germany. Maintains that the speakers polemicized and emphasized fundamentals while avoiding the difficulties of everyday practice. Recommends a consensus-oriented dialogue for resolving problems in education and…

Disputes beliefs contributing to the increasing skepticism toward higher education: many students are unable to benefit from higher education; enrollment declines are inevitable; the labor market cannot absorb all college graduates; the nation cannot afford its higher educational system; and higher education weakens the work ethic and propagates…

Educational researchers are urged to consider the benefits of creating a center for the study of unanticipated and short-lived educational phenomena. (MM)

The author discusses the importance of the main elements of teaching: order, interest, spirit, and discipline; he offers some tips on incorporating these elements into the classroom. (KC)

The Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children, a nonprofit organization at Montclair State College in New Jersey, is dedicated to improving children's thinking skills and to training future elementary school teachers in the art of philosophical inquiry. (JMD)

The seven cardinal principles of education as stated in 1918--health, command of fundamental processes; worthy home membership, vocation; citizenship, use of leisure, and ethical character--were reassessed by panelists and the future development of each principle examined in the light of a changing world. (JD)

Describes a community education project in a sparsely settled area of Northern Ontario--its history and significant growth including the reasons why such growth occurred. Points out certain benefits that can accrue to the sponsoring agencies involved in community education and indicates in what directions the particular program which they have…

Question: What do you do when your parish grade school becomes too expensive to operate? Answer: Turn actual control of the school over to the local community and seek federal financing for the new school. Sound impossible? St. Stephens Indian School on the Wind River Reservation in northcentral Wyoming has done just that. (Author/RK)

The author gives examples of how the concept of open education can be implemented and of what its successes and satisfactions can be. She also discusses the relevance of Dewey's philosophy to open education, noting the relationship of setting, evaluation, and curriculum to the larger issue of moral and social development. (AJ)

The main features of the Soviet system of continuous education are described. Objectives include provision for the individual's overall development, inculcation in the young of an understanding of moral and civic responsibilities, filling society's needs for specialized personnel, and assurance of all adults' continuous vocational competence and…

A series of brief recommendations for reforming foundations of education course experiences is presented. (MM)

Examining the critical change (also referred to as re-socialization) in adults which can be stimulated by appropriate education programs, the author discusses differing rationales of adult education programs for value and attitudinal change in New Zealand.