The inability of university professors to communicate about shared concepts and concerns--e.g., meaning, self, integrity, an ideal of truth--is related to the fragmented university, departmentalized and bureaucratized. The impact of this on the humanity of those involved is sketched, and suppositions are advanced about the nature of education.…

Presents the text of a 1984 speech made before the Eighth General Assembly of the Standing Conference of Rectors, Presidents, and Vice-Chancellors of European Universities. The address covered the interplay of science, philosophy, politics, and the evolution of the university from an authoritarian to a democratic institution. (JDH)

Discusses the activities of German intellectuals who became political activists in France and Germany during the French revolutionary period. Examines how literature became a means to revolutionize the philosophy of these writers. Describes the revolutionary continuum in Germany from the Mainz Republic to the 1848 revolution. (GEA)

Compares English secondary education, specifically U.S. history courses, with that of the United States. Examines English reliance on syllabi that are centrally produced and discusses their national testing system, describing how students and teachers guess test content and adjust instruction accordingly. Identifies trends in both countries which…

Examines the relationship of Anton Makarenko's educational theories to Russian history, tradition, and culture. Analyzes the influence of Russian and foreign prerevolutionary thinking on Makarenko's major theories. Discusses his major educational concepts (i.e., discipline, education through work, collectives, and the teacher's role) and views of…

Analyzes Dewey's and Kohlberg's theories, arguing that they failed to achieve their espoused societal goals because of their emphasis on individualism. Cites linguistic evidence for this argument and urges a renewed dialog on the progressive education heritage which will more adequately reflect the social consciousness of the best religious and…

Offers perceptions on the Iraqi system of technical education based on a two-week lecture tour of the country's two-year technical institutes. Comments on governance and educational philosophy, classroom training and facilities, students, programs, and administrators. (DMM)

Examines the effects of the post-Dartmouth English curriculum revolution in the Australian context. Argues the need for a reconsideration of the English curriculum in three areas: defining the subject of English, defining growth in English, and developing of curricular frameworks. (SRT)

Considers organizational structures of academic libraries through writings of organizational theorists and related work by librarians and develops an organizational model based on this review. The model comprises a modified professional bureaucratic structure; flexible resource allocation; use of management information systems; export of…

Answers a previous article critical of the "individual education" school system, and enumerates and reexamines the points of contention. (NKA)

Argues that effective principals are expected to be effective instructional leaders, that is, they must know something about curriculum development, teacher and instructional effectiveness, clinical supervision, staff development, and teacher evaluation. (NKA)

Maintains that Plowden Report appealed as much for its underlying ideology as for its practical instructional suggestions. The ideology was one of "expressionist egalitarianism": belief that each child's potential is equal and is reached through a process of free expression. States that such ideas are inherently implausible and maintains…

States that the impact of the Plowden Report was insignificant in Germany and Austria; that despite a decade of lively educational debate and hopeful reform initiatives, primary schools are as teacher-centered and bureaucratically controlled as ever. (Author/JDH)

Recent literature has made little attempt to apply historical studies to the problems of contemporary educational administration or to use historical studies as the basis for analysis or prediction. This article examines the role of historical insights in relation to educational administration and proposes approaches that might enhance their…

Examines the Macmillan "Spelling" books in terms of the concept of "hyperrationalization": the imposing of unproven techniques and/or the setting of unrealistic expectations. Explicates the assumptions and beliefs implicit in the "Spelling" books and studies children's interests in the words and concepts in the…