The article reviews educational provisions and attitudes toward integration in serving normal, subnormal, and gifted children in British Columbia (Canada) at three times--1872, 1922, and 1972. Noted are effects of the liberal ethos in public education, the influence of politics, the vulnerability of educators to single interest groups, and tension…

This article examines factors which contribute to the development of professional thinking in the helping professions, including teaching. Additional topics include the dangers of overrating and misconceiving individual choice and of confusing professional autonomy with personal freedom. (IAH)

The hypothesis that student groups working under conditions of intergroup competition will adopt different motivational orientation than will groups not in competition was studied using 89 Israeli fourth graders (50 males and 39 females). The impact of prior socialization on group behaviors and implications for cooperative learning are discussed.…

Comments on Foxfire rural education program, focusing on John Puckett's "Foxfire Reconsidered." Examines Eliot Wigginton's brand of educational reform, its ideological evolution, difficulties, detractors, and surrounding issues. Differentiates Wigginton's educational reform from both radical politics-oriented ideology (such as Herbert…

In this second part of this series, the applications of science are discussed including the need for Christian input. The wider issues of the place and treatment of beliefs and values across the curriculum are discussed. (CW)

Uses E. D. Hirsch's concepts of art, culture, and multiculturalism to rethink the philosophy and practice of arts education. Analyzes culture and multiculturalism and suggests that music education be conceived in multicultural terms. Disputing Hirsch's cultural uniformity, maintains that music educators should preserve the integrity of music…

Describes and comments on rationale for moral education under socialism in Soviet Union. Discusses current Soviet children's literature as attempt to systematize and coordinate moral education and political socialization in elementary and secondary schools. Cites evidence of reconstructionist ideology in curriculum and planned educational…

Investigates whether teachers behave in ways consistent with their theoretical orientation to reading during reading instruction. Finds that a majority of the teachers did not teach reading in a manner consistent with their self-reported theoretical orientation. (RS)

Examines the concepts of equality of opportunity and equality of educational opportunity and their relationship to vocational education. Traces the history of vocational education. Delineates the distinction between training and education as enumerated in Aristotelian philosophy. Discusses the role vocational education can play in the educative…

A rationale for a science of context is provided. Suggests environmental science as such a science. Two teaching programs are used as examples of successful programs. (CW)

Compares kindergarten movements in Germany and the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century. Notes that Froebel kindergartens became more popular in the United States due to different attitudes toward the relationship of family and school. Points out the success of kindergarten as reflective of women's societal status. (KO)

A comparison of two aspects of European and U.S. higher education, mass education and general education, suggests that despite the frustrations inherent in it, the American system has major strengths that are often overlooked. (MSE)

The praxis orientation is proposed as an approach to school-based evaluation that enables professionals to understand power relationships and act toward empowerment of the local school community. The orientation is offered as an alternative to the positivist power-control approach, which is critiqued. (TJH)

Similarities between the educational philosophies of the United States in the first 70 years of the republic and those of many African states in the 1950s and 1960s are suggested. Parallels include rejection of European education and the notion of a national university. A progressive Pan-African educational system is recommended. (AF)

Aspects of the current state of education for learning disabilities (LD) discussed include the theoretical and philosophical orientation, definitions of specific learning disabilities, especially for preschool children, delivery of services, and the role of the LD specialist. (MSE)