Argues that the senior middle school's sole responsibility of sending qualified new students to a university goes against basic Marxist principles of integrating education with productive labor. Questions the future of senior middle schools in China and their policies. (BSR)

Describes an opinion survey distributed to software publishers and software preview centers in which participants ranked suggested criteria for identifying or certifying preview centers, development of center policies and procedures, and the role of schools in the process. A revised survey is included to which readers are encouraged to respond.…

Examines two schools of thought regarding interpersonal relationships in educational settings: the management and mental health perspectives. Discusses the school's role in helping children see their social/moral connection with the world. Urges teachers to help students develop empathy, learn to help others, and contribute to the community and…

Describes the Meaningful Other Person (MOP) program instituted at a North Carolina ninth grade center that reduced the dropout rate by 50 percent. (FL)

After the launching of Sputnik, the federal role in support of U.S. research training and university research was clearly defined and generously funded. Now, to clarify and stabilize their respective roles, government and universities must re-examine their relationship. Steady support would be less costly than our current start-and-stop pattern.…

Discusses the ways in which physical and mental health became the concerns of educators. Describes the evolution of classes for children who were found to be retarded in the early 1900s. Reviews the history and development of mental health services in schools, which eventually led to school guidance programs. (BH)

Using data from High School and Beyond, a national longitudinal study of American high school students, this investigation focused on the role played by school factors in decisions to drop out. Recommendations for reform are presented. (MT)

Today there is a widening gap between the far left, which believes that the university should take an active role in social and political issues, and the neo-conservatives, who think universities and academic endeavor should not play any significant guiding role. (RM)

Students learn much that is not publicly set forth in official school philosophy or in course syllabi. This learning, which includes information, beliefs, and ways of behaving, can be attributed to the implicit curricula of schooling. Discussed are the messages imparted by the classroom and school environment. (RM)

To help ensure that students were being placed in grade levels appropriately, the Mukwonago School District formulated a plan for early educational programing. Criteria and procedures for early admission into kindergarten classes are discussed. (DF)

Identifies areas to be considered in reviewing Catholic high schools' policies and practices regarding pregnant students; e.g., policy statements, the relationship of the student to the school community, support systems, the practicalities of parenting, legal responsibilities of the school, and public services. (DMM)

Argues that teachers and administrators can help improve press coverage of school issues by understanding the role of the press and how journalists do their jobs, and offers guidelines that can help achieve this. (FL)

This article explores the different conceptions of culture and cultural process and product goals in education to show how liberal education and multicultural education are related. (DF)

Analyzes the ways historians of education have incorporated children and youth into their histories in the past decade. Covers works viewing children as objects of regulation, workers, endangered, disorderly, taught, and learners; and discusses the ways these views of children have affected views of the role of education. (Author/AYC)

Compares the ways in which traditional and critical educational theorists relate the issues of school knowledge and control to the notion of power. Analyzes some of the major contributions each of the various positions has made to understanding how power and knowledge function in school life. (HTH)