This essay examines the ways in which philosophy, as a discipline, has been influenced by feminist scholarship in the field. It explains that in the 1970s feminist philosophers introduced questions regarding personal life and sexuality as matters for philosophical analysis, and that scholars began to challenge the notions of the Western canon.…

Over the past decade, preschool initiatives, reading reform, and class size reduction efforts have helped focus attention on improving education at the elementary school level. Policy attention has also been paid to middle schools as educators have tried to figure out how best to reach students who are no longer children, but not yet adults.…

The views of George I. Sanchez are examined to determine what an earlier generation of Hispanic-American educators thought about bilingual education. Sanchez stressed integrating Spanish-speaking children into Anglo classrooms and downplayed the need for a new pedagogy, such as bilingual instruction. (PP)

A history of the influences and pressures shaping the evolution of bilingual education legislation in Texas (1965-73) illustrates how different and opposed political factions and philosophical views have shaped programs to teach language minority children such as Mexican Americans. (MH)

Teachers' philosophy of education influences classroom atmosphere; their ability to help pupils develop a wholesome climate for effective learning is an important contribution to guidance. A look at curriculum and instructional processes may help teachers with classroom discipline. (MH)

Scholarly writings concerning the history and philosophical goals of Canadian higher education in general, and four universities in particular, are surveyed. Recent stresses that have undermined the universities as centers of intellectual life are described, leading to a discussion of the potential these institutions have for a cooperative…

AAJCC's Dale Parnell is queried on what he sees as the role for a national education association and some of the problems facing community colleges today. The federal role in higher education is also discussed. (MLW)

Insights into the clarification of educational outcomes are reviewed briefly. The experiences of some institutions suggest a set of flexibly structured guidelines for strategies to implement the process. Some questions for future actions and research ideas are suggested. (Author/MLW)

Three kinds of educational research--scientific, analytic, and interpretive--are examined, and the type of inservice activity most closely related to each is discussed. Effective teaching is defined in terms of a direct instructional model for delivering skills to students. Inservice can improve teacher effectiveness by modifying teacher behavior.…

This English translation of a Russian study surveys the contributions of P.P. Blonskii, a revolutionary educator who set forth the original framework for experimental socialist education. The study relates Blonskii's ideas to current Soviet educational policies. (AM)

Wealth consists of internal and external goods which are not free and which endow people with a perceived potential for yielding happiness. Curricula can overstress outer wealth orientation and neglect or disregard inner wealth orientation, causing imbalance between the liberalizing and vocational arts provided by the educational system.…

Faceworking, or allowing a student to "save face," enables teachers to deal with mild discipline problems without creating unnecessary conflicts. Presented are ways teachers can use excusing, humoring, or ignoring, to enable students to maintain their self-esteem while at the same time modifying their behavior. (KC)

Described are five approaches to teaching reading: Language Experience, Modified Alphabet, Linguistic, Programmed, and Basal. It is suggested that a good teacher, well trained, certified in his or her profession, an active participant in professional organizations, can teach reading successfully using almost any approach. (KC)

The future of liberal education is dictated by several needs: to rediscover man and the meaning of human life; to give meaning, purpose, and direction to our days; to reinvigorate our society and our world. Liberally educated students must learn to think, to express themselves, and to evaluate. (MLW)

Discusses the central thesis of Torsten Husen's book, "The School in Question." Husen maintains that the postindustrial society appreciates outstanding abilities above all and relies on the school system to determine these abilities. Negative effects of reduction of inequalities in schooling are also discussed. (KC)