Sociologically, the implications of the concept of interdependence are contrary to the explicit aims of education. Interdependence implies that if changes are brought about in one social institution, then the functional interdependence of society may be destroyed. Education is seen as a means to reinforce the status quo. The aims of adult…

This paper provides an introduction to the nature and extent of the various forms of child abuse, including physical injury, neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional maltreatment. It identifies the behavioral, emotional, and physical characteristics of abuse and neglect, as manifested within the school setting; lists factors that pose a risk for…

This digest focuses on school health education, its current status, and what the future holds for health education in the elementary and secondary schools. School health education is defined and its history briefly sketched. The importance of health education is discussed as well as who should teach health education classes. Suggestions are also…

This report describes the efforts of the New Jersey State Department of Education to assist local school districts in a comprehensive approach to combat drug and alcohol abuse in the schools. The introduction examines the drug and alcohol problems of students in New Jersey and discusses the State Board of Education's recent adoption of the first…

This study used a new specification of participation in vocational education to estimate the effects of high school curriculum on the labor market experiences of youth. Five patterns of participation developed in an earlier study--intensity of training, continuity of training, proximity of training to time of graduation, diversity of program…

Aimed principally at educational professionals--teachers; counselors; administrators; and vocational, career, and adult educators--this monograph provides a framework for considering leisure as an integral part of life planning. The introduction, based largely on a literature review, presents historical perspectives on leisure, discusses its…

The role that public schools should play in citizenship education is addressed. Two questions are: (1) Should public schools provide citizenship education in the early years for all age groups? and (2) Should schools teach citizenship as an integrated set of values, not as an isolated affect toward country? The task of citizenship education as…

Article provided a series of recommendations for the revitalization of the university as a center for preparing teachers. (Author/RK)

It is maintained that the advisory board concept of R. Reger is a hollow solution to the problem that exists between teacher preparation programs and local education agencies, and that schools of education must teach the educational process rather than train students in interventions, processes, materials, and settings. (MC)

Higher education has played a significant role in the economic, scientific, social and cultural progress of Russia. During the 70's significant qualititive changes have been made in the Russian institutions of higher learning. These changes are discussed. (RM)

The rapid erosion in opportunities for constructive learning outside of school will soon be faced squarely as educators come to understand more fully the educational consequences of this phenomenon. The average child from 10 to 14 years of age spends more time viewing television than he spends in school. (Author)

Offers a review of recent literature dealing with the social foundations of education and the role of education and schools in our society. (JG)

The ideas of the populist George S. Counts on education's role in fostering democratic economic change are relevant to a consideration of modern problems and the prospects for American socialism (defined here as community and worker control of economic production). Counts, writing in the 1920s and 1930s, felt strongly that capitalism no longer…