Argues that schools should resist, not welcome, becoming responsible for remediating community and personal failings in such areas as sex education, optimal development of the whole child, student motivation, ethnic identity, religious observances, and psychotherapy. (RH)

The author contends that the importance of reading may be overemphasized in schools. It is pointed out that schools cannot eradicate individual differences and that present methods of reading remediation are of questionable efficacy and are traumatic to some children. Available from Arthur Retlaw and Associates, Inc., Suite 2080, 1603 Orrington…

Three questions are examined: (1) Why have contemporary American educators generally ignored Durkheim's sociology of education? (2) What were Durkheim's contributions to the sociology of education as his analysis related to social change through education? and (3) What is the relationship between Durkheim's sociology of education, social change,…

Author states that: "In order to restore integrity within public education, 2 basic dilemmas must be recognized and dealt with: the dilemmas that stem from our conception of "education" and of "good teacher." (Author)

The results of this study provide evidence that schools reduce the variance of learned cognitive skills among children. (MM)

The article describes private evaluation and consultation services provided to parents of young gifted children, and discusses the benefits of private consultation and the potential role of school personnel in meeting the needs of this population. (Author/JDD)

Four articles debate the issue of character education: "Historical Perspective on Character Education" (Field); "Can Virtue Be Taught?" (Sockett); "Character Education: Some Observations" (Foshay); and "Mind, Character, and the Deferral of Gratification" (Goldman). (SK)

Summarizes recent ERIC documents in early childhood education and related areas. Topics include the integrated character education model, conflicts and prospects of character education in multicultural education, and the role of the schools in character education. (ET)

Presents 10 strategies for making mathematics work for minorities, including: shifting examples, setting up collaborative programs, intensifying minority recruitment, restructuring remedial courses, establishing partnerships with industry, seeking financial and human resources, and promoting the teaching and learning function in mathematics. (22…

Describes school-based Student Assistance Programs (SAPs), which are designed to reduce adolescents' substance abuse. Notes that SAPs, modeled after Employee Assistance Programs in workplace, are identifying, assessing, referring, and managing cases of substance-abusing students. Sees adoption of SAP model as accelerating in response to growing…

Examines the increased emphasis in former Soviet vocational secondary schools on general education. Calls for a reexamination of the content of secondary education. Argues that schools should promote student socialization and professionalization of the content of general education. Refutes suggestions that differentiated instruction harms…

National Career Development Association commissioned Gallup Organization to survey U.S. adults (n=1,350) on career planning, occupational information, and conflicts between work and family life. As part of survey, respondents gave views on need for career development activities in public schools. Majority of respondents favored increasing emphasis…

Discusses the achievement gap of Mexican Americans and other groups in the United States as essentially a question of economics and, suggests that the solution lies in greater access to the wider society. (48 references) (JL)

Provides a strong rationale for elementary school counselor involvement in public school prekindergarten education programs. Describes benefits of prekindergarten education, reviews two major position papers on the topic, and presents implications for elementary school counselor practice. Concludes that prekindergarten children and their families…

The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics has called for reform of college sports. Assistance from alumni in shaping that reform is appropriate and important. Associations can help by opening up discussion, taking a stand, involving alumni, and giving increased attention to sports in publications. (MSE)