Families and schools are equal partners in the education of children, with both contributing in major ways. To succeed, their partnerships must be based on mutual trust and respect, with educators taking the lead in developing and nurturing effective collaboration with families. Overcoming barriers to partnerships means focusing on context,…

This report discusses the exploration of teaching that occurred in the Knight Collaborative National Roundtable on Teaching held in the summer of 2001. The participants were almost entirely family members from a range of disciplines and institutions. All participants shared a deep commitment to teaching, but the question who owns teaching?…

This paper explores the role of religious beliefs in children's education. It raises the question of whether educators should encourage talk about a child's religion in the classroom, in parent-teacher conversations, and in preservice and professional development settings. The article uses two vignettes drawn from a study of a public elementary…

Some successful students were asked to reflect on their experiences with the high school curriculum, commenting on their sources of motivation, how they explained their school success, what they enjoyed learning, and what they wished they could have learned. School administrators defined the nature of the students' success, and five students were…

The political socialization of various African Kenyan leaders is used to illustrate the author's belief in H. G. Barnett's theory that the individual exerts an influence on the process of cultural change which is in opposition to Gabriel Almond's view that the individual is only a passive participant in society. (JH)

The challenge to the curriculum specialist is to determine objectives for citizenship which consider the varied democratic principles and societal value demands, and to create a cooperative professional relationship between the college-level and school level curriculum specialist. (Author/KM)

A survey of student opinion reflects the influence of schools on the development of sex roles. Activities are suggested to learn the social science skills of data collection and interpretation in order for students to develop their own concepts and values of role, status, and socialization.

Article discusses various aspects of relevancy and proposes ways to increase the choices of students in preparing for their role in society. (GB)

Discusses the cognitive consequences of education, and reviews evidence which supports the hypothesis that differences in the social organization of education promote differences in the organization of learning and thinking skills in the individual. Proposes that new accommodations are needed between school-based learning and learning experiences…

Discusses the changing character of schools and their function as the emotional center for parents and their children. (RK)

A Congressman discusses current and future needs and priorities, and the role of the Federal and local government in adult education. (SP)

Discusses the book of the same title by Christopher Jencks and others. Questions the relationship of resources, opportunities, and outcomes in educational attainment. (DS)

The opinions of ten black social scientists and educators to the methods, conclusions, and recommendations of Jencks and others. (DS)

Asserts that data used in Christopher Jencks' book on Inequality'' gives conflicting results (DS)