While there has been a great deal of change in Australian education, little is known of the attitudes of Australian teachers towards education. This paper draws on the research and scale development of Kerlinger (1959) in the United States to analyze the attitudes of a sample of Australian teachers, and the relationships between those attitudes…

A cross-sectional examination of attitudinal differences between 160 seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students in an open education program and a nearly equal number of students in a traditional program, the study used the Attitude Toward School survey to assess the effect of open education as compared with the traditional program. (Author/NQ)

Discusses four themes that capture the major opportunities offered by alternative schools and alternative programs as well as some of the problems associated with them. (Author/RK)

Author argues that humanism and behaviorism are not necessarily exclusive of one another, and that principles of behaviorism, when thoughtfully applied, can lead to the achievement of humanistic goals. (RW)

Finds that many parents prefer to remain aloof from their children's secondary schooling. (Editor)

Argues that attitudes toward social studies are in part determined by the classroom environment. These environmental dimensions appear to be variables that can be manipulated directly by the classroom teacher, which suggests important implications for social studies educators. (Author/BR)

Of the 797 psychology baccalaureates who were asked if they would major in psychology again if they had it to do all over, 70 percent said that they would. Study results are discussed in terms of how academic advising of psychology majors can be improved. (RM)

Considers education and social mobility of Filipino Americans through a survey of factors affecting the educational aspirations of Filipino high school seniors. Offers recommendations to increase the educational participation and level of Filipino Americans. (LHW)

A systematic presentation is given of the theories of justification normally applied to paternalistic acts: (1) pseudo-paternalism, (2) consequentialism, and (3) consent-based theories. The validity of four common arguments for educational paternalism is discussed: education is necessary, children are ignorant, children are unable to choose, and…

Discusses the entrepreneurial nature of community services programs at two-year colleges. Examines the changes in public attitudes that explain the success of community services and the resulting impact on demands on community college leadership. Offers illustrations of the new role of community college leaders. Projects future challenges. (DMM)

Calls for realistic attitudes among educators who are attempting to include the arts, especially music, in the basic school curriculum. States that unrealistic hopes and expectations invite disappointment and frustration and risk the dissipation of resources. Examines the questions of what to teach and why, who will teach, and who will be taught.…

The American concept of religion as privileged and private acknowledges that religion can be culturally significant but suppresses informed public discourse about it. The issue of religion polarizes American education, and its study is skewed at all levels of learning. Religion should be taught as a subject, not a method. (MSE)

The results of a study in which 310 undegraduate and graduate students responded to an inventory of attitudes toward aspects of higher education and a life values inventory resulted in three conclusions about the relationships between educational and life values. (MSE)

Reviews efforts to clarify the associate degree's position within the educational credential hierarchy. Describes a Florida State University attempt to increase the associate degree's visibility through a new career entry status between worker and professional. Suggests ways educational leaders can promote the associate degree's credibility and…

Students who go to college will get little from it if they do not participate, confuse college with entertainment, believe what the movies say about college, use it inappropriately, or think of a college education as something one buys. (MSE)