The essay analyzes the issues of outdoor education in the context of the liberal arts educational institution. Discussed are faculty attitudes and the issues of academic standards. An example curriculum is described. (RE)

The main objective of this study was to examine the assumption, widely accepted in previous studies, that as an individual becomes modern, he or she will increasingly view education as an important instrument for getting ahead economically. Ghana, India, and Brazil were included in the study. (Author/KC)

Describes a survey of 716 faculty members and deans of library schools with accredited master's programs conducted to determine their attitudes toward the role of continuing professional education activities. Results indicate positive attitudes but disagreement on suitable formats. (BK)

In this theme issue, "Building Public Confidence in Education," the author makes a case for the need to build public confidence in the schools by analyzing the reasons for lack of confidence. He concludes that the "secret" to building public confidence consists of meeting public expectations. (KC)

Presents a discussion justifying science education in the current era of vocationalism. (SL)

Summarizes the main landmarks in the development of the Unesco Institute for Education, how it has adapted to changing conditions and its present role in the educational world. (Author/RK)

Results of a survey by the Gallup Organization, Inc., commissioned by the Miami Valley (Ohio) Young Adult Ministry and released at Wright State University, show that young Americans essentially have confidence in the basic American ideas and institutions, such as organized religion, the future of the U.S., free enterprise, labor unions, business…

The author, whose book "The Diploma Disease" was recently published, deplores the "qualification escalation" bedevilling educational institutions. (Editor/RK)

Argues that the conscience that the colonialists brought into the period of slavery required the assumption that the slave learner was somehow different from other learners. This is a concept that still has great currency in education. Much of the struggle for freedom now is a struggle to overcome this concept. (Author/JM)

Large numbers of people--parents, politicians and journalists--are in a negative, highly critical mood toward the schools. Public confidence in the educational system has never been lower. Suggests developing more effective public information programs with one of the top priorities being a concerted effort to report education's numerous success…

Provides an interview with Robert H. Atwell, recently-retired head of the American Council on Education and a former college president, who discusses the state of the college presidency. Focuses on the challenges facing college presidents, such as rising tuition, ethical issues, and accountability, as well as the joys and frustrations of running a…

Surveys over 20 television programs and films depicting school principals, finding three distinct views of the principal: the authoritarian, the bureaucrat, and the "numbskull." Suggests that the theory and practice of administration should be reconceptualized based on an "ethic of caring." (SR)

Uses data from a longitudinal, ethnographic study of two predominantly Navajo schools to reexamine the concept of community. Explores issues of bilingualism, diverse community goals and attitudes, cultural understandings, and conflicting values embedded within the schools' social and educational contexts. Conceiving the school as a moral…

It is argued that negative portrayals of the professoriate in popular culture stem from growing anti-intellectualism in American society. College faculty are often derided as those whose work is primarily or entirely theoretical, too esoteric for practical use. Faculty are also portrayed as foolish or eccentric. Popular culture and public opinion…

Analyzes the characteristics of "good" teaching as described by community college advocates from the 1920s to the 1980s, determining the top 10 characteristics. Concludes that criteria for good teaching were found primarily in opinion-based, rather than research-based, publications and that there is very little consensus among practitioners…