Describes how kindergarten children interacted and documented their experiences with the "There Were Ten in the Bed" storybook bags in the home setting and how the children explored and expressed their conceptions of 10. Includes letter to the family. (MKR)

This study focused on the teaching of culturally valued texts, examining 52 teachers' views of the texts and conflicts in teaching engendered by their views. Interviews with Bible teachers in Jewish schools in Israel found three ideological approaches toward Biblical texts: disciplinary, normative-ideational, and cultural. (SM)

The role of institutional research in a college or university is closely related to the values, beliefs, and practices of those in authority. Institutional research has traditionally perpetuated asymmetrical power relations and subordination of some groups. However, institutional research can also be designed to promote cultural democracy by…

This documentary study postures Canadian school textbooks as barometers of corporate faith and prevailing world view, tracing the shift toward secularization in 150 years of publication. A perusal of textbooks suggests that the current secularism of school curricula is not neutral and highlights the need to teach about Christianity. (SM)

Maintains that parents are likely to have negative attitudes about cooperative learning. Asserts that social studies can be achieved more effectively using cooperative learning methodology. Includes a sample letter to parents explaining the rationale and operation of cooperative learning in the social studies classroom. (CFR)

Argues that effective sociomoral group treatment programs must not only motivate but also remedy the limitations of antisocial youth who would help one another change. Proposes a program with program implementation, outcome evidence, and a plea for program evaluation. (CFR)

Discusses "Strengthening Collegiate Education in Community Colleges" (J. S. Eaton) and "The Contradictory College" (K. J. Dougherty), two conflicting perspectives on community colleges' roles. Argues that both fail to consider the changing needs of today's diverse students. Multiculturalism and commitment to education as…

Drawing from Dewey and critical theory, an instructor used problem posing in an employability skills curriculum to promote reflection and involvement in 63 trade and industrial students. They learned to participate democratically, reflect on workplace and classroom practices, and integrate their experiences into the learning process. (SK)

Overviews the philosophy and theory of camp experiences and discusses the special benefits of camps, including experiences that can lead to significant life-changing outcomes, sound educational goals, a sense of psychological and physical safety, and helping children to deal with social problems such as the degradation of the environment and human…

Longitudinal study investigated how economic crisis and value change in society affect family life and the development of preadolescent girls. Economic difficulties together with value differences between the parents had a negative influence on marital happiness, which in turn led to lower nurture and higher parental hostility towards the…

Issues and recent events concerning censorship of the arts in the United States are examined, and the threat to artistic freedom posed by recent Supreme Court decisions is examined. Focus is on erosion of the actual or imminent harm requirement of the law and on the court's class-based approach to free speech. (MSE)

Moral purpose keeps teachers close to children's needs; change agentry causes them to develop better strategies for accomplishing their moral goals. Core capacities for building greater change capacity are personal vision-building, inquiry, mastery, and collaboration. Education faculties must redesign their programs to focus directly on developing…

Examines religious and moral curricula in "5-14," a national primary-secondary curriculum model in Scotland. Faults moral curriculum for ambiguous description of universal values and terminology that fails to establish objective moral framework apart from "common" or personal judgement. Religious curricula faulted for…

Highly prescriptive curriculum, testing, and teacher evaluation policies, such as those in New York State, actually impede teachers from teaching responsibly and effectively. These policies insist that teachers demonstrate a set of uniform behaviors unrelated to effective teaching for particular students. To work toward a new reform paradigm,…

Analyses the effect of religious schools on the moral education of English secondary school students. Derives four scales to measure students' general religious attitudes, specific Catholic beliefs, specific Jewish beliefs, and secular morality. Concludes that religious schools produce stronger, more uniform attitudes toward religion and morality…