This article is intended primarily as an exposition of the essentials of current theory and approved practice, together with some indication of major problems and shortcomings as perceived by the Russians themselves. (Author)

The effectiveness of a Likert-scale and three paired-choice presentation formats in discriminating among parents' preferences for curriculum elements were compared. Paired-choice formats gave more reliable discriminations which increased with stimulus specificity. Similarities and differences in preference orderings are discussed. (Author/CM)

Describes how one school involved children and the community in a reading program designed to illustrate that reading is an enjoyable activity. (FL)

Education in international human rights needs to develop informed critical judgment for considering human rights principles and applying them in the examination of conditions in any country. The purpose should not be to further nationalistic or imperialistic education. (Author/KC)

An analysis of the educational theories found in Jefferson's private correspondence shows a remarkable consistency with his philosophy and public utterances. Underlying everything is his idea that school should serve a practical purpose. He viewed universal education as a prerequisite to the attainment of liberty. (Author/SJL)

Examines education's role in helping people in England to use their increased leisure time more productively. High unemployment levels and technological changes have increased the need for education-for-leisure. Future oriented education must help people develop their social organization skills and their capacities to enjoy unsupervised learning.…

The socialization process of the child in the Soviet Union is examined in terms of socialistic/communistic political philosophy and the general attitudes of the Soviets toward social sciences, child rearing, and educational practice. The family, school, and youth organizations are also discussed as socializing agents. (Author/KC)

Reviews the roles that each of the following components of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) will play in the 1980s: leadership programs, supervised occupational experience programs, contests, the "National Future Farmer" magazine, publicity, the National FFA Foundation, the FFA Alumni group, the FFA Supply Service, and the Work…

Current political issues arising from interactions between culturally divergent groups and ideals are based on complex value systems. The following themes illustrate the conflict between the function of schools and the role of government: (1) conservatism; (2) current conditions; (3) the current political scene, (4) issues concerning schooling;…

As enrollment declines in the 1980s, school systems and colleges have three options: (1) extend their resources to different populations, such as senior citizens and preschool children; (2) intensify existing programs; or (3) cut back. (JN)

Analyzes the relationship between education and the capitalist society, three positions are taken: theories of social reproduction emphasize the relationship between the process of schooling and economic life; theories of resistance examine the issues of conflict and consciousness between schooling and capitalist society; and the theory of…

The American educational system reproduces an unequal system of social classes by emphasizing separate work skills for different social classes and by transmitting class-based social and power ideologies. A pedagogical model incorporating dual social consciousness and a dialectical view of social change is presented. (JN)

This 1974 survey of Indian secondary students studied the development of a sense of personal and political competence, subjects' degree of trust in persons outside the family, and their attitudes toward democracy. It analyzed interrelationships between these variables, socioeconomic background effects, and the role of the school in developing…

Details rationale for broad-based school reform including examination of old guidance. General curriculum of schools must include psychological growth as direct object of classroom instruction. Effective guidance role can alter classroom teaching strategies and curriculum content. Guidance theory and practice should lead in seeking school reforms.…

Schools are socializing agents, acting in addition to the family to maintain gender bias. Historically, schools were intended to channel young men out of the family into the public sphere. It is in the schools that sex role separation occurs through the separation of spheres in which tasks and abilities are valued. (FG)