Briefly surveys educational attitudes toward a foreign-language discipline, expands on the validity of the parallels between foreign languages and rhetoric and composition, and traces the background, growth, and achievements of that discipline as a model for a similar movement in foreign languages. (CB)

Discusses the importance of including measures of educational orientations and beliefs in the criteria for teacher certification but stresses the need for more research and refinement of such technical measures. (GC)

One hundred forty-five special education teachers, of all disability categories and from six states, were surveyed about their perceptions of parent involvement in the individual education plan (IEP) process. Results showed a diversity of opinion over practices, processes, and attitudes regarding the IEP process, despite their purported…

Describes recent political developments that have focused national attention on education. Outlines ways in which educators can capitalize on the current interest in education and involve themselves in politics and policy making. (KH)

Twenty intensive interviews with respondents who were students, teachers, or both in New York City's schools prior to 1917 provided data enabling the author to compare the educational goals of Eastern European Jewish immigrants of the pre-World War I period with the official goals of the schools. (PGD)

An inventory assessing teachers' attitudes concerning learning processes, priorities, and student-teacher relationships was administered. An oblique factor solution yielded four moderately independent dimensions of belief describing affective and cognitive values, directive teaching behavior, and subject matter relevancy. The significance of the…

A pervasive lack of consensus among both the public and educators makes it increasingly difficult to give direction and substance to public education in the United States. The conflict over values in education should be taken out of the schools and put back into the political process. (MSE)

Reviews the relative acceptability of the community college's transfer, vocational education, and community services missions. Argues that a clear, concise manifesto for the community services mission is needed. Outlines the important elements of the manifesto and the steps in gaining public understanding and acceptance. (DMM)

Foreign language teachers need to provide students and administrators with a more accurate understanding of the nature and value of language programs if the programs are to successfully compete for enrollment. A survey of principals in Minnesota provided data reinforcing these views. (PGD)

Americans have always been ambivalent about public education, and this ambivalence is manifested by a split view of education as a vehicle for egalitarian political education and a vehicle for economically differentiated training. In high schools, particularly, attendance is common (i.e., universal), but the education received is not. (CMG)

A survey of school board members and superintendents of public schools in Indiana shows that school policymakers would support broad-based, well-developed programs in human sexuality taught by well-qualified teachers. Attitudes toward school responsibility for sex education and program goals are summarized. (PP)

What do parents, administrators, teachers and trustees really think about immersion programs? (Editor)

The author lists the criteria recurrent education should fulfill to effect movement toward the principle of lifelong learning. He suggests that through a series of local experiments in recurrent education a more rational use of resources and a more balanced approach to educational provision may be achieved. (AJ)

Attacked from the right and the left, and abandoned by political moderates, education is in a decline that threatens the survival of American democracy. (Editor)

Attitudes and educational policies regarding foreign language study and foreign language requirements in Europe and the United States are described. The effects of elimination of foreign language entrance requirements by Australian universities is discussed. (RM)