The study identified the fundamental attitudes of 161 student teachers from the University of Houston, 104 teachers from three suburban elementary schools under federal mandate to desegregate, and 233 teachers from six urban and suburban elementary schools enrolling Mexican American students toward Mexican American students and these students'…

Documenting the decline in foreign language literacy among Americans and the decrease in foreign language requirements in high schools and colleges, the author stresses the intrinsic value of learning languages. He makes recommendations for improving foreign language study and attitudes toward it. (SK)

A study investigating secondary students' receptiveness to bilingual education in Melbourne, Australia examined general student perceptions of (1) bilingual and monolingual students' attitudes and (2) bilingual students' own perceptions of their parents' and teachers' attitudes. Strong bilingual student support was found despite their own…

Public education is being battered by a politics of militarism and anti-intellectualism. Public education must come to grips with that political world more effectively if education is to reclaim its place as the country's highest priority. (Author/CJ)

The Attitude Toward Education Scale (ATES) is a self-report instrument designed to measure two global educational philosophical orientations--progressivism and traditionalism. The scale was administered to 250 teachers; the responses were subjected to principal component analyses. The results support Kerlinger and Kaya's component conceptual…

Numerous criticisms have been directed at the effectiveness of the American public school system. Recent research on teaching effectiveness shows that teacher behavior and teaching style make an important difference to student learning. Proponents of educational reform should use research as a base for change. (JN)

If learners' needs/readiness can be more closely determined, organizational guidelines and curriculum decisions for classroom and school environments can better be determined. Individual needs and readiness concepts such as self-concept, self-insight, self-understanding, and self-actualization can ultimately be used to increase the likelihood of…

Students are moved more by their psychological experiences with teachers and school officials than by the sociological factors they bring to school with them. Students are more likely to become involved in their education and in school activities if they feel included in the decision-making processes of school policymakers. (CM)

In reviewing the television special, "Is Anyone Out There Learning?" the authors note that television itself may be one of education's problems. They ask who will follow up on this initial analysis of education. This entire journal issue consists of comments on this CBS documentary aired in August, 1978. (SJL)

This essay analyzes the Proceedings of the Conference for Education in the South for the years 1898-1914, in light of recent reinterpretations of the Southern education movement. (Author/SJL)

This study, conducted with 125 female student teachers in Israel, attempted to determine if one year of teacher training altered subjects' attitudes toward traditionalism/progressivism in education and if this change was influenced by the subjects' initial open or closed belief system, as measured by Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale. (SJL)

Reports a survey of educational attitudes among teachers and tutors in English colleges of education. Three domains were studied: naturalism-formalism in attitude toward pedagogic role and student-teacher interaction; egalitarianism-conservatism in attitude toward access to educational systems and resources; and liberalism-utilitarianism in…

The author warns that ultra-conservatism is growing in strength and sophistication as a political force. He cites literature from various right-wing groups attacking the public schools and suggests that educators must learn to cope with social stress and the political extremism it generates. (SJL)

Groups of teachers and teacher education majors in Australia at various stages of training are surveyed in terms of their attitudes toward teachers and education, changes in these attitudes, and cross-group comparisons of attitudes. (JMF)

Studies were conducted to identify factors related to development of instructional computing materials and environments conducive to development in higher education. Findings indicated that development incentive must provide a reward system and support to minimize the perceived risk of entering a new intellectual sphere. References are listed.…