Since children as young as seven years old can suffer from hypertension, all children should have blood pressure checked during physical examinations. Guidelines for testing children's blood pressure are presented along with suggestions about what schools and parents can do to help deal with the problem. (PP)

Although the mission of public education to achieve the goals of a democratic society has not been accomplished, currently-proposed drastic changes in the funding for public schools could bring about private education for the wealthy and welfare schooling for the rest. This would further stratify American society and emphasize socioeconomic and…

The history of American education's efforts to fulfill responsibilities for the moral and spiritual development of students is described. Views of Kohlberg and Fowler concerning stages of development are discussed. Recent research findings are presented, and implications for educational approaches are suggested. (Author/PP)

Teacher evaluation of kindergarten children showed half lacked leadership ability and appeared to be followers. Many lacked initiative, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to take constructive criticism. Suggests schools have a responsibility to provide an environment free from deprivation of social values. Urges that internal self-discipline…

Several themes relating to the education and employment patterns of female dropouts are examined, especially trends in women's occupations and technological change: adequacy of career education and guidance, problems of women's entry into nontraditional occupations, male attitudes, and policy considerations. (MSE)

Discusses the impact that eight major world problems will have on the future direction of education around the world. The author advocates new government policies world-wide through which educational systems would teach global approaches to these problems. The future role of the United Nations Fellowship Program is discussed. (AM)

Presents an interview with Alvin Toffler on the role of education in the future. The discussion covers the effects of socio-economic, political and technological changes upon the educational system. Toffler argues that education must prepare students to cope with the increasing cultural diversity and interdependence of future societies. (AM)

Revolution requires more than acceptance by counselors of behavioral techniques which ecourage the client to acquire behaviors consistent with the immediate social milieu. A revolution entails taking on society as the client, and applying change strategies to social structures. (Author/BEF)

After discussing sexist school practices, the author reviews several studies demonstrating that nonsexist curriculum intervention can modify children's sex stereotypes. She also discusses the need for nonsexist teacher education. (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)

The author argues the case for regarding education as an investment vital to Britain's economy and hence refutes the monetarist view which justifies cuts in expenditure on the education service. (Editor/SJL)

The educational system is an invention by people to control the life force of conative energy. It teaches individuals to deny their own creative self-fulfillment and future options, to amass authoritative abstractions, and to welcome adulthood within the parameters given by others. (Author/SJL)

Urges parental guidance and control of children, as well as support for the students and schools during present-day period of transition in social roles and values. Discusses four different types of parents and their typical expectations of schools. (JD)

This article presents four principles as a basic framework for developing effective, cooperative relationships between professional teachers and parents, the primary educators of children. (Author/SJL)

The author worries that teacher educators will respond to the handicap mandate as they did to compensatory/multicultural education--by developing courses about specific groups. Such courses may squeeze out the foundations which, by promoting "educational imagination" and concern for human values, really equip teachers to deal with special needs.…