Delineates four uses of schooling: replicative (rote), applied, associative, and interpretive learning. Argues that on the first two uses, by which schooling is ordinarily judged, the curriculum fails. Calls on curriculum researchers to demonstrate the school's role in developing the associative and interpretive uses of knowledge necessary to…

Psychoeducation is presented as a philosophy and a series of skills which allied health practitioners and educators can use to improve the preventive care and positive health enhancement aspects of their professional practice. An organized approach to the extensive literature in psychoeducation is outlined. (Author)

Durkheim's theory of education encompasses three components: (1) autonomy, (2) identification with a group, and (3) discipline. Since identification with a group is crucial, the exceptional child should be mainstreamed or integrated into the school and social situation so that s/he can become a part of society. (JN)

The theoretical framework proposed here treats political alienation as a normal outcome of the incompatability between egalitarian goals and social inequalities in democratic systems. The framework is applied to the role of education in the United States, a stable democracy, and in West Germany, an emergent democracy. (Author/SJL)

To throw light on the value of Catholic education today, the author looks at the role and objectives of Catholic schools throughout American history. (SJL)

Interviews with 207 Soviet immigrant adolescents reveal the adjustment difficulties they have in Canadian schools because of the different school system and changes in their socioeconomic status. The school and community must cooperate in facilitating the adaption of these students to the educational system. (PMJ)

Annotates 409 U.S./foreign documents, organized under 4 major headings: (1) formal and nonformal education--alternatives for meeting educational needs; (2) basic education; (3) preparing youths and adults for employment; (4) educational programs to meet specific human needs. Brief essays introduce each section. Addresses for ordering materials and…

Applying the concept of "neighborhood effects" to education in a federal state such as Canada permits the argument for federal presence in public schooling. Includes four sets of examples of neighborhood effects that meet criteria specified for federal action. Notes five differences between Canadian and American public education.…

The radical implication and conservative influence of Dewey's work as a sophisticated feminist theory is discussed using three aspects of his thought: his understanding of school as a "public" institution; the designation of morality as a "force" in the world; and his linkage of the concepts of freedom and service. (Author/SJL)

Presents a historical view of university laboratory schools. Discusses the changing functions of the schools since their nineteenth-century inception. Recalls that initially they provided teaching practice, while today observation, demonstration, and experimentation are paramount. Underscores the need to emphasize laboratory schools' value to…

The arts provide the only possible salvation from the sterility, depersonalization, and television-induced passivity of contemporary society. But the arts can only play this role if the arts community, the government and, particularly, the schools make a concentrated effort to develop a truly participative people's arts program. (Author/SJL)

Trends of the last six years confirm the importance of schools as invaluable mental health resources. Some schools actually contribute to student mental health problems. To improve their impact, schools must reach out and involve families of students in meaningful cooperation. (Author/BEF)

The article describes events which have challenged the legitimacy of state schools for the mentally retarded. It notes the development of new legitimating myths to justify institutional existence, and describes how institutional administrators and standard bearers manage relations with and field criticism from the outside world. (SB)

Programs in which the school, community, and police act jointly to prevent delinquency are described. Schools attempt to serve as a base of support for parents, students, and teachers. (JD)

Since Plato, the traditional ideal of the educated person has been the leader. In a democracy, however, it is the education of the entire people, not the leaders, that is paramount. Educational institutions must prepare people to be concerned critics, who hold their leaders and decision makers accountable. (Author/SJL)