Examines the educational lexicons of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in order to investigate the influence of educational theories of the Enlightenment on Germany. Expounds on the educational theories of the Enlightenment. (RW)

This article examines two relevant features in the historical development of sexology, the body of knowledge upon which sex education is based: its depoliticization of sexuality and its attempts to ground itself as scientific. Also examined are the sexual politics of sexology, via a content analysis of several college texts. (IAH)

Analyzes 140 pastoral letters issued by the American Catholic bishops before, during, and after Vatican II (1947 through 1981). Suggests that doctrinal rhetoric has a tremendous capacity to endure accelerated social and institutional change, and that the rhetorical impact of Vatican II was quickly institutionalized in the public communications of…

Reviews the terminological, methodological, and pedagogical confusion present in the German textbooks of the past 15 years, and proposes an improved terminology for teaching 4 basic grammatical components: strong verbs, mixed verbs, declensions, and the subjunctive. The new terminology is based on the principle of rational simplicity. (21…

Uses the "line and stanza" method to analyze and compare texts representing different cultural backgrounds and ages. Proposes that the textual characteristics identified by the Formalists as the measure of literature are actually the hallmarks of a cross-cultural human capacity for making deep sense of experience. (FMW)

Conditions under which measurement-driven instruction might produce its expected results are discussed, with reference to test stakes, performance standards, and the nature of content assessment. Under some conditions, instruction driven by measurement may corrupt the measurement process. (SLD)

Reports results from an analysis of news coverage of adult education between February 1 and April 30, 1985. Results indicate that certain facets of adult education achieved greater prominence than the rest, specifically those with which the government was preoccupied. News items about adult education tended to be very brief but quite positive. (CH)

Examines educational life-writing in two leading history-of-education journals. "History of Education Quarterly" pursues objectivity and publishes only principle-case studies and collective biographies, resulting in stale and lifeless texts that meet traditional academic standards. "Historical Studies in Education" accepts both…

Examines the case of Dr. Karl Muck, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra who was accused of espionage in 1917. Suggests that the espionage charge was a fiction created by newspapers, beginning with "The Providence Journal." Concludes that Muck admitted to being a spy rather than reveal the name of the woman with whom he had an…

Highlights the social setting and the psychological changes that trigger identity crises and moral conflicts in adolescents. Illustrates "tests of character" that adolescents face in Robert Cormier's novels. Describes potential outcomes and educational implications of these tests. (RS)

Analyzes minority representation in housing display ads in 30 metropolitan daily newspapers (the biggest newspapers in the most diverse cities). Finds only a third of those papers complying with the Fair Housing Act, while the other papers do not meet the legal standard for minority representation in housing ads even halfway, and seven papers had…

Explores how the form of print versus television media influenced the autonomy of coverage during the Gulf War. Examines levels of support and criticism of President Bush's policy in the media and the diversity of sources evaluating that policy. Finds that television news was more supportive of the official government line than was print media.…

Analyzes postassassination newspaper editorials eulogizing John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy. Argues that they fulfill four rhetorical functions: providing a public space for symbolic catharsis, celebrating individual virtues and mythic constructions of those virtues, attempting to reknit communal bonds, and calling…

Defines purposes for a book appraisal and notes the following criteria for determining if an appraisal should be done: age, content, illustrations, place of publication, publisher, condition, marginal notes, and previous owners. Discusses items that may be donated to a synagogue or center library, including English-language Judaica, Hebrew and…

Examines the relationship among the advertising industry, the actual "reality" of working women, and sociocultural constructions of female gender identity immediately before, during, and immediately following World War II. Finds that advertisers returned to prewar versions of social reality immediately after the war. (SR)