This volume is part of a series of monographs from Australia devoted to outlining an alternative approach, based on neo-Marxist concepts, to educational administration. The introductory essay considers the way in which those making decisions about school curricula are influenced by their administrative and social context. The first part of the…

This manual is intended to provide vocational educators with a rational for teaching vocational ethics, a framework for understanding the development of an enabling work ethic, and practical suggestions for teaching vocational ethics in the classroom. The first section discusses the importance of vocational ethics as an area of inquiry focusing on…

This examination of the reproduction of cultural norms focuses on ways in which the hidden curriculum facilitates cultural reproduction. The conceptual framework outlined in this paper emerged from a five-month observation study of a tenth-grade social studies class located in a predominantly working-class school. During the on-going data…

Two brief papers, outlines, worksheets, and surveys for creating a democratic school environment and furthering citizenship education in grades K-12 are presented. The first paper emphasizes the need for and the role of citizenship education in the school. The second paper discusses the influence of the formal, hidden, and societal curricula on…

Offers a conception of the K-12 social studies curriculum based upon a probing treatment of problems, ideas, and values of democracy. Maintains that democracy must be practiced in the schools if effective democratic citizenship is expected. Offers four guidelines for curriculum development, and identifies seven curriculum strands. (JDH)

As part of a larger study of seven Mexican children in California, researchers investigated the problems Hispanic students may have in adjusting to a school culture different from their home culture. Findings suggest that effective teachers understand the significance of collective work in the Mexican family. (KH)

Examines the relationship between constitutionally protected freedom of expression and the state's interests in inculcating common values in the young through public education. Argues that the state may only transmit values that are express or implied in the Constitution and that the courts have not addressed this issue. (PGD)

This book is a resource written for educational leaders who want to successfully restructure and enhance curriculum in schools today. It provides innovative and successful curriculum ideas, including reflective case studies, "Keys to Leadership" sections, curriculum tips, and "Challenge" sections with key issues and questions in every chapter.…

This book brings together whole language and critical pedagogy, reading each in terms of the other and providing a new and politically valuable synthesis of the two. A related aim of this volume is to bring together the community of whole language educators with educators who identify themselves with racial, ethnic, and other groups historically…

Examines school and university curricula in Europe and the extent of their influence on xenophobia. Considers the pluralistic nature of the European population. Discusses the role of curriculum selection and language policy in state efforts to promote nationalism. Assesses the role of curricular systems in the actual encouragement of warfare,…

Reviews prior approaches to instilling values so as to discuss the importance of teaching values now. Suggests how student affairs preparation program curricula can help practitioners learn how to teach values. Identifies five recent changes in campus values and uses examples to show how student affairs practitioners use core values. (RJM)

Explores and analyzes research concerning the effect of limited English-language proficiency on children's performance in Australian schools, focusing on educational policies, characteristics of limited-English-speaking children, attitudes toward such children, and English-as-a-Second-Language acquisition. (CB)

Examines the relationship between centralization and public education. Suggests that compulsory schooling is key to the increasingly centralized and "managed" nature of society and that the nationalization of schooling has undermined individual rights to liberty and democracy. Advocates that communities be responsible for their children and for…

Interviews with 10 Yaqui adults educated in urban Tucson schools focused on attitudes toward formal education, struggles to maintain ethnic identity in a mainstream educational environment, and Yaqui-defined factors related to school success and failure of current Yaqui students. Major themes included hidden curriculum of school, family support…

Presents research data that demonstrates current disparities in science proficiency among subgroups defined by gender and race. Discusses differences in achievement, science experiences out of school, and academic support. Presents seven guidelines for structuring science activities that motivate and respond to the interests of all students. (19…